diff --git a/bin/run.sh b/bin/run.sh
index 1f28ab5f..2acc84cc 100755
--- a/bin/run.sh
+++ b/bin/run.sh
@@ -1,27 +1,44 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-#Move to the folder where ep-lite is installed 
-FOLDER=$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))
-cd $FOLDER                     
+#!/bin/bash                 
 
+#Stop the script if its started as root
 if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
    echo "You shouldn't start Etherpad-Lite as root!" 1>&2
    echo "Use authbind if you want to use a port lower than 1024 -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authbind" 1>&2
    exit 1
 fi
 
+#Is node installed?
 type -P node &>/dev/null || { 
   echo "You need to install node to run Etherpad-Lite!" >&2
   exit 1 
 }
 
+#Is node installed?
+type -P npm &>/dev/null || { 
+  echo "You need to install npmq to run Etherpad-Lite!" >&2
+  exit 1 
+}
+
+#Was this script started in the bin folder? if yes move out
 if [ -d "../bin" ]; then
   cd "../"
 fi
 
+#Does a settings.json exist? if no copy the template
 if [ ! -f "settings.json" ]; then
-  cp settings.json.template settings.json 
+  echo "Copy the settings template to settings.json..."
+  cp -v settings.json.template settings.json 
 fi
 
+#Remove all minified data to force node creating it new
+echo "Clear minfified cache..."
+rm var/minified* 2> /dev/null
+
+#Ensure all dependencies are installed
+echo "Ensure dependencies are up to date..."
+npm link
+
+#Move to the node folder and start
+echo "start..."
 cd "node"
 node server.js