diff --git a/quartz.lock.json b/quartz.lock.json
index b9941bd..cdaddfb 100644
--- a/quartz.lock.json
+++ b/quartz.lock.json
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://github.com/saberzero1/quartz-themes.git",
       "commit": "0af2a0592b72a5971210789fe16bca7ba2b769a3",
       "subdir": "plugin",
-      "installedAt": "2026-03-25T23:36:25.409Z"
+      "installedAt": "2026-03-26T10:39:10.052Z"
     },
     "reader-mode": {
       "source": "github:quartz-community/reader-mode",
diff --git a/quartz/cli/plugin-git-handlers.js b/quartz/cli/plugin-git-handlers.js
index 78e1f18..d551ef4 100644
--- a/quartz/cli/plugin-git-handlers.js
+++ b/quartz/cli/plugin-git-handlers.js
@@ -847,10 +847,12 @@ export async function handlePluginUpdate(names) {
           subdir: entry.subdir,
           pluginDir,
         })
+        if (needsBuild(pluginDir)) {
+          updatedPlugins.push({ name, pluginDir })
+        }
         if (newCommit !== entry.commit) {
           entry.commit = newCommit
           entry.installedAt = new Date().toISOString()
-          updatedPlugins.push({ name, pluginDir })
           console.log(
             styleText(
               "green",
@@ -858,7 +860,7 @@ export async function handlePluginUpdate(names) {
             ),
           )
         } else {
-          console.log(styleText("gray", `✓ ${name} already up to date`))
+          console.log(styleText("gray", `✓ ${name} rebuilt (subdir: ${entry.subdir})`))
         }
       } else {
         const fetchRef = entry.ref || ""