diff --git a/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/Catalog/Product/Media/Config.php b/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/Catalog/Product/Media/Config.php
index 850c7f2..49e58c2 100644
--- a/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/Catalog/Product/Media/Config.php
+++ b/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/Catalog/Product/Media/Config.php
@@ -51,8 +51,12 @@ public function getMediaUrl($file)
      */
     public function getTmpMediaUrl($file)
     {
+        //Comment this line & uncomment the next paragraph if you insist on using cloudinary for tmp media images
+        return parent::getTmpMediaUrl($file);
+        /*
+        $file = DS . ltrim($this->getBaseTmpMediaUrlAddition(), DS) . $file;
         $image = $this->_imageFactory->build($file, function() use($file) { return parent::getTmpMediaUrl($file); });
-
         return $this->_urlGenerator->generateFor($image);
+        */
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/Configuration.php b/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/Configuration.php
index 317f012..6ad291c 100644
--- a/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/Configuration.php
+++ b/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/Configuration.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Cloudinary_Cloudinary_Model_Configuration implements ConfigurationInterfac
     //= Advanced
     const CONFIG_PATH_REMOVE_VERSION_NUMBER = 'cloudinary/advanced/remove_version_number';
     const CONFIG_PATH_USE_ROOT_PATH = 'cloudinary/advanced/use_root_path';
+    const CONFIG_PATH_USE_SIGNED_URLS = 'cloudinary/advanced/use_signed_urls';
 
     private $environmentVariable;
 
@@ -250,8 +251,8 @@ private function getDefaultGlobalFreeform()
     }
 
     /**
- * @return bool
- */
+     * @return bool
+     */
     public function getRemoveVersionNumber()
     {
         return (bool) Mage::getStoreConfig(self::CONFIG_PATH_REMOVE_VERSION_NUMBER);
@@ -263,4 +264,12 @@ public function getUseRootPath()
     {
         return (bool) Mage::getStoreConfig(self::CONFIG_PATH_REMOVE_VERSION_NUMBER);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function getUseSignedUrls()
+    {
+        return (bool) Mage::getStoreConfig(self::CONFIG_PATH_USE_SIGNED_URLS);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/MagentoFolderTranslator.php b/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/MagentoFolderTranslator.php
index 7a919b0..229d641 100644
--- a/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/MagentoFolderTranslator.php
+++ b/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/MagentoFolderTranslator.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public function __construct()
         $this->absolutePathRegex = "#^$baseDir/.*#"; //anything starting with the magento base dir
         $this->mediaPathRegex = "#^$mediaDir/.*#"; //anything starting with the media folder
         $this->wysiwygPathRegex = "#^/wysiwyg/.*#"; // anything starting with the /wysiwyg folder
-        $this->productPathRegex = "#(^/cache/.*|^/(\\w/){2})#"; // any path that has '/cache/' prefix, or '/l/l/' structure, where l is a single letter
+        $this->productPathRegex = "#(^/cache/.*|^/([\\w-]/){2})#"; // any path that has '/cache/' prefix, or '/l/l/' structure, where l is a single letter
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/Resource/Cms/Synchronisation/Collection.php b/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/Resource/Cms/Synchronisation/Collection.php
index 704e1ab..729bd03 100644
--- a/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/Resource/Cms/Synchronisation/Collection.php
+++ b/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/Model/Resource/Cms/Synchronisation/Collection.php
@@ -17,8 +17,15 @@ class Cloudinary_Cloudinary_Model_Resource_Cms_Synchronisation_Collection
     public function __construct()
     {
         $categoryImages = Mage::getBaseDir('media') . DS . 'catalog' . DS . 'category';
-        $this->addTargetDir($categoryImages);
-        $this->addTargetDir(Mage::getBaseDir('media').DS.Mage_Cms_Model_Wysiwyg_Config::IMAGE_DIRECTORY);
+        if(realpath($categoryImages)){
+            $this->addTargetDir($categoryImages);
+        }
+
+        $wysiwygImages = Mage::getBaseDir('media') . DS . Mage_Cms_Model_Wysiwyg_Config::IMAGE_DIRECTORY;
+        if(realpath($wysiwygImages)){
+            $this->addTargetDir($wysiwygImages);
+        }
+
         $this->setItemObjectClass('cloudinary_cloudinary/cms_synchronisation');
         $this->setFilesFilter(
             sprintf('#^[a-z0-9\.\-\_]+\.(?:%s)$#i', implode('|', $this->allowedImgExtensions))
diff --git a/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/etc/config.xml b/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/etc/config.xml
index e2ca737..616c174 100644
--- a/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/etc/config.xml
+++ b/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/etc/config.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <config>
     <modules>
         <Cloudinary_Cloudinary>
-            <version>2.8.4</version>
+            <version>2.9.0</version>
         </Cloudinary_Cloudinary>
     </modules>
     <global>
diff --git a/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/etc/system.xml b/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/etc/system.xml
index 8cdc284..6de4394 100644
--- a/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/etc/system.xml
+++ b/app/code/community/Cloudinary/Cloudinary/etc/system.xml
@@ -202,6 +202,16 @@
                             <show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
                             <source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
                         </use_root_path>
+                        <use_signed_urls>
+                            <label>Use signed URLs</label>
+                            <comment>A signed Cloudinary image delivery URL is a dynamic URL that has its signature validated before making it available for view</comment>
+                            <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
+                            <sort_order>1</sort_order>
+                            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
+                            <show_in_website>0</show_in_website>
+                            <show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
+                            <source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
+                        </use_signed_urls>
                     </fields>
                 </advanced>
             </groups>
diff --git a/lib/CloudinaryExtension/CloudinaryImageProvider.php b/lib/CloudinaryExtension/CloudinaryImageProvider.php
index c80dd17..96f0b29 100644
--- a/lib/CloudinaryExtension/CloudinaryImageProvider.php
+++ b/lib/CloudinaryExtension/CloudinaryImageProvider.php
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ public function upload(Image $image)
 
