diff --git a/src/main/patcher.ts b/src/main/patcher.ts
index e5b87290d..7b484ff5f 100644
--- a/src/main/patcher.ts
+++ b/src/main/patcher.ts
@@ -22,18 +22,23 @@ import { dirname, join } from "path";
 
 import { initIpc } from "./ipcMain";
 import { RendererSettings } from "./settings";
+import { migrateLegacyToAsar } from "./updater/http";
 import { IS_VANILLA } from "./utils/constants";
 
 console.log("[Vencord] Starting up...");
 
+// FIXME: remove at some point
+const isLegacyNonAsarVencord = IS_STANDALONE && !__dirname.endsWith(".asar");
+if (isLegacyNonAsarVencord) {
+    console.warn("This is a legacy non asar install! Migrating to asar and restarting...");
+    migrateLegacyToAsar();
+}
+
 // Our injector file at app/index.js
 const injectorPath = require.main!.filename;
 
-// special discord_arch_electron injection method
-const asarName = require.main!.path.endsWith("app.asar") ? "_app.asar" : "app.asar";
-
 // The original app.asar
-const asarPath = join(dirname(injectorPath), "..", asarName);
+const asarPath = join(dirname(injectorPath), "..", "_app.asar");
 
 const discordPkg = require(join(asarPath, "package.json"));
 require.main!.filename = join(asarPath, discordPkg.main);
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ require.main!.filename = join(asarPath, discordPkg.main);
 // @ts-ignore Untyped method? Dies from cringe
 app.setAppPath(asarPath);
 
-if (!IS_VANILLA) {
+if (!IS_VANILLA && !isLegacyNonAsarVencord) {
     const settings = RendererSettings.store;
     // Repatch after host updates on Windows
     if (process.platform === "win32") {
@@ -157,5 +162,7 @@ if (!IS_VANILLA) {
     console.log("[Vencord] Running in vanilla mode. Not loading Vencord");
 }
 
-console.log("[Vencord] Loading original Discord app.asar");
-require(require.main!.filename);
+if (!isLegacyNonAsarVencord) {
+    console.log("[Vencord] Loading original Discord app.asar");
+    require(require.main!.filename);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/updater/http.ts b/src/main/updater/http.ts
index 887d8e3ef..13a366510 100644
--- a/src/main/updater/http.ts
+++ b/src/main/updater/http.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 import { IpcEvents } from "@shared/IpcEvents";
 import { VENCORD_USER_AGENT } from "@shared/vencordUserAgent";
-import { ipcMain } from "electron";
+import { app, dialog, ipcMain } from "electron";
 import { writeFile } from "fs/promises";
 import { join } from "path";
 
@@ -76,14 +76,7 @@ async function applyUpdates() {
     if (!PendingUpdate) return true;
 
     const data = await get(PendingUpdate);
-
-    if (__dirname.endsWith(".asar")) {
-        await writeFile(__dirname, data);
-    } else { // legacy plain folder install
-        await writeFile(join(__dirname, "../vencord.asar"), data);
-
-        await writeFile(__filename, '// legacy install workaround\n\nrequire("../vencord.asar");');
-    }
+    await writeFile(__dirname, data);
 
     PendingUpdate = null;
 
@@ -94,3 +87,22 @@ ipcMain.handle(IpcEvents.GET_REPO, serializeErrors(() => `https://github.com/${g
 ipcMain.handle(IpcEvents.GET_UPDATES, serializeErrors(calculateGitChanges));
 ipcMain.handle(IpcEvents.UPDATE, serializeErrors(fetchUpdates));
 ipcMain.handle(IpcEvents.BUILD, serializeErrors(applyUpdates));
+
+export async function migrateLegacyToAsar() {
+    try {
+        const data = await get(`https://github.com/${gitRemote}/releases/latest/desktop.asar`);
+        await writeFile(join(__dirname, "../vencord.asar"), data);
+        await writeFile(__filename, "// Legacy shim for new asar\n\nrequire(\"../vencord.asar\");");
+        app.relaunch();
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.error("Failed to migrate to asar", e);
+
+        app.whenReady().then(() => {
+            dialog.showErrorBox(
+                "Legacy Install",
+                "The way Vencord loaded was changed and the updater failed to migrate. Please reinstall using the Vencord Installer!"
+            );
+            app.quit();
+        });
+    }
+}