diff --git a/tools/arkmanager b/tools/arkmanager
index f18494f..e0ea518 100755
--- a/tools/arkmanager
+++ b/tools/arkmanager
@@ -289,27 +289,31 @@ checkConfig() {
   fi
 
   # Environment configuration
-  # arkserverexec
-  if [ -n "$arkserverroot" ] && [ ! -f "$arkserverroot/$arkserverexec" ] ; then
-    echo -e "[" "$YELLOW" "WARN" "$NORMAL" "]" "\tYour ARK server exec could not be found."
-  fi
-
-  # SavedArks directory
-  if [ -n "$arkserverroot" ]; then
-    local savedarksdir="${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Saved/${ark_AltSaveDirectoryName:-SavedArks}"
-    mkdir -p "${savedarksdir}"
-    if [ ! -w "${savedarksdir}" ]; then
-      echo -e "[" "$RED" "ERROR" "$NORMAL" "]" "\tThe ARK SavedArks directory is not writable, and saveworld will fail"
+  if [ "$1" != "install" ]; then
+    # arkserverexec
+    if [ -n "$arkserverroot" ] && [ ! -f "$arkserverroot/$arkserverexec" ] ; then
+      echo -e "[" "$YELLOW" "WARN" "$NORMAL" "]" "\tYour ARK server exec could not be found."
     fi
-  fi
 
-  # Warn if any mods are requested but not installed
-  if [ -n "$arkserverroot" -a -d "${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Content/Mods" ]; then
-    for modid in $(getModIds); do
-      if [ ! -f "${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Content/Mods/${modid}/mod.info" ]; then
-        echo -e "[" "$RED" "ERROR" "$NORMAL" "]" "\tMod ${modid} is requested but not installed.  Run 'arkmanager installmod ${modid}' to install this mod."
+    # SavedArks directory
+    if [ -n "$arkserverroot" ]; then
+      local savedarksdir="${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Saved/${ark_AltSaveDirectoryName:-SavedArks}"
+      mkdir -p "${savedarksdir}"
+      if [ ! -w "${savedarksdir}" ]; then
+        echo -e "[" "$RED" "ERROR" "$NORMAL" "]" "\tThe ARK SavedArks directory is not writable, and saveworld will fail"
       fi
-    done
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$1" != "installmod" ] && [ "$1" != "installmods" ]; then
+      # Warn if any mods are requested but not installed
+      if [ -n "$arkserverroot" -a -d "${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Content/Mods" ]; then
+        for modid in $(getModIds); do
+          if [ ! -f "${arkserverroot}/ShooterGame/Content/Mods/${modid}/mod.info" ]; then
+            echo -e "[" "$RED" "ERROR" "$NORMAL" "]" "\tMod ${modid} is requested but not installed.  Run 'arkmanager installmod ${modid}' to install this mod."
+          fi
+        done
+      fi
+    fi
   fi
 
   # Warn if mod_branch=Linux
@@ -2897,7 +2901,7 @@ main(){
     (
       echo "Running command '${command}' for instance '${instance}'"
       useConfig "$instance"
-      checkConfig
+      checkConfig "$command"
 
       case "$command" in
         run)