diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 864acf7..0a26373 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1610,6 +1610,7 @@ class ScriptExecutionHandler {
 // TerminalHandler removed - not used by current application
 
 app.prepare().then(() => {
+  console.log('> Next.js app prepared successfully');
   const httpServer = createServer(async (req, res) => {
     try {
       // Be sure to pass `true` as the second argument to `url.parse`.
@@ -1715,4 +1716,9 @@ app.prepare().then(() => {
         autoSyncModule.setupGracefulShutdown();
       }
     });
+}).catch((err) => {
+  console.error('> Failed to start server:', err.message);
+  console.error('> If you see "Could not find a production build", run: npm run build');
+  console.error('> Full error:', err);
+  process.exit(1);
 });
diff --git a/src/server/api/routers/version.ts b/src/server/api/routers/version.ts
index 31acad4..adde7dc 100644
--- a/src/server/api/routers/version.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/routers/version.ts
@@ -238,6 +238,27 @@ export const versionRouter = createTRPCRouter({
         // Clear/create the log file
         await writeFile(logPath, '', 'utf-8');
         
+        // Always fetch the latest update.sh from GitHub before running
+        // This ensures we always use the newest update script, avoiding
+        // the "chicken-and-egg" problem where old scripts can't update properly
+        const updateScriptUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE-Local/main/update.sh';
+        try {
+          const response = await fetch(updateScriptUrl);
+          if (response.ok) {
+            const latestScript = await response.text();
+            await writeFile(updateScriptPath, latestScript, { mode: 0o755 });
+            // Log that we fetched the latest script
+            await writeFile(logPath, '[INFO] Fetched latest update.sh from GitHub\n', { flag: 'a' });
+          } else {
+            // If fetch fails, log warning but continue with local script
+            await writeFile(logPath, `[WARNING] Could not fetch latest update.sh (HTTP ${response.status}), using local version\n`, { flag: 'a' });
+          }
+        } catch (fetchError) {
+          // If fetch fails, log warning but continue with local script
+          const errorMsg = fetchError instanceof Error ? fetchError.message : 'Unknown error';
+          await writeFile(logPath, `[WARNING] Could not fetch latest update.sh: ${errorMsg}, using local version\n`, { flag: 'a' });
+        }
+        
         // Spawn the update script as a detached process using nohup
         // This allows it to run independently and kill the parent Node.js process
         // Redirect output to log file