diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c79b4de..e2ad489 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 ## Changelog
 
+### V2.4.1
+
+#### Non-Breaking Changes
+- Fixing mod download script to encode spaces properly, fixes [Issue 42](https://github.com/SQLJames/factorio-server-charts/issues/42)
+- Adding update mod check on mod script to avoid it always updating mods, fixes part of[Issue 45](https://github.com/SQLJames/factorio-server-charts/issues/45)
+
 ### V2.4.0
 
 #### Potentially Breaking Changes
diff --git a/charts/factorio-server-charts/Chart.yaml b/charts/factorio-server-charts/Chart.yaml
index 49d253b..9e94ad1 100644
--- a/charts/factorio-server-charts/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/factorio-server-charts/Chart.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ sources:
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 2.4.0
+version: 2.4.1
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/charts/factorio-server-charts/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/factorio-server-charts/templates/deployment.yaml
index 364e009..f4cc415 100644
--- a/charts/factorio-server-charts/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/factorio-server-charts/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -86,14 +86,21 @@ spec:
           imagePullPolicy:  {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
           command:
             - /bin/bash
-            - -ec
+            - -ecx
             - |
               mkdir -p /factorio/mods
+              ls -alth /scripts
+              echo "Running mod-downloader.sh script..."
               bash /scripts/mod-downloader.sh
+              echo "Finished mod-downloader.sh script"
+              ls -althR /factorio/mods
           {{- with .Values.podSecurityContext }}
           securityContext:
             {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
+          env:
+          - name: UPDATE_MODS_ON_START
+            value: {{ .Values.factorioServer.update_mods_on_start | quote }}
           volumeMounts:
             - name: datadir
               mountPath: /factorio
diff --git a/charts/factorio-server-charts/templates/mod-downloader-configmap.yaml b/charts/factorio-server-charts/templates/mod-downloader-configmap.yaml
index 57a3d96..3efe95f 100644
--- a/charts/factorio-server-charts/templates/mod-downloader-configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/factorio-server-charts/templates/mod-downloader-configmap.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ data:
   # credit to the factoriotools/factorio-docker team, most of this logic came from them
   # https://github.com/factoriotools/factorio-docker/blob/master/docker/files/update-mods.sh
   mod-downloader.sh: |
+    FLAG_FILE="/factorio/mods/.mod_update_complete"
+
+    # Check if flag file exists and UPDATE_MODS_ON_START is not true
+    if [[ -f "$FLAG_FILE" && "${UPDATE_MODS_ON_START}" != "true" ]]; then
+        echo "Mod update already completed previously. Skipping."
+        exit 0
+    fi
     modDir=/factorio/mods
     MOD_BASE_URL="https://mods.factorio.com"
     declare -a officialMods
@@ -39,6 +46,8 @@ data:
         cd $modDir;curl -L -o $2 $1
     }
     function downloadofficial() {
+        MOD_NAME="$1"
+        MOD_NAME_ENCODED="${1// /%20}"
         if [[ -z ${USERNAME:-} ]]; then
           USERNAME="$(cat /account/username)"
         fi
@@ -54,7 +63,7 @@ data:
         if [[ -z ${TOKEN:-} ]]; then
           echo "You need to provide your Factorio token to update mods."
         fi
-        MOD_INFO_URL="$MOD_BASE_URL/api/mods/$1"
+        MOD_INFO_URL="$MOD_BASE_URL/api/mods/$MOD_NAME_ENCODED"
         MOD_INFO_JSON=$(curl --silent "$MOD_INFO_URL")
     #    echo "$MOD_INFO_URL $MOD_INFO_JSON"
         if ! echo "$MOD_INFO_JSON" | jq -e .name >/dev/null; then
@@ -107,7 +116,9 @@ data:
         done
       fi
     fi
-
+    # Mark the update as complete by creating the flag file
+    touch "$FLAG_FILE"
+    echo "Mod update completed."