diff --git a/client.js b/client.js
index 3b93c1e9..079e84e5 100644
--- a/client.js
+++ b/client.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ const ioClient = require("socket.io-client");
 const objectOps = require("./lib/objectOps.js");
 const fileOps = require("_app/fileOps");
 const stringUtils = require("./lib/stringUtils.js");
-const modManager = require("./lib/manager/modManager.js");
 const configManager = require("./lib/manager/configManager.js");
 
 // argument parsing
@@ -183,6 +182,9 @@ if (!command || command == "help" || command == "--help") {
 	if(instance){
 		if(tool == "mods"){
 			(async function(){try{
+				// do require down here to reduce master load time
+				const modManager = require("./lib/manager/modManager.js")(config);
+				
 				// allow managing mods
 				if(action == "list"){
 					console.log(await modManager.listMods(instance));
diff --git a/lib/manager/modManager.js b/lib/manager/modManager.js
index cb259be2..2b338d28 100644
--- a/lib/manager/modManager.js
+++ b/lib/manager/modManager.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports = function(config){
 		@param {string} instance - Name of the instance or "shared"
 
 		@example
-		var modManager = require("modManager");
+		var modManager = require("modManager")(config);
 		modManager.listMods("testInstance");
 		// console.logs table of mods installed on instance
 		modManager.listMods("shared");