diff --git a/pkg/client/cli.go b/pkg/client/cli.go
index cf12fa079..9b3608192 100644
--- a/pkg/client/cli.go
+++ b/pkg/client/cli.go
@@ -26,11 +26,9 @@ var (
 
 // forceWriteWithExit is called only when a user passes --write on the command line.
 func (c *Client) forceWriteWithExit(fileName string) error {
-	if fileName == "-" {
-		fileName = c.Flags.ConfigFile
-	} else if fileName == "example" || fileName == "---" {
+	if fileName == "example" || fileName == "---" {
 		// Bubilding a default template.
-		fileName = c.Flags.ConfigFile
+		fileName = c.Flags.ConfigFile + ".new"
 		c.Config.LogFile = ""
 		c.Config.LogConfig.DebugLog = ""
 		c.Config.HTTPLog = ""
@@ -40,8 +38,8 @@ func (c *Client) forceWriteWithExit(fileName string) error {
 	}
 
 	f, err := c.Config.Write(fileName)
-	if err != nil { // f purposely shadowed.
-		return fmt.Errorf("writing config: %s: %w", f, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("writing config: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	c.Print("Wrote Config File:", f)
diff --git a/pkg/configfile/config.go b/pkg/configfile/config.go
index e2f419e02..e0144740b 100644
--- a/pkg/configfile/config.go
+++ b/pkg/configfile/config.go
@@ -204,13 +204,17 @@ func (c *Config) Write(file string) (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("making config dir: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	f, err := os.Create(file)
+	if _, err = os.Stat(file); err == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", os.ErrExist, file)
+	}
+
+	newFile, err := os.Create(file)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("creating config file: %w", err)
 	}
-	defer f.Close()
+	defer newFile.Close()
 
-	if err := Template.Execute(f, c); err != nil {
+	if err := Template.Execute(newFile, c); err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("writing config file: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/plex/plex.go b/pkg/plex/plex.go
index 15c6bcfcc..dd72f6465 100644
--- a/pkg/plex/plex.go
+++ b/pkg/plex/plex.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"golift.io/cnfg"
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ func (s *Server) Configured() bool {
 
 // Validate checks input values and starts the cron interval if it's configured.
 func (s *Server) Validate() { //nolint:cyclop
+	s.URL = strings.TrimRight(s.URL, "/")
+
 	if s.SeriesPC > maximumComplete {
 		s.SeriesPC = maximumComplete
 	} else if s.SeriesPC != 0 && s.SeriesPC < minimumComplete {
diff --git a/pkg/services/apps.go b/pkg/services/apps.go
index abdcf7a50..861f0fffb 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apps.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apps.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (c *Config) collectDownloadApps(svcs []*Service) []*Service {
 			svcs = append(svcs, &Service{
 				Name:     d.Name,
 				Type:     CheckHTTP,
-				Value:    d.Config.URL,
+				Value:    strings.TrimSuffix(d.Config.URL, "/json"),
 				Expect:   "200",
 				Timeout:  cnfg.Duration{Duration: d.Timeout.Duration},
 				Interval: d.Interval,