diff --git a/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/core.py b/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/core.py
index 1cf054947..c94577df6 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/core.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/core.py
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ class Core(CorePluginBase):
         :param blocklist: path of blocklist
         :type blocklist: string
         """
+        log.debug("Updating blocklist info: %s", blocklist)
         self.config["last_update"] = datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT")
         self.config["list_size"] = os.path.getsize(blocklist)
 
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ class Core(CorePluginBase):
 
     def on_download_complete(self, result):
         """Runs any download clean up functions"""
-        log.debug("Blocklist download complete!")
+        log.debug("Blocklist download complete: %s", result)
         self.is_downloading = False
         return threads.deferToThread(self.update_info, result)
 
@@ -247,9 +248,11 @@ class Core(CorePluginBase):
             if "Not Modified" in error_msg:
                 log.debug("Blocklist is up-to-date!")
                 self.up_to_date = True
-                self.use_cache = True
+                if os.path.exists(deluge.configmanager.get_config_dir("blocklist.cache")):
+                    self.use_cache = True
+                bl_filename = "blocklist.cache" if self.use_cache else "blocklist.download"
                 d = threads.deferToThread(self.update_info,
-                        deluge.configmanager.get_config_dir("blocklist.cache"))
+                        deluge.configmanager.get_config_dir(bl_filename))
                 f.trap(f.type)
             elif self.failed_attempts < self.config["try_times"]:
                 log.warning("Blocklist download failed!")
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/detect.py b/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/detect.py
index c3170b407..fa28afd9b 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/detect.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/detect.py
@@ -74,5 +74,8 @@ def detect_format(filename, compression=""):
 def create_reader(format, compression=""):
     reader = READERS.get(format)
     if reader and compression:
-        reader = DECOMPRESSERS.get(compression)(reader)
+        decompressor = DECOMPRESSERS.get(compression)
+        if decompressor:
+            reader = decompressor(reader)
+            
     return reader