diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 9b77bc0..4771c51 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "Building wireguard-ui-multi..."
 cd "$SRC_DIR"
+go mod tidy
 go build -o wireguard-ui-multi ./cmd/wireguard-ui-multi
 
 echo "Running native installer..."
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index a9cae9d..9251cf4 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ fi
 if [[ ! -f "$BIN_SRC" ]]; then
 	if [[ -d "./cmd/wireguard-ui-multi" ]] && command -v go >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 		echo "Binary not found, building from source with 'go build'..."
+		go mod tidy
 		go build -o "$BIN_SRC" ./cmd/wireguard-ui-multi
 	else
 		echo "Binary not found at $BIN_SRC and cannot build (need Go toolchain + source). Build it first, e.g.:" >&2
diff --git a/scripts/proxmox-install.sh b/scripts/proxmox-install.sh
index 98262fa..f3a1641 100755
--- a/scripts/proxmox-install.sh
+++ b/scripts/proxmox-install.sh
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ echo "Running native installer inside container..."
 pct exec "$VMID" -- bash -c "
 	set -e
 	cd /opt/wireguard-ui-multi-src
+	go mod tidy
 	go build -o wireguard-ui-multi ./cmd/wireguard-ui-multi
 	bash scripts/install.sh
 "