diff --git a/src/backend/metadata.cpp b/src/backend/metadata.cpp
index 8c3ae076..287a484c 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/metadata.cpp
@@ -639,16 +639,16 @@ namespace boss {
         map<string,bool> issues;
         if (tags.find(Tag("Filter")) == tags.end()) {
             for (vector<string>::const_iterator it=masters.begin(), endIt=masters.end(); it != endIt; ++it) {
-                if (!boost::filesystem::exists(game.DataPath() / *it))
+                if (!boost::filesystem::exists(game.DataPath() / *it) && !boost::filesystem::exists(game.DataPath() / (*it + ".ghost")))
                     issues.insert(pair<string,bool>(*it,false));
             }
         }
         for (set<File>::const_iterator it=requirements.begin(), endIt=requirements.end(); it != endIt; ++it) {
-            if (!boost::filesystem::exists(game.DataPath() / it->Name()))
+            if (!boost::filesystem::exists(game.DataPath() / it->Name()) && !(IsPlugin(it->Name()) && boost::filesystem::exists(game.DataPath() / (it->Name() + ".ghost"))))
                 issues.insert(pair<string,bool>(it->DisplayName(),false));
         }
         for (set<File>::const_iterator it=incompatibilities.begin(), endIt=incompatibilities.end(); it != endIt; ++it) {
-            if (boost::filesystem::exists(game.DataPath() / it->Name()))
+            if (!boost::filesystem::exists(game.DataPath() / it->Name()) && !(IsPlugin(it->Name()) && boost::filesystem::exists(game.DataPath() / (it->Name() + ".ghost"))))
                 issues.insert(pair<string,bool>(it->DisplayName(),true));
         }
         return issues;