diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 75ebb98..0bbd48e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cosmos-server",
-  "version": "0.17.0-unstable19",
+  "version": "0.17.0-unstable20",
   "description": "",
   "main": "test-server.js",
   "bugs": {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "client": "vite",
     "client-build": "vite build --base=/cosmos-ui/",
-    "start": "env COSMOS_CONFIG_FOLDER=./zz_test_config/ CONFIG_FILE=./config_dev.json EZ=UTC ACME_STAGING=true build/cosmos",
+    "start": "build/cosmos-launcher && env COSMOS_CONFIG_FOLDER=./zz_test_config/ CONFIG_FILE=./config_dev.json EZ=UTC ACME_STAGING=true build/cosmos",
     "build": "sh build.sh",
     "dev": "npm run build && npm run start",
     "dockerdevbuild": "docker build -f dockerfile.local --tag cosmos-dev .",
diff --git a/src/launcher/launcher.go b/src/launcher/launcher.go
index ebe3c5f..109c58b 100644
--- a/src/launcher/launcher.go
+++ b/src/launcher/launcher.go
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ func unzip(src string, dest string) error {
 
 
 func main() {
-	fmt.Println("Hello, World!")
+	fmt.Println("-- Cosmos Cloud Launcher --")
+	fmt.Println("Checking for updates to install...")
 
 	execPath, err := os.Executable()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// if there's no updates
 	if _, err := os.Stat(dlPath); err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("No update available")
+		fmt.Println("No updates to install, starting Cosmos...")
 		// start cosmos 
 		// TODO
 	}
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ func main() {
 	
 	// check md5
 	if hash != "" {
+		fmt.Println("Update found, checking MD5 hash...")
 		file, err := os.Open(dlPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println(err)
@@ -151,13 +153,14 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		
 		if hash != hex.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil)) {
-			fmt.Println("MD5 mismatch - aborting update")
+			fmt.Println("[ERROR] MD5 mismatch - aborting update!")
 			// delete the file
 			os.Remove(dlPath)
 			return 
 		}
 
 		// extract the file
+		fmt.Println("MD5 hash matches, extracting update...")
 		err = unzip(dlPath, currentFolder)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println(err)
@@ -166,5 +169,7 @@ func main() {
 
 		// delete the file
 		os.Remove(dlPath)
+
+		fmt.Println("Update complete, starting Cosmos...")
 	}
 }
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