diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 0a23451..f2463e9 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
     "builtin": true,
     "es6": true
   },
+  "parserOptions": {
+    "ecmaVersion": 6,
+    "sourceType": "module"
+  },
   "globals": {},
   "rules": {
     "block-scoped-var": 0,
@@ -61,14 +65,14 @@
     "no-undef": 2,
     "no-underscore-dangle": 0,
     "no-unreachable": 1,
-    "no-unused-vars": 0,
+    "no-unused-vars": 1,
     "no-use-before-define": 1,
     "no-useless-call": 2,
     "no-useless-concat": 2,
     "no-with": 2,
     "quotes": [0, "single"],
     "radix": 2,
-    "semi": [0, "never"],
+    "semi": [1, "always"],
     "strict": 0,
     "space-before-blocks": 1,
     "space-before-function-paren": [1, {
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d9dc066..cd6897d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Or add it directly to your project's `package.json` file and run `npm install`
 
 During installation, the plugin is added as a key to the `plugins` object in your main Pattern Lab project's `patternlab-config.json` file
 
+> If you don't see this object, try running `npm run postinstall` within the root of your project.
+
 ## Configuration
 
 Post-installation, you will see the following in your `patternlab-config.json`:
diff --git a/dist/js/plugin-node-tab.js b/dist/js/plugin-node-tab.js
index a5b4902..9d582a7 100644
--- a/dist/js/plugin-node-tab.js
+++ b/dist/js/plugin-node-tab.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var PluginTab = {
 
   /**
-   * The function defined as the onready callback within the plugin configuration. 
+   * The function defined as the onready callback within the plugin configuration.
    */
   init: function () {
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 05c4f2b..e5c2be0 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const glob = require('glob');
 const path = require('path');
 const EOL = require('os').EOL;
 const tab_loader = require('./src/tab-loader');
-const config = require('./config.json');
 
 function writeConfigToOutput(patternlab, pluginConfig) {
   var pluginConfigPathName = path.resolve(patternlab.config.paths.public.root, 'patternlab-components', 'packages');
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ function getPluginFrontendConfig() {
     'javascripts':['patternlab-components\/pattern-lab\/' + pluginName + '\/js\/' + pluginName + '.js'],
     'onready':'PluginTab.init()',
     'callback':''
-  }
+  };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -102,12 +101,14 @@ function pluginInit(patternlab) {
           //we are also being a bit lazy here, since we only expect one file
           let tabJSFileContents = fs.readFileSync(pluginFiles[i], 'utf8');
           var snippetString = '';
-          for (let j = 0; j < pluginConfig.tabsToAdd.length; j++) {
-            let tabSnippetLocal = tab_frontend_snippet.replace(/<<type>>/g, pluginConfig.tabsToAdd[j]).replace(/<<typeUC>>/g, pluginConfig.tabsToAdd[j].toUpperCase());
-            snippetString += tabSnippetLocal + EOL;
+          if (pluginConfig.tabsToAdd && pluginConfig.tabsToAdd.length > 0) {
+            for (let j = 0; j < pluginConfig.tabsToAdd.length; j++) {
+              let tabSnippetLocal = tab_frontend_snippet.replace(/<<type>>/g, pluginConfig.tabsToAdd[j]).replace(/<<typeUC>>/g, pluginConfig.tabsToAdd[j].toUpperCase());
+              snippetString += tabSnippetLocal + EOL;
+            }
+            tabJSFileContents = tabJSFileContents.replace('/*SNIPPETS*/', snippetString);
+            fs.outputFileSync(writePath, tabJSFileContents);
           }
-          tabJSFileContents = tabJSFileContents.replace('/*SNIPPETS*/', snippetString);
-          fs.outputFileSync(writePath, tabJSFileContents);
         }
       } catch (ex) {
         console.trace('plugin-node-tab: Error occurred while copying pluginFile', pluginFiles[i]);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bac51f6..d84f95b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "plugin-node-tab",
-  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.2",
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/pattern-lab/plugin-node-tab.git"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "eslint dist/** src/** index.js postinstall.js",
+    "test": "eslint src/** index.js postinstall.js",
     "postinstall": "node ./postinstall.js"
   },
   "author": "Brian Muenzenmeyer",
diff --git a/postinstall.js b/postinstall.js
index bd03ccc..b67a6f7 100644
--- a/postinstall.js
+++ b/postinstall.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 console.log('Pattern Lab Node Plugin - "plugin-node-tab" installed. ');
+console.log('You may have to run `npm run postinstall` from your console as well.');
 console.log('Configure or disable this plugin inside your patternlab-config.json file.');
 console.log('Add tabs to the Pattern Lab UI by adding file extensions to the "tabsToAdd" array on the plugins.plugin-node-tab.options object.');
diff --git a/src/tab-loader.js b/src/tab-loader.js
index d5fd7c7..102295b 100644
--- a/src/tab-loader.js
+++ b/src/tab-loader.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
-const fs = require('fs-extra'),
-  path = require('path'),
-  fileTypes = require('./../package.json').fileTypes;
+const fs = require('fs-extra');
+const path = require('path');
 
 /**
  * The backend method that is called during the patternlab-pattern-write-end event.
@@ -12,6 +11,9 @@ const fs = require('fs-extra'),
  */
 function findTab(patternlab, pattern) {
 
+  //read the filetypes from the configuration
+  const fileTypes = patternlab.config.plugins['plugin-node-tab'].options.tabsToAdd;
+
   //exit if either of these two parameters are missing
   if (!patternlab) {
     console.error('plugin-node-tab: patternlab object not provided to findTab');
@@ -28,9 +30,10 @@ function findTab(patternlab, pattern) {
 
   //loop through all configured types
   for (let i = 0; i < fileTypes.length; i++) {
+    const fileType = fileTypes[i].toLowerCase();
 
-    customFileTypePath = customFileTypePath.substr(0, customFileTypePath.lastIndexOf(".")) + '.' + fileTypes[i];
-    var customFileTypeOutputPath = patternlab.config.paths.public.patterns + pattern.getPatternLink(patternlab, 'custom', '.' + fileTypes[i]);
+    customFileTypePath = customFileTypePath.substr(0, customFileTypePath.lastIndexOf(".")) + '.' + fileType;
+    var customFileTypeOutputPath = patternlab.config.paths.public.patterns + pattern.getPatternLink(patternlab, 'custom', '.' + fileType);
 
     //look for a custom filetype for this template
     try {