diff --git a/PHPCI/Command/InstallCommand.php b/PHPCI/Command/InstallCommand.php
index 318871a5..5f5cbd67 100644
--- a/PHPCI/Command/InstallCommand.php
+++ b/PHPCI/Command/InstallCommand.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 use PHPCI\Service\UserService;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Question\ConfirmationQuestion;
 
 /**
  * Install console command - Installs PHPCI.
@@ -253,6 +254,14 @@ class InstallCommand extends Command
 
         $rtn = [];
 
+        $helper = $this->getHelper('question');
+        $question = new ConfirmationQuestion('Use beanstalkd to manage build queue? ', true);
+
+        if (!$helper->ask($input, $output, $question)) {
+            $output->writeln('<error>Skipping beanstalkd configuration.</error>');
+            return null;
+        }
+
         if (!$rtn['host'] = $input->getOption('queue-server')) {
             $rtn['host'] = $dialog->ask($output, 'Enter your beanstalkd hostname [localhost]: ', 'localhost');
         }
diff --git a/PHPCI/Controller/BuildController.php b/PHPCI/Controller/BuildController.php
index df8778f7..55ccbb37 100644
--- a/PHPCI/Controller/BuildController.php
+++ b/PHPCI/Controller/BuildController.php
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ class BuildController extends \PHPCI\Controller
 
         $build = $this->buildService->createDuplicateBuild($copy);
 
+        if ($this->buildService->queueError) {
+            $_SESSION['global_error'] = Lang::get('add_to_queue_failed');
+        }
+
         $response = new b8\Http\Response\RedirectResponse();
         $response->setHeader('Location', PHPCI_URL.'build/view/' . $build->getId());
         return $response;
diff --git a/PHPCI/Controller/ProjectController.php b/PHPCI/Controller/ProjectController.php
index be5dee19..72be46e5 100644
--- a/PHPCI/Controller/ProjectController.php
+++ b/PHPCI/Controller/ProjectController.php
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ class ProjectController extends PHPCI\Controller
         $email = $_SESSION['phpci_user']->getEmail();
         $build = $this->buildService->createBuild($project, null, urldecode($branch), $email);
 
+        if ($this->buildService->queueError) {
+            $_SESSION['global_error'] = Lang::get('add_to_queue_failed');
+        }
+
         $response = new b8\Http\Response\RedirectResponse();
         $response->setHeader('Location', PHPCI_URL.'build/view/' . $build->getId());
         return $response;
diff --git a/PHPCI/Languages/lang.en.php b/PHPCI/Languages/lang.en.php
index eec2ee07..63df75d2 100644
--- a/PHPCI/Languages/lang.en.php
+++ b/PHPCI/Languages/lang.en.php
@@ -372,6 +372,9 @@ PHPCI',
     'project_id_argument' => 'A project ID',
     'commit_id_option' => 'Commit ID to build',
     'branch_name_option' => 'Branch to build',
+    'add_to_queue_failed' => 'Build created successfully, but failed to add to build queue. This usually happens
+                                when PHPCI is set to use a beanstalkd server that does not exist, 
+                                or your beanstalkd server has stopped.',
 
     // Run Command
     'run_all_pending' => 'Run all pending PHPCI builds.',
diff --git a/PHPCI/Migrations/20160623100223_project_table_defaults.php b/PHPCI/Migrations/20160623100223_project_table_defaults.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..079db327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PHPCI/Migrations/20160623100223_project_table_defaults.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+use Phinx\Migration\AbstractMigration;
+use Phinx\Db\Adapter\MysqlAdapter;
+
+class ProjectTableDefaults extends AbstractMigration
+{
+    public function change()
+    {
+        $this->table('project')
+             ->changeColumn('build_config', MysqlAdapter::PHINX_TYPE_TEXT, array('null' => true))
+             ->changeColumn('archived', MysqlAdapter::PHINX_TYPE_INTEGER, array(
+                 'length' => MysqlAdapter::INT_TINY,
+                 'default' => 0,
+             ))
+             ->save();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/PHPCI/Model/Project.php b/PHPCI/Model/Project.php
index 717b0d9a..4b5268b2 100644
--- a/PHPCI/Model/Project.php
+++ b/PHPCI/Model/Project.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Project extends ProjectBase
         $info = $this->data['access_information'];
 
         // Handle old-format (serialized) access information first:
-        if (!empty($info) && substr($info, 0, 1) != '{') {
+        if (!empty($info) && !in_array(substr($info, 0, 1), array('{', '['))) {
             $data = unserialize($info);
         } else {
             $data = json_decode($info, true);
diff --git a/PHPCI/Service/BuildService.php b/PHPCI/Service/BuildService.php
index dca0fc0d..a120a64e 100644
--- a/PHPCI/Service/BuildService.php
+++ b/PHPCI/Service/BuildService.php
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ class BuildService
      */
     protected $buildStore;
 
+    /**
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    public $queueError = false;
+
     /**
      * @param BuildStore $buildStore
      */
@@ -155,27 +160,30 @@ class BuildService
         }
 
         $config = Config::getInstance();
-
         $settings = $config->get('phpci.worker', []);
 
         if (!empty($settings['host']) && !empty($settings['queue'])) {
-            $jobData = array(
-                'type' => 'phpci.build',
-                'build_id' => $build->getId(),
-            );
+            try {
+                $jobData = array(
+                    'type' => 'phpci.build',
+                    'build_id' => $build->getId(),
+                );
 
-            if ($config->get('using_custom_file')) {
-                $jobData['config'] = $config->getArray();
+                if ($config->get('using_custom_file')) {
+                    $jobData['config'] = $config->getArray();
+                }
+
+                $pheanstalk = new Pheanstalk($settings['host']);
+                $pheanstalk->useTube($settings['queue']);
+                $pheanstalk->put(
+                    json_encode($jobData),
+                    PheanstalkInterface::DEFAULT_PRIORITY,
+                    PheanstalkInterface::DEFAULT_DELAY,
+                    $config->get('phpci.worker.job_timeout', 600)
+                );
+            } catch (\Exception $ex) {
+                $this->queueError = true;
             }
-
-            $pheanstalk = new Pheanstalk($settings['host']);
-            $pheanstalk->useTube($settings['queue']);
-            $pheanstalk->put(
-                json_encode($jobData),
-                PheanstalkInterface::DEFAULT_PRIORITY,
-                PheanstalkInterface::DEFAULT_DELAY,
-                $config->get('phpci.worker.job_timeout', 600)
-            );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/PHPCI/View/layout.phtml b/PHPCI/View/layout.phtml
index 2e105c18..1960aff6 100644
--- a/PHPCI/View/layout.phtml
+++ b/PHPCI/View/layout.phtml
@@ -292,6 +292,14 @@
 
         <!-- Main content -->
         <section class="content">
+            <?php
+            if (!empty($_SESSION['global_error'])) {
+                $message = $_SESSION['global_error'];
+                unset($_SESSION['global_error']);
+                print '<div class="alert alert-danger">' . $message . '</div>';
+            }
+            ?>
+
             <?php print $content; ?>
         </section><!-- /.content -->
     </aside><!-- /.content-wrapper -->