diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a46dcf2..9bbccf2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SPT.Debugging      | Debug utilities (disabled in release builds)
 SPT.Reflection     | Reflection utilities used across the project
 SPT.SinglePlayer   | Simulating online game while offline
 
+
 ## Privacy
 SPT is an open source project. Your commit credentials as author of a commit will be visible by anyone. Please make sure you understand this before submitting a PR.
 Feel free to use a "fake" username and email on your commits by using the following commands:
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ git config --local user.name "USERNAME"
 git config --local user.email "USERNAME@SOMETHING.com"
 ```
 
+
 ## Requirements
 - Escape From Tarkov 33420
 - Visual Studio Code -OR- Visual Studio 2022
diff --git a/project/SPT.Core/Utils/ValidationUtil.cs b/project/SPT.Core/Utils/ValidationUtil.cs
index 279ce06..caca179 100644
--- a/project/SPT.Core/Utils/ValidationUtil.cs
+++ b/project/SPT.Core/Utils/ValidationUtil.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ namespace SPT.Core.Utils
     public static class ValidationUtil
     {
         public static string _crashHandler = "0";
-
+        private static bool _hasRun = false;
+        
         public static bool Validate()
         {
             const string c0 = @"Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\EscapeFromTarkov";
@@ -29,11 +30,15 @@ namespace SPT.Core.Utils
                     new FileInfo(Path.Combine(v2, "UnityCrashHandler64.exe"))
                 };
 
-                _crashHandler = Gfs(v2, "UnityCrashHandler64.exe")?.Length.ToString() ?? "0";
-                ServerLog.Debug("SPT.Core", _crashHandler);
-                ServerLog.Debug("SPT.Core", Gfs(v2, "Uninstall.exe")?.Length.ToString() ?? "0");
-                ServerLog.Debug("SPT.Core", Gfs(v2, "Register.bat")?.Length.ToString() ?? "0");
-
+                if (!_hasRun)
+                {
+                    _crashHandler = Gfs(v2, "UnityCrashHandler64.exe")?.Length.ToString() ?? "0";
+                    ServerLog.Debug("SPT.Core", _crashHandler);
+                    ServerLog.Debug("SPT.Core", Gfs(v2, "Uninstall.exe")?.Length.ToString() ?? "0");
+                    ServerLog.Debug("SPT.Core", Gfs(v2, "Register.bat")?.Length.ToString() ?? "0");
+                    _hasRun = true;
+                }
+                
                 v0 = v4.Length - 1;
 
                 foreach (var value in v4)
diff --git a/project/SPT.Custom/CustomAI/AiHelpers.cs b/project/SPT.Custom/CustomAI/AiHelpers.cs
index 5226e09..f0c724c 100644
--- a/project/SPT.Custom/CustomAI/AiHelpers.cs
+++ b/project/SPT.Custom/CustomAI/AiHelpers.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using EFT;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace SPT.Custom.CustomAI
 {
@@ -33,5 +34,44 @@ namespace SPT.Custom.CustomAI
             var nicknameContainsPScvCharacter = botOwner.Profile.Info.Nickname?.Contains("(");
             return nicknameContainsPScvCharacter.HasValue && nicknameContainsPScvCharacter.Value && role == WildSpawnType.assault;
         }
+
+        public static List<BotOwner> GetAllMembers(this BotsGroup group)
+        {
+            List<BotOwner> members = new List<BotOwner>();
+
+            if (group != null)
+            {
+                for (int m = 0; m < group.MembersCount; m++)
+                {
+                    members.Add(group.Member(m));
+                }
+            }
+
+            return members;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns true if the player is found in the collection by searching for matching player Id's
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="players"></param>
+        /// <param name="playerToCheck"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static bool ContainsPlayer(this IEnumerable<IPlayer> players, IPlayer playerToCheck)
+        {
+            if (playerToCheck == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            foreach (IPlayer player in players)
+            {
+                if (player != null && player.Id == playerToCheck.Id)
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/project/SPT.Custom/Patches/EasyAssetsPatch.cs b/project/SPT.Custom/Patches/EasyAssetsPatch.cs
index 25ca265..72e8b05 100644
--- a/project/SPT.Custom/Patches/EasyAssetsPatch.cs
+++ b/project/SPT.Custom/Patches/EasyAssetsPatch.cs
@@ -95,9 +95,12 @@ namespace SPT.Custom.Patches
                     path = BundleManager.GetBundlePath(bundleInfo);
 
                     // only download when connected externally
-                    if (await BundleManager.ShouldReaquire(bundleInfo))
+                    if (await BundleManager.ShouldAcquire(bundleInfo))
                     {
-                        VFS.DeleteFile(BundleManager.GetBundleFilePath(bundleInfo));
+                        if (VFS.Exists(BundleManager.GetBundleFilePath(bundleInfo)))
+                        {
+                            VFS.DeleteFile(BundleManager.GetBundleFilePath(bundleInfo));
+                        }
 
                         await BundleManager.DownloadBundle(bundleInfo);
                     }
diff --git a/project/SPT.Custom/Utils/BundleManager.cs b/project/SPT.Custom/Utils/BundleManager.cs
index 93f443b..ba0f749 100644
--- a/project/SPT.Custom/Utils/BundleManager.cs
+++ b/project/SPT.Custom/Utils/BundleManager.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ namespace SPT.Custom.Utils
             await VFS.WriteFileAsync(filepath, data);
         }
 
-        public static async Task<bool> ShouldReaquire(BundleItem bundle)
+        // Handles both the check for initially acquiring and also re-acquiring a file.
+        public static async Task<bool> ShouldAcquire(BundleItem bundle)
         {
             // read cache
             var filepath = GetBundleFilePath(bundle);