diff --git a/scripts/build/common.mts b/scripts/build/common.mts
index 5f1f3c5ef..c2321fcfd 100644
--- a/scripts/build/common.mts
+++ b/scripts/build/common.mts
@@ -262,20 +262,6 @@ export const stylePlugin: Plugin = {
     }
 };
 
-let buildsFinished = Promise.resolve();
-const buildsFinishedPlugin: Plugin = {
-    name: "builds-finished-plugin",
-    setup({ onEnd }) {
-        if (!watch) return;
-
-        let resolve: () => void;
-        const done = new Promise<void>(r => resolve = r);
-        buildsFinished = buildsFinished.then(() => done);
-
-        onEnd(() => resolve());
-    },
-};
-
 export const commonOpts = {
     logLevel: "info",
     bundle: true,
@@ -283,7 +269,7 @@ export const commonOpts = {
     sourcemap: watch ? "inline" : "external",
     legalComments: "linked",
     banner,
-    plugins: [fileUrlPlugin, gitHashPlugin, gitRemotePlugin, stylePlugin, buildsFinishedPlugin],
+    plugins: [fileUrlPlugin, gitHashPlugin, gitRemotePlugin, stylePlugin],
     external: ["~plugins", "~git-hash", "~git-remote", "/assets/*"],
     inject: ["./scripts/build/inject/react.mjs"],
     jsxFactory: "VencordCreateElement",
@@ -301,8 +287,6 @@ export async function buildOrWatchAll() {
     if (watch) {
         const contexts = await Promise.all(builds.map(context));
         await Promise.all(contexts.map(ctx => ctx.watch()));
-
-        await buildsFinished;
     } else {
         try {
             await Promise.all(builds.map(build));
diff --git a/src/main/patcher.ts b/src/main/patcher.ts
index 3e753c4da..aa346c5c1 100644
--- a/src/main/patcher.ts
+++ b/src/main/patcher.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ import { IS_VANILLA } from "./utils/constants";
 console.log("[Equicord] Starting up...");
 
 // FIXME: remove at some point
-export const isLegacyNonAsarVencord = IS_STANDALONE && !__dirname.endsWith(".asar");
+const isLegacyNonAsarVencord = IS_STANDALONE && !__dirname.endsWith(".asar");
+if (isLegacyNonAsarVencord) {
+    console.warn("This is a legacy non asar install! Migrating to asar and restarting...");
+    require("./updater/http").migrateLegacyToAsar();
+}
 
 // Our injector file at app/index.js
 const injectorPath = require.main!.filename;
diff --git a/src/main/updater/http.ts b/src/main/updater/http.ts
index 30c997a98..2afc6d940 100644
--- a/src/main/updater/http.ts
+++ b/src/main/updater/http.ts
@@ -16,16 +16,10 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import { isLegacyNonAsarVencord } from "@main/patcher";
 import { IpcEvents } from "@shared/IpcEvents";
 import { VENCORD_USER_AGENT } from "@shared/vencordUserAgent";
 import { app, dialog, ipcMain } from "electron";
-import {
-    chmodSync as originalChmodSync,
-    existsSync as originalExistsSync,
-    renameSync as originalRenameSync,
-    writeFileSync as originalWriteFileSync,
-} from "original-fs";
+import { writeFileSync as originalWriteFileSync } from "original-fs";
 import { join } from "path";
 
 import gitHash from "~git-hash";
@@ -37,8 +31,6 @@ import { ASAR_FILE, serializeErrors } from "./common";
 const API_BASE = `https://api.github.com/repos/${gitRemote}`;
 let PendingUpdate: string | null = null;
 
-let hasUpdateToApplyOnQuit = false;
-
 async function githubGet(endpoint: string) {
     return get(API_BASE + endpoint, {
         headers: {
@@ -84,9 +76,7 @@ async function applyUpdates() {
     if (!PendingUpdate) return true;
 
     const data = await get(PendingUpdate);
-    originalWriteFileSync(__dirname + ".new", data);
-    originalChmodSync(__dirname + ".new", "777");
-    hasUpdateToApplyOnQuit = true;
+    originalWriteFileSync(__dirname, data);
 
     PendingUpdate = null;
 
@@ -98,7 +88,7 @@ ipcMain.handle(IpcEvents.GET_UPDATES, serializeErrors(calculateGitChanges));
 ipcMain.handle(IpcEvents.UPDATE, serializeErrors(fetchUpdates));
 ipcMain.handle(IpcEvents.BUILD, serializeErrors(applyUpdates));
 
-async function migrateLegacyToAsar() {
+export async function migrateLegacyToAsar() {
     try {
         const isFlatpak = process.platform === "linux" && !!process.env.FLATPAK_ID;
         if (isFlatpak) throw "Flatpak Discord can't automatically be migrated.";
@@ -122,29 +112,3 @@ async function migrateLegacyToAsar() {
         });
     }
 }
-
-function applyPreviousUpdate() {
-    originalChmodSync(__dirname + ".new", "777");
-    originalRenameSync(__dirname + ".new", __dirname);
-
-    app.relaunch();
-    app.exit();
-}
-
-
-app.on("will-quit", () => {
-    if (hasUpdateToApplyOnQuit) {
-        originalChmodSync(__dirname + ".new", "777");
-        originalRenameSync(__dirname + ".new", __dirname);
-    }
-});
-
-if (isLegacyNonAsarVencord) {
-    console.warn("This is a legacy non asar install! Migrating to asar and restarting...");
-    migrateLegacyToAsar();
-}
-
-if (originalExistsSync(__dirname + ".new")) {
-    console.warn("Found previous not applied update, applying now and restarting...");
-    applyPreviousUpdate();
-}