diff --git a/Start.bat b/Start.bat
index 148cda253..9be1a133e 100644
--- a/Start.bat
+++ b/Start.bat
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @echo off
 pushd %~dp0
 set NODE_ENV=production
-call npm install --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error --no-progress --omit=dev
+call npm install --no-save --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error --no-progress --omit=dev
 node server.js %*
 pause
 popd
diff --git a/UpdateAndStart.bat b/UpdateAndStart.bat
index 059e4de08..766d52e5a 100644
--- a/UpdateAndStart.bat
+++ b/UpdateAndStart.bat
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
     )
 )
 set NODE_ENV=production
-call npm install --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error --no-progress --omit=dev
+call npm install --no-save --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error --no-progress --omit=dev
 node server.js %*
 :end
 pause
diff --git a/UpdateForkAndStart.bat b/UpdateForkAndStart.bat
index d788b9470..68a9885a6 100644
--- a/UpdateForkAndStart.bat
+++ b/UpdateForkAndStart.bat
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
 
 echo Installing npm packages and starting server
 set NODE_ENV=production
-call npm install --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error --no-progress --omit=dev
+call npm install --no-save --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error --no-progress --omit=dev
 node server.js %*
 
 :end
diff --git a/src/electron/Start.bat b/src/electron/Start.bat
index c36eeef23..d26dea4df 100644
--- a/src/electron/Start.bat
+++ b/src/electron/Start.bat
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @echo off
 pushd %~dp0
-call npm install --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error --no-progress --omit=dev
+call npm install --no-save --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error --no-progress --omit=dev
 npm run start server.js %*
 pause
 popd
diff --git a/src/electron/start.sh b/src/electron/start.sh
index 89092b049..00fbbb936 100755
--- a/src/electron/start.sh
+++ b/src/electron/start.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
 echo "Assuming nodejs and npm is already installed. If you haven't installed them already, do so now"
 echo "Installing Electron Wrapper's Node Modules..."
-npm i --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error --no-progress --omit=dev
+npm i --no-save --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error --no-progress --omit=dev
 
 echo "Starting Electron Wrapper..."
 npm run start -- "$@"
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index d9a14e298..d4a20c471 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "Installing Node Modules..."
 export NODE_ENV=production
-npm i --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error --no-progress --omit=dev
+npm i --no-save --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error --no-progress --omit=dev
 
 echo "Entering SillyTavern..."
 node "server.js" "$@"