     public function retrieveTransformed(Image $image, Transformation $transformation)
     {
-        $imagePath = \cloudinary_url($image->getId(), ['transformation' => $transformation->build(), 'secure' => true]);
+        $imagePath = \cloudinary_url($image->getId(), [
+            'transformation' => $transformation->build(),
+            'secure' => true,
+            'sign_url' => $this->configuration->getUseSignedUrls()
+        ]);
 
         if ($this->configuration->getUseRootPath()) {
             $imagePath = str_replace(".com/{$this->configuration->getCloud()}/image/upload/", ".com/{$this->configuration->getCloud()}/", $imagePath);
diff --git a/lib/CloudinaryExtension/Image/Transformation.php b/lib/CloudinaryExtension/Image/Transformation.php
index 6cb8b0a..87223de 100644
--- a/lib/CloudinaryExtension/Image/Transformation.php
+++ b/lib/CloudinaryExtension/Image/Transformation.php
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ class Transformation
 
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->crop = 'pad';
+        $this->crop = 'lpad';
         $this->flags = [];
     }
 
     public function withGravity(Gravity $gravity)
     {
         $this->gravity = $gravity;
-        $this->crop = ((string)$gravity) ? 'crop' : 'pad';
+        $this->crop = ((string)$gravity) ? 'crop' : 'lpad';
         return $this;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/CloudinaryExtension/Image/Transformation/Crop.php b/lib/CloudinaryExtension/Image/Transformation/Crop.php
index 5eb0b0c..6a0290d 100644
--- a/lib/CloudinaryExtension/Image/Transformation/Crop.php
+++ b/lib/CloudinaryExtension/Image/Transformation/Crop.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 class Crop
 {
-    const PAD = 'pad';
+    const PAD = 'lpad';
     const FIT = 'fit';
 
     private $value;