diff --git a/Scripts/7D2D-Manage.bash b/Scripts/7D2D-Manage.bash
index 185752f..b1fc5c6 100644
--- a/Scripts/7D2D-Manage.bash
+++ b/Scripts/7D2D-Manage.bash
@@ -268,17 +268,13 @@ start_server() {
     mv "temp-serverconfig.xml" "${server_config}"
 
     # xmllint, helps avoiding the random server launch failures for apparently no reason
-    if which xmllint >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        for xml_file in "${server_directory}"/*.xml; do
-            log "info" "Linting $(important "${xml_file}")..."
-            if ! xmllint "${xml_file}" > /dev/null; then
-                log "error" "Xml parsing error in $(important "${xml_file}"), resolve the error and attempt to start again"
-                return 1
-            fi
-        done
-    else
-        log "warning" "$(important "xmllint") not installed or not in PATH, skipping lint check"
-    fi
+    for xml_file in "${server_directory}"/*.xml; do
+        log "info" "Linting $(important "${xml_file}")..."
+        if ! xmllint "${xml_file}" > /dev/null; then
+            log "error" "Xml parsing error in $(important "${xml_file}"), resolve the error and attempt to start again"
+            return 1
+        fi
+    done
 
     log "info" "Starting $(important "${server_name}") located at $(important "${server_directory}") on game port $(important "${server_port}") and telnet port $(important "${telnet_port}")"