diff --git a/nodebb b/nodebb
index b154416cf7..616a6355a2 100755
--- a/nodebb
+++ b/nodebb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ case "$1" in
 		ls -d node_modules/nodebb* | xargs -n1 basename | xargs npm install
 		ls -d node_modules/nodebb* | xargs -n1 basename | xargs npm update
 		node app --upgrade
+		touch package.json
 		echo -e "\n\e[00;32mNodeBB Dependencies up-to-date!\e[00;00m";
 		;;
 
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index 655e5abaa1..92a13adf1a 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ module.exports.server = server;
 				meta.config['cache-buster'] = stdOut.trim();
 				// winston.info('[init] Cache buster value set to: ' + stdOut);
 			} else {
-				winston.warn('[init] Cache buster not set');
+				fs.stat(path.join(__dirname, '../package.json'), function(err, stats) {
+					meta.config['cache-buster'] = new Date(stats.mtime).getTime();
+				});
 			}
 		});
 	}