diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0e9a03a..7ac4bda 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 GO ?= $(shell command -v go 2> /dev/null)
 DEP ?= $(shell command -v dep 2> /dev/null)
 NPM ?= $(shell command -v npm 2> /dev/null)
+HTTP ?= $(shell command -v http 2> /dev/null)
 CURL ?= $(shell command -v curl 2> /dev/null)
 MANIFEST_FILE ?= plugin.json
 
@@ -113,10 +114,20 @@ dist:	apply server webapp bundle
 deploy: dist
 ## It uses the API if appropriate environment variables are defined,
 ## or copying the files directly to a sibling mattermost-server directory.
-ifneq ($(and $(MM_SERVICESETTINGS_SITEURL),$(MM_ADMIN_USERNAME),$(MM_ADMIN_PASSWORD),$(CURL)),)
+ifneq ($(and $(MM_SERVICESETTINGS_SITEURL),$(MM_ADMIN_USERNAME),$(MM_ADMIN_PASSWORD),$(HTTP)),)
+	@echo "Installing plugin via API"
+		(TOKEN=`http --print h POST $(MM_SERVICESETTINGS_SITEURL)/api/v4/users/login login_id=$(MM_ADMIN_USERNAME) password=$(MM_ADMIN_PASSWORD) | grep Token | cut -f2 -d' '` && \
+		  http --print b GET $(MM_SERVICESETTINGS_SITEURL)/api/v4/users/me Authorization:"Bearer $$TOKEN" && \
+			http --print b DELETE $(MM_SERVICESETTINGS_SITEURL)/api/v4/plugins/$(PLUGIN_ID) Authorization:"Bearer $$TOKEN" && \
+			http --print b --check-status --form POST $(MM_SERVICESETTINGS_SITEURL)/api/v4/plugins plugin@dist/$(BUNDLE_NAME) Authorization:"Bearer $$TOKEN" && \
+		  http --print b POST $(MM_SERVICESETTINGS_SITEURL)/api/v4/plugins/$(PLUGIN_ID)/enable Authorization:"Bearer $$TOKEN" && \
+		  http --print b POST $(MM_SERVICESETTINGS_SITEURL)/api/v4/users/logout Authorization:"Bearer $$TOKEN" \
+	  )
+else ifneq ($(and $(MM_SERVICESETTINGS_SITEURL),$(MM_ADMIN_USERNAME),$(MM_ADMIN_PASSWORD),$(CURL)),)
 	@echo "Installing plugin via API"
 	$(eval TOKEN := $(shell curl -i -X POST $(MM_SERVICESETTINGS_SITEURL)/api/v4/users/login -d '{"login_id": "$(MM_ADMIN_USERNAME)", "password": "$(MM_ADMIN_PASSWORD)"}' | grep Token | cut -f2 -d' ' 2> /dev/null))
-	@curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $(TOKEN)" -X POST $(MM_SERVICESETTINGS_SITEURL)/api/v4/plugins -F "plugin=@dist/$(BUNDLE_NAME)" -F "force=true" > /dev/null && \
+	@curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $(TOKEN)" -X DELETE $(MM_SERVICESETTINGS_SITEURL)/api/v4/plugins/$(PLUGIN_ID) > /dev/null
+	@curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $(TOKEN)" -X POST $(MM_SERVICESETTINGS_SITEURL)/api/v4/plugins -F "plugin=@dist/$(BUNDLE_NAME)" > /dev/null && \
 		curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $(TOKEN)" -X POST $(MM_SERVICESETTINGS_SITEURL)/api/v4/plugins/$(PLUGIN_ID)/enable > /dev/null && \
 		echo "OK." || echo "Sorry, something went wrong."
 else ifneq ($(wildcard ../mattermost-server/.*),)