diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f5680606..a3faefa41 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ Visit <http://pitapoison.de:9001> to test it live
 2. Install npm `curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | sh`
 3. Ensure you have installed the sqlite develob libraries, gzip and git `apt-get install libsqlite3-dev gzip git-core`
 4. Clone the git repository `git clone 'git://github.com/Pita/etherpad-lite.git'`
-5. Install the dependencies `cd etherpad-lite && npm link`
+5. Install the dependencies `cd etherpad-lite && npm install`
 6. Start it with `bin/run.sh`
 7. Open your web browser and visit <http://localhost:9001>
 
 # Next Steps
 You can modify the settings in the file settings.json
 
-You can update to the latest version with `git pull origin && npm link`
+You can update to the latest version with `git pull origin && npm install`
 
 You can debug with `bin/runDebug.sh`
 
diff --git a/bin/run.sh b/bin/run.sh
index af2d04914..3940e87c4 100755
--- a/bin/run.sh
+++ b/bin/run.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ if [ ! -f "settings.json" ]; then
   cp -v settings.json.template settings.json 
 fi
 
+echo "Ensure that all dependencies are up to date..."
+npm install
+
 #Remove all minified data to force node creating it new
 echo "Clear minfified cache..."
 rm var/minified* 2> /dev/null