diff --git a/tools/arkmanager b/tools/arkmanager
index 229bf04..450f7ce 100755
--- a/tools/arkmanager
+++ b/tools/arkmanager
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ checkConfig() {
     done
   fi
 
+  # Warn if mod_branch=Linux
+  if [ "$mod_branch" == "Linux" -a -z "$nowarnmodbranch" ]; then
+    echo -e "[" "$YELLOW" "WARN" "$NORMAL" "]" "\tmod_branch is set to Linux. Linux mods are known to cause the server to crash. It is suggested you set mod_branch to Windows."
+  fi
+
   # Service configuration
   # logdir
   if [ ! -w "$logdir" ] ; then
@@ -1198,7 +1203,7 @@ isModUpdateNeeded(){
   local modid=$1
   local modsrcdir="$steamcmdroot/steamapps/workshop/content/$mod_appid/$modid"
   local moddestdir="$arkserverroot/ShooterGame/Content/Mods/$modid"
-  local modbranch="${mod_branch:-Linux}"
+  local modbranch="${mod_branch:-Windows}"
 
   for varname in "${!mod_branch_@}"; do
     if [ "mod_branch_$modid" == "$varname" ]; then