diff --git a/Upgrade.lua b/Upgrade.lua
index 1fe21c2..52edceb 100644
--- a/Upgrade.lua
+++ b/Upgrade.lua
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ function upgrade.attempt(natives, regionMap)
 	game.surfaces[1].print("Rampant - Version 0.15.8")
 	global.version = constants.VERSION_20
     end
+    if (global.version < constants.VERSION_21) then
+
+	game.surfaces[1].print("Rampant - Version 0.15.9")
+	global.version = constants.VERSION_21
+    end
     return starting ~= global.version
 end
 
diff --git a/info.json b/info.json
index cbb069d..eb604b5 100644
--- a/info.json
+++ b/info.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name" : "Rampant",
     "factorio_version" : "0.15",
-    "version" : "0.15.8",
+    "version" : "0.15.9",
     "title" : "Rampant AI",
     "author" : "Veden",
     "homepage" : "https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=94&t=31445",
diff --git a/libs/AIPlanning.lua b/libs/AIPlanning.lua
index f06742b..9996ead 100644
--- a/libs/AIPlanning.lua
+++ b/libs/AIPlanning.lua
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ function aiPlanning.planning(natives, evolution_factor, tick, surface)
 	maxPoints = maxPoints * 0.85
     end
     if (natives.points < maxPoints) then
-	-- check for ai points scaler being nil
-	if not natives.aiPointsScaler then
-	    natives.aiPointsScaler = settings.global["rampant-aiPointsScaler"].value
-	end
+	--[[ check for ai points scaler being nil, potential race condition with mod config being run
+	    discovered 0.15.8
+	--]]
+	-- if not natives.aiPointsScaler then
+	--     natives.aiPointsScaler = settings.global["rampant-aiPointsScaler"].value
+	-- end
 	natives.points = natives.points + math.floor((AI_POINT_GENERATOR_AMOUNT * math.random()) + ((AI_POINT_GENERATOR_AMOUNT * 0.7) * (evolution_factor ^ 2.5)) * natives.aiPointsScaler)
     end
     
diff --git a/libs/Constants.lua b/libs/Constants.lua
index dbb58f1..4235d13 100644
--- a/libs/Constants.lua
+++ b/libs/Constants.lua
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ constants.VERSION_17 = 17
 constants.VERSION_18 = 18
 constants.VERSION_19 = 19
 constants.VERSION_20 = 20
+constants.VERSION_21 = 21
 
 -- misc
 
diff --git a/make.rkt b/make.rkt
index e356174..715b0c8 100644
--- a/make.rkt
+++ b/make.rkt
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
       (copyDirectory "prototypes" modFolder)))
   
   (define (run)
-    ;;(copyFiles modFolder)
-    (makeZip modFolder)
+    (copyFiles modFolder)
+    ;;(makeZip modFolder)
     )
   )