diff --git a/.github/workflows/site.yml b/.github/workflows/site.yml
index 223121b5..7cc15f37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/site.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/site.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
   generate-readme:
     name: Generate README
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ (github.event_name == 'push') || ((github.event_name == 'release') && (github.event_name == 'published')) }}
+    if: ${{ (github.event_name == 'push') || ((github.event_name == 'release') && (github.event.action == 'published')) }}
     steps:
     - name: Git Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v3.3.0
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index f708baf7..d6754641 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage"  % "sbt-scoverage"   % "1.9.3")
+addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage"  % "sbt-scoverage"   % "2.0.8")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta"  % "sbt-scalafmt"    % "2.4.6")
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release"  % "1.5.10")
-addSbtPlugin("ch.epfl.scala"  % "sbt-bloop"       % "1.5.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release"  % "1.5.12")
+addSbtPlugin("ch.epfl.scala"  % "sbt-bloop"       % "1.5.9")
 addSbtPlugin("ch.epfl.scala"  % "sbt-scalafix"    % "0.9.29")
-addSbtPlugin("dev.zio"        % "zio-sbt-website" % "0.3.5")
+addSbtPlugin("dev.zio"        % "zio-sbt-website" % "0.3.10")
diff --git a/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/SecureFtp.scala b/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/SecureFtp.scala
index b6cae2b2..792a1f9f 100644
--- a/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/SecureFtp.scala
+++ b/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/SecureFtp.scala
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ final private class SecureFtp(unsafeClient: Client) extends FtpAccessors[Client]
 object SecureFtp {
   type Client = SFTPClient
 
-  def apply(unsafeClient: Client): URIO[Scope, FtpAccessors[Client]] =
-    acquireRelease(ZIO.succeed(new SecureFtp(unsafeClient)))(cli =>
-      cli
-        .execute(_.close())
-        .ignore
-    )
+  def connect(unsafeSsh: SSHClient): ZIO[Scope, ConnectionError, FtpAccessors[Client]] =
+    acquireRelease(
+      attemptBlockingIO(
+        new SecureFtp(unsafeSsh.newSFTPClient())
+      ).mapError(error => ConnectionError(error.getMessage, error))
+    )(_.execute(_.close()).ignore)
 
   def connect(settings: SecureFtpSettings): ZIO[Scope, ConnectionError, FtpAccessors[Client]] = {
     val ssh = new SSHClient(settings.sshConfig)
diff --git a/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/UnsecureFtp.scala b/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/UnsecureFtp.scala
index 31e69ceb..3838ed81 100644
--- a/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/UnsecureFtp.scala
+++ b/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/UnsecureFtp.scala
@@ -102,10 +102,13 @@ final private class UnsecureFtp(unsafeClient: Client) extends FtpAccessors[Clien
 object UnsecureFtp {
   type Client = JFTPClient
 
-  def apply(unsafeClient: Client): URIO[Scope, FtpAccessors[Client]] =
-    acquireRelease(ZIO.succeed(new UnsecureFtp(unsafeClient))) { client =>
-      client.execute(_.logout()).ignore *> client.execute(_.disconnect()).ignore
-    }
+  def connect(unsafeClient: Client, credentials: FtpCredentials): ZIO[Scope, ConnectionError, FtpAccessors[Client]] =
+    acquireRelease(for{
+      client <- ZIO.succeed(new UnsecureFtp(unsafeClient))
+      _ <- client.execute(_.login(credentials.username, credentials.password))
+        .mapError(error => ConnectionError(error.getMessage, error))
+        .filterOrFail(identity)(ConnectionError("Cannot connect to the server"))
+    } yield client)(client => client.execute(_.logout()).ignore *> client.execute(_.disconnect()).ignore)
 
   def connect(settings: UnsecureFtpSettings): ZIO[Scope, ConnectionError, FtpAccessors[Client]] =
     acquireRelease(