diff --git a/lib/settings.dart b/lib/settings.dart
index 533acd2..8ac99d4 100644
--- a/lib/settings.dart
+++ b/lib/settings.dart
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class Settings {
         .existsSync();
   }
 
-  Future<ProcessResult> RunUpdate() {
+  Future<ProcessResult> RunUpdate({bool valid = true}) {
     return Process.run(getSteamCmd(), [
       "+@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType",
       "windows",
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class Settings {
       "+app_update",
       "443030",
       "public",
-      "validate",
+      if (valid) "validate",
       "+quit"
     ]);
   }
diff --git a/lib/statemachine.dart b/lib/statemachine.dart
index 3e6ecd3..97b4325 100644
--- a/lib/statemachine.dart
+++ b/lib/statemachine.dart
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class StateMachine {
     } else if (currentState == States.Starting) {
       // Server startup in progress
       Settings settings = Settings();
-      await settings.RunUpdate();
+      await settings.RunUpdate(valid: false);
       await doDownloadMods(settings.getModPath());
       settings.inst!.mods = await doScanMods(settings.getModPath());