diff --git a/tools/nymvisor/src/error.rs b/tools/nymvisor/src/error.rs
index 71345793ae..75da67ee05 100644
--- a/tools/nymvisor/src/error.rs
+++ b/tools/nymvisor/src/error.rs
@@ -365,8 +365,12 @@ While the stored info point to:\n{stored_info:#?}"
     #[error("could not find the upgrade binary at {} while the binary download is disabled", path.display())]
     NoUpgradeBinaryWithDisabledDownload { path: PathBuf },
 
-    #[error("upgrade '{upgrade_name}' does not have any valid download URLs for the current arch '{arch}'")]
-    NoDownloadUrls { upgrade_name: String, arch: String },
+    #[error("upgrade '{upgrade_name}' does not have any valid download URLs for the current arch '{arch}'. The available arches are: {available:?}")]
+    NoDownloadUrls {
+        upgrade_name: String,
+        arch: String,
+        available: Vec<String>,
+    },
 
     #[error("failed to download the upgrade binary from '{url}': {source}")]
     UpgradeDownloadFailure {
diff --git a/tools/nymvisor/src/tasks/launcher/backup.rs b/tools/nymvisor/src/tasks/launcher/backup.rs
index ead125f6b4..b63c10aecd 100644
--- a/tools/nymvisor/src/tasks/launcher/backup.rs
+++ b/tools/nymvisor/src/tasks/launcher/backup.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 use crate::config::NYMVISOR_DIR;
 use crate::error::NymvisorError;
+use crate::helpers::init_path;
 use flate2::write::GzEncoder;
 use flate2::Compression;
 use std::fs;
@@ -33,7 +34,11 @@ pub(crate) struct BackupBuilder {
 
 impl BackupBuilder {
     pub(crate) fn new<P: AsRef<Path>>(backup_directory: P) -> Result<Self, NymvisorError> {
-        let backup_filepath = backup_directory.as_ref().join(generate_backup_filename());
+        let backup_directory = backup_directory.as_ref();
+        let backup_filepath = backup_directory.join(generate_backup_filename());
+
+        // create the backup directory itself (i.e. specific for this upgrade) if it doesn't yet exist
+        init_path(backup_directory)?;
 
         // create the backup file
         let backup_file = fs::File::create(&backup_filepath).map_err(|source| {
diff --git a/tools/nymvisor/src/tasks/launcher/mod.rs b/tools/nymvisor/src/tasks/launcher/mod.rs
index bf5911215e..a091ba1866 100644
--- a/tools/nymvisor/src/tasks/launcher/mod.rs
+++ b/tools/nymvisor/src/tasks/launcher/mod.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ impl DaemonLauncher {
                         error!("CRITICAL FAILURE: the upgrade plan watcher channel got closed");
                         panic!("CRITICAL FAILURE: the upgrade plan watcher channel got closed")
                     };
-                    println!("the file has changed - {event:?}");
 
                     debug!("the file has changed - {event:?}");
                     if let Some(next_upgrade) = self.check_upgrade_plan_changes() {
diff --git a/tools/nymvisor/src/upgrades/download.rs b/tools/nymvisor/src/upgrades/download.rs
index 1f71a4d722..1be5cf5252 100644
--- a/tools/nymvisor/src/upgrades/download.rs
+++ b/tools/nymvisor/src/upgrades/download.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ async fn chunk_download(
     download_url: &DownloadUrl,
     download_target: &PathBuf,
 ) -> Result<(), NymvisorError> {
+    info!(
+        "attempting to download the binary from '{}'",
+        download_url.url
+    );
     let response = reqwest::get(download_url.url.clone())
         .await
         .map_err(|source| NymvisorError::UpgradeDownloadFailure {
diff --git a/tools/nymvisor/src/upgrades/mod.rs b/tools/nymvisor/src/upgrades/mod.rs
index 8964b68314..bb8ae36d60 100644
--- a/tools/nymvisor/src/upgrades/mod.rs
+++ b/tools/nymvisor/src/upgrades/mod.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn perform_upgrade(config: &Config) -> Result<UpgradeResult, Ny
     let mut upgrade_history = if history_path.exists() {
         UpgradeHistory::try_load(history_path)?
     } else {
-        UpgradeHistory::new()
+        UpgradeHistory::new(history_path)
     };
 
     debug!("creating the lock file");
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn perform_upgrade(config: &Config) -> Result<UpgradeResult, Ny
             });
         }
         info!(
-            "upgrade binary not found at {}. attempting to to download it",
+            "upgrade binary not found at '{}'. attempting to to download it",
             upgrade_binary_path.display()
         );
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn perform_upgrade(config: &Config) -> Result<UpgradeResult, Ny
     upgrade_history.insert_new_upgrade(next)?;
 
     // update the 'current' symlink
-    set_upgrade_link(config, config.upgrade_binary_dir(&upgrade_name))?;
+    set_upgrade_link(config, config.upgrade_dir(&upgrade_name))?;
 
     // finally remove the lock file
     fs::remove_file(&lock_path).map_err(|source| NymvisorError::LockFileRemovalFailure {
diff --git a/tools/nymvisor/src/upgrades/types.rs b/tools/nymvisor/src/upgrades/types.rs
index 3ea9245523..1afa75e8ec 100644
--- a/tools/nymvisor/src/upgrades/types.rs
+++ b/tools/nymvisor/src/upgrades/types.rs
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ impl UpgradeInfo {
             .ok_or(NymvisorError::NoDownloadUrls {
                 upgrade_name: self.name.clone(),
                 arch: os_arch(),
+                available: self.platforms.keys().cloned().collect(),
             })
     }
 
@@ -377,9 +378,9 @@ impl UpgradeHistoryEntry {
 }
 
 impl UpgradeHistory {
-    pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn new<P: AsRef<Path>>(save_path: P) -> Self {
         UpgradeHistory {
-            _save_path: None,
+            _save_path: Some(save_path.as_ref().to_path_buf()),
             history: vec![],
         }
     }
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ impl UpgradeHistory {
 
     pub(crate) fn try_load<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Self, NymvisorError> {
         let path = path.as_ref();
-        fs::File::open(path)
+        let mut history: UpgradeHistory = fs::File::open(path)
             .and_then(|file| {
                 serde_json::from_reader(file)
                     .map_err(|serde_json_err| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, serde_json_err))
@@ -432,7 +433,10 @@ impl UpgradeHistory {
             .map_err(|source| NymvisorError::UpgradeHistoryLoadFailure {
                 path: path.to_path_buf(),
                 source,
-            })
+            })?;
+
+        history._save_path = Some(path.to_path_buf());
+        Ok(history)
     }
 }