diff --git a/app/Build/Commands/Pdfium.cs b/app/Build/Commands/Pdfium.cs
index b1550d9b4..9498dff91 100644
--- a/app/Build/Commands/Pdfium.cs
+++ b/app/Build/Commands/Pdfium.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace Build.Commands;
 
 public static class Pdfium
 {
-    private const int MAX_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS = 3;
+    private const int MAX_INSTALL_ATTEMPTS = 3;
 
     private static readonly TimeSpan CONNECT_TIMEOUT = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
     private static readonly TimeSpan RESPONSE_TIMEOUT = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public static class Pdfium
             return;
         }
 
-        for (var attempt = 1; attempt <= MAX_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS; attempt++)
+        for (var attempt = 1; attempt <= MAX_INSTALL_ATTEMPTS; attempt++)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public static class Pdfium
             catch (Exception exception) when (IsTransientFailure(exception))
             {
                 Console.Write($" failed: {DescribeFailure(exception)}");
-                if (attempt < MAX_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS)
+                if (attempt < MAX_INSTALL_ATTEMPTS)
                 {
                     Console.Write($" Retrying in {RETRY_DELAY.TotalSeconds:0} seconds ...");
                     await Task.Delay(RETRY_DELAY);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public static class Pdfium
         }
 
         Console.WriteLine();
-        Console.WriteLine($"- Error: Could not download Pdfium {version} for {rid.UserFriendlyName} from {pdfiumUrl} in {MAX_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS} attempts.");
+        Console.WriteLine($"- Error: Could not install Pdfium {version} for {rid.UserFriendlyName} from {pdfiumUrl} in {MAX_INSTALL_ATTEMPTS} attempts.");
         if (File.Exists(pdfiumLibTargetPath))
             Console.WriteLine("  To build with the library which is already present, use --offline.");
 
@@ -172,12 +172,14 @@ public static class Pdfium
 
             //
             // Deploy the library. The marker goes first, so that it never describes a library
-            // which was only half replaced:
+            // which was only half replaced. The directory of the marker does not exist before the
+            // first Rust build, which comes after this step on a fresh clone, and File.Delete
+            // throws when a directory is missing:
             //
             Console.Write(" deploying ...");
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(versionMarkerPath)!);
             File.Delete(versionMarkerPath);
             File.Move(pdfiumLibTmpTargetPath, pdfiumLibTargetPath, true);
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(versionMarkerPath)!);
             await File.WriteAllTextAsync(versionMarkerPath, versionMarker, Environment.UTF8_NO_BOM);
         }
         catch (OperationCanceledException) when (attemptTimeout.IsCancellationRequested)
@@ -199,14 +201,14 @@ public static class Pdfium
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Whether another attempt may succeed where a download attempt failed with the given exception.
+    /// Whether another attempt may succeed where an attempt to install the library failed with the given exception.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="exception">The exception the attempt failed with.</param>
-    /// <returns>True, when the download is worth another attempt.</returns>
+    /// <returns>True, when the installation is worth another attempt.</returns>
     private static bool IsTransientFailure(Exception exception) => exception is HttpRequestException or OperationCanceledException or TimeoutException or IOException or InvalidDataException;
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Describes why a download attempt failed, in one line.
+    /// Describes why an attempt to install the library failed, in one line.
     /// </summary>
     /// <remarks>
     /// The innermost exception names the actual cause, such as the socket error behind an HttpRequestException
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/I18N/allTexts.lua b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/I18N/allTexts.lua
index 643062d7c..11f072a7f 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/I18N/allTexts.lua	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/I18N/allTexts.lua	
@@ -17410,6 +17410,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::SUPPORTERS::T2640760894"] = "Become one of our
 -- Become one of our titans
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::SUPPORTERS::T2640760894::INFORMAL"] = "Become one of our titans"
 
+-- Thank you, Carsten, for fixing the first build after a fresh clone of AI Studio.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::SUPPORTERS::T2698568606"] = "Thank you, Carsten, for fixing the first build after a fresh clone of AI Studio."
+
 -- Supporters
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::SUPPORTERS::T2929332068"] = "Supporters"
 
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Supporters.razor b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Supporters.razor
index c02b41a50..f74c4591b 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Supporters.razor	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Supporters.razor	
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
                                 <Supporter Name="prodmanpd" Type="SupporterType.INDIVIDUAL" URL="https://github.com/prodmanpd" Acknowledgment="@T("Thank you, Prodman, for bringing LiteLLM to AI Studio as a new provider.")"/>
                                 <Supporter Name="Thibaultjaigu" Type="SupporterType.INDIVIDUAL" URL="https://github.com/Thibaultjaigu" Acknowledgment="@T("Thanks, Thibault, for bringing Requesty to AI Studio as a new provider.")"/>
                                 <Supporter Name="ericcurtin" Type="SupporterType.INDIVIDUAL" URL="https://github.com/ericcurtin" Acknowledgment="@T("Thanks, Eric, for bringing llmman to AI Studio as a new option for self-hosted models.")"/>
+                                <Supporter Name="carstenbauer" Type="SupporterType.INDIVIDUAL" URL="https://github.com/carstenbauer" Acknowledgment="@T("Thank you, Carsten, for fixing the first build after a fresh clone of AI Studio.")"/>
                             </MudList>
                         </MudPaper>
                     </MudItem>
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/languages/de-de-43065dbc-78d0-45b7-92be-f14c2926e2dc/plugin.lua b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/languages/de-de-43065dbc-78d0-45b7-92be-f14c2926e2dc/plugin.lua
index 1f28741b4..f847da826 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/languages/de-de-43065dbc-78d0-45b7-92be-f14c2926e2dc/plugin.lua	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/languages/de-de-43065dbc-78d0-45b7-92be-f14c2926e2dc/plugin.lua	
@@ -17412,6 +17412,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::SUPPORTERS::T2640760894"] = "Werden Sie einer
 -- Become one of our titans
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::SUPPORTERS::T2640760894::INFORMAL"] = "Werde einer unserer Titanen"
 
+-- Thank you, Carsten, for fixing the first build after a fresh clone of AI Studio.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::SUPPORTERS::T2698568606"] = "Vielen Dank, Carsten, dass du den ersten Build nach einem frischen Klon von AI Studio repariert hast."
+
 -- Supporters
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::SUPPORTERS::T2929332068"] = "Unterstützer"
 
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/languages/en-us-97dfb1ba-50c4-4440-8dfa-6575daf543c8/plugin.lua b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/languages/en-us-97dfb1ba-50c4-4440-8dfa-6575daf543c8/plugin.lua
index f68364b53..4f5212c5a 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/languages/en-us-97dfb1ba-50c4-4440-8dfa-6575daf543c8/plugin.lua	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/languages/en-us-97dfb1ba-50c4-4440-8dfa-6575daf543c8/plugin.lua	
@@ -17412,6 +17412,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::SUPPORTERS::T2640760894"] = "Become one of our
 -- Become one of our titans
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::SUPPORTERS::T2640760894::INFORMAL"] = "Become one of our titans"
 
+-- Thank you, Carsten, for fixing the first build after a fresh clone of AI Studio.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::SUPPORTERS::T2698568606"] = "Thank you, Carsten, for fixing the first build after a fresh clone of AI Studio."
+
 -- Supporters
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::SUPPORTERS::T2929332068"] = "Supporters"