diff --git a/composer_manager.admin.inc b/composer_manager.admin.inc
index f256d8a..0b18371 100644
--- a/composer_manager.admin.inc
+++ b/composer_manager.admin.inc
@@ -65,10 +65,13 @@ function composer_manager_settings_form_validate($form, &$form_state) {
  */
 function composer_manager_packages_page() {
   $build = array();
+  $build['refresh_form'] = backdrop_get_form('composer_manager_rebuild_form');
+
   $error = FALSE;
 
   $header = array(
     'package' => t('Package'),
+    'description' => t('Description'),
     'version' => t('Installed Version'),
     'requirement' => t('Version Required by Module'),
   );
@@ -94,6 +97,8 @@ function composer_manager_packages_page() {
 
   $rows = array();
   foreach ($combined as $package_name) {
+    $requirement_level = 'direct';
+    $requirement = NULL;
     $is_installed = isset($installed[$package_name]);
 
     // If the package is installed but has no dependents and is not required by
@@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ function composer_manager_packages_page() {
       $name = check_plain($package_name);
     }
     if ($is_installed && !empty($installed[$package_name]['description'])) {
-      $name .= '<div class="description">' . check_plain($installed[$package_name]['description']) . '</div>';
+      $description = '<div class="description">' . check_plain($installed[$package_name]['description']) . '</div>';
     }
 
     // Get the version required by the module.
@@ -148,8 +153,8 @@ function composer_manager_packages_page() {
       // This package is a dependency of a package directly required by a
       // module. Therefore we cannot detect the required version without using
       // the Composer tool which is expensive and too slow for the web.
-      $requirement = t('N/A');
-      $requirement .= '<div class="description">' . t('Dependency for other packages') . '</div>';
+      // We'll note that this is an indirect requirement.
+      $requirement_level = "indirect";
     }
 
     // Get the version that is installed.
@@ -172,28 +177,39 @@ function composer_manager_packages_page() {
       $class = array('ok');
     }
 
-    $rows[$package_name] = array(
+    $rows[$requirement_level][$package_name] = array(
       'class' => $class,
       'data' => array(
         'package' => $name,
+        'description' => $description,
         'installed' => $installed_version,
-        'requirement' => $requirement,
       ),
     );
+    if (!empty($requirement)) {
+      $rows[$requirement_level][$package_name]['data']['requirement'] = $requirement;
+    }
   }
 
   ksort($rows);
-  $build['packages'] = array(
+  $build['direct_packages'] = array(
     '#theme' => 'table',
     '#header' => $header,
-    '#rows' => $rows,
-    '#caption' => t('Status of Packages Managed by Composer'),
+    '#rows' => $rows['direct'],
+    '#caption' => t('Primary packages managed by Composer'),
+    '#attributes' => array(
+      'class' => array('system-status-report'),
+    ),
+  );
+  unset($header['requirement']);
+  $build['indirect_packages'] = array(
+    '#theme' => 'table',
+    '#header' => $header,
+    '#rows' => $rows['indirect'],
+    '#caption' => t('Dependencies of primary packages'),
     '#attributes' => array(
       'class' => array('system-status-report'),
     ),
   );
-
-  $build['refresh_form'] = backdrop_get_form('composer_manager_rebuild_form');
 
   // Set status messages.
   module_load_install('composer_manager');
@@ -224,7 +240,7 @@ function composer_manager_packages_page() {
  * @ingroup forms
  */
 function composer_manager_rebuild_form($form, &$form_state) {
-  $file_dir = composer_manager_file_dir();
+  $file_dir = composer_manager_file_dir(TRUE);
 
   $form['submit'] = array(
     '#type' => 'submit',
@@ -233,6 +249,7 @@ function composer_manager_rebuild_form($form, &$form_state) {
   );
 
   $form['#submit'] = array('composer_manager_rebuild_form_submit');
+  $form['#attached']['css'][] = backdrop_get_path('module', 'composer_manager') . '/css/composer_manager.admin.css';
 
   return $form;
 }
diff --git a/composer_manager.install b/composer_manager.install
index a422fe9..0a9c2f7 100644
--- a/composer_manager.install
+++ b/composer_manager.install
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
  * Install, update, and uninstall functions for the Composer Manager module.
  */
 
+/**
+ * Implements hook_install().
+ */
+function composer_manager_install() {
+  $config = config('composer_manager.settings');
+  $config->set('vendor_dir', backdrop_realpath($config->get('vendor_dir')));
+  $config->set('composer_dir', backdrop_realpath($config->get('composer_dir')));
+  $config->save();
+}
+
 /**
  * Implements hook_enable().
  */
diff --git a/composer_manager.module b/composer_manager.module
index 8644db5..65d6cae 100644
--- a/composer_manager.module
+++ b/composer_manager.module
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ function composer_manager_file_dir($ensure_write_permission = FALSE) {
   module_load_include('inc', 'composer_manager', 'composer_manager.writer');
 
   $dir_uri = config_get('composer_manager.settings', 'file_dir');
-  if ($ensure_write_permission) {
+  if ($ensure_write_permission || !backdrop_realpath($dir_uri)) {
     composer_manager_prepare_directory($dir_uri);
   }
   if (!$realpath = backdrop_realpath($dir_uri)) {
diff --git a/composer_manager.writer.inc b/composer_manager.writer.inc
index bb7d417..2689a71 100644
--- a/composer_manager.writer.inc
+++ b/composer_manager.writer.inc
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ function composer_manager_prepare_directory($directory, $for_write = FALSE) {
     return FALSE;
   }
   if (0 === strpos($directory, 'public://')) {
-    file_create_htaccess($directory, TRUE);
+    file_save_htaccess($directory, TRUE);
   }
   return TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/config/composer_manager.settings.json b/config/composer_manager.settings.json
index b958d1b..6a46896 100644
--- a/config/composer_manager.settings.json
+++ b/config/composer_manager.settings.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "_config_name": "composer_manager.settings",
-  "vendor_dir": "vendor",
-  "autobuild_file": 1,
+  "vendor_dir": "public://vendor",
+  "autobuild_packages": 0,
   "file_dir": "public://composer",
-  "autobuild_packages": 1
+  "autobuild_file": 0
 }
diff --git a/css/composer_manager.admin.css b/css/composer_manager.admin.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2fbc42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/css/composer_manager.admin.css
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.composer-manager-rebuild-form {
+  padding-block-start: 1rem;
+}