diff --git a/wp-content/plugins/companion-auto-update/cau_emails.php b/wp-content/plugins/companion-auto-update/cau_emails.php
index 19634c88..a04f3b81 100644
--- a/wp-content/plugins/companion-auto-update/cau_emails.php
+++ b/wp-content/plugins/companion-auto-update/cau_emails.php
@@ -193,7 +193,12 @@ function cau_list_theme_updates() {
 
 		if( $config->onoroff != 'on' ) {
 
-			require_once ABSPATH . '/wp-admin/includes/update.php';
+			// Check for required files
+			if ( !function_exists( 'get_theme_updates' ) ) {
+				require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/update.php';
+			}
+
+			// Begin
 			$themes = get_theme_updates();
 			$list 	= array();
 
@@ -233,9 +238,15 @@ function cau_list_plugin_updates() {
 
 		if( $config->onoroff != 'on' ) {
 
-			require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php');
+			require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php';
 
-			if ( !function_exists( 'get_plugin_updates' ) ) require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/update.php';
+			// Make sure get_plugin_updates() and get_plugins() are defined
+			if ( !function_exists( 'get_plugin_updates' ) OR !function_exists( 'get_plugins' ) ) {
+				require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php';
+				require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/update.php';
+			}
+
+			// Begin
 			$plugins = get_plugin_updates();
 
 			if ( !empty( $plugins ) ) {
diff --git a/wp-content/plugins/companion-auto-update/companion-auto-update.php b/wp-content/plugins/companion-auto-update/companion-auto-update.php
index 47b64814..f617f83c 100644
--- a/wp-content/plugins/companion-auto-update/companion-auto-update.php
+++ b/wp-content/plugins/companion-auto-update/companion-auto-update.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: Companion Auto Update
  * Plugin URI: http://codeermeneer.nl/portfolio/companion-auto-update/
  * Description: This plugin auto updates all plugins, all themes and the wordpress core.
- * Version: 3.8.6
+ * Version: 3.8.7.1
  * Author: Papin Schipper
  * Author URI: http://codeermeneer.nl/
  * Contributors: papin
diff --git a/wp-content/plugins/companion-auto-update/readme.txt b/wp-content/plugins/companion-auto-update/readme.txt
index 0dbd2f7a..2ce44d00 100644
--- a/wp-content/plugins/companion-auto-update/readme.txt
+++ b/wp-content/plugins/companion-auto-update/readme.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Tags: auto, automatic, background, update, updates, updating, automatic updates,
 Requires at least: 3.6.0
 Tested up to: 6.0
 Requires PHP: 5.1
-Stable tag: 3.8.6
+Stable tag: 3.8.7.1
 License: GPLv2 or later
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ So obviously, some of you wondered what the difference would be between the defa
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 3.8.7.1 (September 28, 2022) =
+* Tweak: Extended function_exists check with get_plugins() for the fatal error when trying to send update emails
+
+= 3.8.7 (September 12, 2022) =
+* Fix: Fatal error when trying to send update emails
+
 = 3.8.6 (August 11, 2022) =
 * Tweak: Code optimization for better performance