diff --git a/Scripts/7D2D-Manage.bash b/Scripts/7D2D-Manage.bash
index b1fc5c6..185752f 100644
--- a/Scripts/7D2D-Manage.bash
+++ b/Scripts/7D2D-Manage.bash
@@ -268,13 +268,17 @@ start_server() {
     mv "temp-serverconfig.xml" "${server_config}"
 
     # xmllint, helps avoiding the random server launch failures for apparently no reason
-    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
+    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
 
     log "info" "Starting $(important "${server_name}") located at $(important "${server_directory}") on game port $(important "${server_port}") and telnet port $(important "${telnet_port}")"