diff --git a/public/src/admin/extend/rewards.js b/public/src/admin/extend/rewards.js
index 7fc023eda5..45e81cc289 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/extend/rewards.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/extend/rewards.js
@@ -11,50 +11,48 @@ define('admin/extend/rewards', function() {
 		conditionals;
 
 	rewards.init = function() {
-		$(window).on('action:ajaxify.end', function() {
-			available = JSON.parse(ajaxify.variables.get('rewards'));
-			active = JSON.parse(ajaxify.variables.get('active'));
-			conditions = JSON.parse(ajaxify.variables.get('conditions'));
-			conditionals = JSON.parse(ajaxify.variables.get('conditionals'));
+		available = JSON.parse(ajaxify.variables.get('rewards'));
+		active = JSON.parse(ajaxify.variables.get('active'));
+		conditions = JSON.parse(ajaxify.variables.get('conditions'));
+		conditionals = JSON.parse(ajaxify.variables.get('conditionals'));
 
-			$('[data-selected]').each(function() {
-				select($(this));
-			});
+		$('[data-selected]').each(function() {
+			select($(this));
+		});
 
-			$('#active')
-				.on('change', '[data-selected]', function() {
-					update($(this));
-				})
-				.on('click', '.delete', function() {
-					var parent = $(this).parents('[data-id]'),
-						id = parent.attr('data-id');
+		$('#active')
+			.on('change', '[data-selected]', function() {
+				update($(this));
+			})
+			.on('click', '.delete', function() {
+				var parent = $(this).parents('[data-id]'),
+					id = parent.attr('data-id');
 
-					socket.emit('admin.rewards.delete', {id: id}, function(err) {
-						if (err) {
-							app.alertError(err.message);
-						} else {
-							app.alertSuccess('Successfully deleted reward');
-						}
-					});
-
-					parent.remove();
-					return false;
-				})
-				.on('click', '.toggle', function() {
-					var btn = $(this),
-						disabled = btn.html() === 'Enable',
-						id = $(this).parents('[data-id]').attr('data-id');
-
-					btn.toggleClass('btn-warning').toggleClass('btn-success').html(disabled ? 'Enable' : 'Disable');
-					// send disable api call
-					return false;
+				socket.emit('admin.rewards.delete', {id: id}, function(err) {
+					if (err) {
+						app.alertError(err.message);
+					} else {
+						app.alertSuccess('Successfully deleted reward');
+					}
 				});
 
-			$('#new').on('click', newReward);
-			$('#save').on('click', saveRewards);
+				parent.remove();
+				return false;
+			})
+			.on('click', '.toggle', function() {
+				var btn = $(this),
+					disabled = btn.html() === 'Enable',
+					id = $(this).parents('[data-id]').attr('data-id');
 
-			populateInputs();
-		});
+				btn.toggleClass('btn-warning').toggleClass('btn-success').html(disabled ? 'Enable' : 'Disable');
+				// send disable api call
+				return false;
+			});
+
+		$('#new').on('click', newReward);
+		$('#save').on('click', saveRewards);
+
+		populateInputs();
 	};
 
 	function select(el) {
diff --git a/src/upgrade.js b/src/upgrade.js
index 05f8bd5fef..2ef1f3efd7 100644
--- a/src/upgrade.js
+++ b/src/upgrade.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 	schemaDate, thisSchemaDate,
 
 	// IMPORTANT: REMEMBER TO UPDATE VALUE OF latestSchema
-	latestSchema = Date.UTC(2015, 1, 23);
+	latestSchema = Date.UTC(2015, 1, 24);
 
 Upgrade.check = function(callback) {
 	db.get('schemaDate', function(err, value) {
@@ -862,16 +862,34 @@ Upgrade.upgrade = function(callback) {
 		},
 		function(next) {
 			thisSchemaDate = Date.UTC(2015, 1, 23);
+			if (schemaDate < thisSchemaDate) {
+				db.setAdd('plugins:active', 'nodebb-rewards-essentials', function(err) {
+					winston.info('[2015/2/23] Activating NodeBB Essential Rewards');
+					Plugins.reload(function() {
+						if (err) {
+							next(err);
+						} else {
+							Upgrade.update(thisSchemaDate, next);
+						}
+					});
+				});
+			} else {
+				winston.info('[2015/2/23] Activating NodeBB Essential Rewards - skipped');
+				next();
+			}
+		},
+		function(next) {
+			thisSchemaDate = Date.UTC(2015, 1, 24);
 			if (schemaDate < thisSchemaDate) {
 				updatesMade = true;
-				winston.info('[2015/02/23] Upgrading plugins:active to sorted set');
+				winston.info('[2015/02/24] Upgrading plugins:active to sorted set');
 
 				db.getSetMembers('plugins:active', function(err, activePlugins) {
 					if (err) {
 						return next(err);
 					}
 					if (!Array.isArray(activePlugins) || !activePlugins.length) {
-						winston.info('[2015/02/23] Upgrading plugins:active to sorted set done');
+						winston.info('[2015/02/24] Upgrading plugins:active to sorted set done');
 						Upgrade.update(thisSchemaDate, next);
 					}
 
@@ -887,19 +905,19 @@ Upgrade.upgrade = function(callback) {
 							if (err) {
 								return next(err);
 							}
-							winston.info('[2015/02/23] Upgrading plugins:active to sorted set done');
+							winston.info('[2015/02/24] Upgrading plugins:active to sorted set done');
 							Upgrade.update(thisSchemaDate, next);
 						});
 					});
 				});
 			} else {
-				winston.info('[2015/02/23] Upgrading plugins:active to sorted set skipped');
+				winston.info('[2015/02/24] Upgrading plugins:active to sorted set skipped');
 				next();
 			}
 		}
 
 		// Add new schema updates here
-		// IMPORTANT: REMEMBER TO UPDATE VALUE OF latestSchema IN LINE 22!!!
+		// IMPORTANT: REMEMBER TO UPDATE VALUE OF latestSchema IN LINE 24!!!
 	], function(err) {
 		if (!err) {
 			if(updatesMade) {