diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5f2ba69..a35c823 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 //OR USE "npm start" TO INSTANTLY COMPILE & START THE BOT!
 
 const fs = require("fs")
-const child = require("child_process")
-
-console.log("Removing prebuilds...")
-fs.rmSync("./dist",{recursive:true,force:true})
-
-console.log("Compiling the bot...")
-//exit when only compilation is required
-if (process.argv.includes("-%-compile")) process.exit(0)
+if (process.argv.includes("-%-compile")){
+    console.log("Removing prebuilds...")
+    fs.rmSync("./dist",{recursive:true,force:true})
+    console.log("Compiling the bot...")
+    //exit on compilation
+    process.exit(0)
+}
 
 //start the bot
-require("./dist/src/index")
\ No newline at end of file
+console.log("Finished compilation!")
+import("./dist/src/index.js")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 06785c7..5a72c56 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
     ],
     "main": "index.js",
     "scripts": {
-        "build": "node index.js -%-compile && npx tsc -p ./tsconfig.json",
-        "start": "npm run build && node ./dist/src/index.js",
+        "start": "node index.js -%-compile && npx tsc -p ./tsconfig.json && node index.js",
         "test": "npm run start -- --dev-config --dev-database"
     },
     "type": "commonjs",