diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/_extools_api.dm b/code/__HELPERS/_extools_api.dm
index 8605c6a975..7bff3f06c0 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/_extools_api.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/_extools_api.dm
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@
 GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(auxtools_initialized)
 
 #define AUXTOOLS_CHECK(LIB)\
-	if (!GLOB.auxtools_initialized[LIB] && fexists(LIB)) {\
-		var/string = call(LIB,"auxtools_init")();\
-		if(findtext(string, "SUCCESS")) {\
-			GLOB.auxtools_initialized[LIB] = TRUE;\
+	if (!GLOB.auxtools_initialized[LIB]) {\
+		if (fexists(LIB)) {\
+			var/string = call(LIB,"auxtools_init")();\
+			if(findtext(string, "SUCCESS")) {\
+				GLOB.auxtools_initialized[LIB] = TRUE;\
+			} else {\
+				CRASH(string);\
+			}\
 		} else {\
-			CRASH(string);\
+			CRASH("No file named [LIB] found!")\
 		}\
 	}\