diff --git a/UPDATE AND START SERVER.bat b/UPDATE AND START SERVER.bat
index ac8b2515..ba78aa53 100644
--- a/UPDATE AND START SERVER.bat	
+++ b/UPDATE AND START SERVER.bat	
@@ -14,13 +14,18 @@ if %errorlevel% == 0 (
 	)
 
 	echo Updating dependencies...
-	call npm i --omit=dev
-
-	call npm run build
+	node scripts/raw-precheck.js > NUL
 	if %errorlevel% == 0 (
-		call npm run start
-		echo SpaceNinjaServer seems to have crashed.
+		call npm i --omit=dev --omit=optional
+		call npm run raw
+	) else (
+		call npm i --omit=dev
+		call npm run build
+		if %errorlevel% == 0 (
+			call npm run start
+		)
 	)
+	echo SpaceNinjaServer seems to have crashed.
 )
 
 :a
diff --git a/UPDATE AND START SERVER.sh b/UPDATE AND START SERVER.sh
index fd77f973..18a68338 100755
--- a/UPDATE AND START SERVER.sh	
+++ b/UPDATE AND START SERVER.sh	
@@ -14,11 +14,16 @@ if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
     fi
 
     echo "Updating dependencies..."
-    npm i --omit=dev
-
-    npm run build
+    node scripts/raw-precheck.js > /dev/null
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-        npm run start
-        echo "SpaceNinjaServer seems to have crashed."
+        npm i --omit=dev --omit=optional
+        npm run raw
+    else
+        npm i --omit=dev
+        npm run build
+        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+            npm run start
+        fi
     fi
+    echo "SpaceNinjaServer seems to have crashed."
 fi