diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Callbacks/BundleCallbacks.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Callbacks/BundleCallbacks.cs
index 18dc9ffa..24594d07 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Callbacks/BundleCallbacks.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Callbacks/BundleCallbacks.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Loaders;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Common;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Common;
+using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Routers.Serializers;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Utils;
 
 namespace SPTarkov.Server.Core.Callbacks;
@@ -19,9 +20,10 @@ public class BundleCallbacks(HttpResponseUtil httpResponseUtil, BundleLoader bun
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    ///     TODO: what does it do
+    ///    Handle requests to /files/bundle <br/>
+    ///    <br/>
+    ///    Makes sure the output is set to BUNDLE so that the BundleSerializer's <see cref="BundleSerializer.CanHandle"/> can handle it.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <returns></returns>
     public ValueTask<string> GetBundle(string url, object info, MongoId sessionID)
     {
         return new ValueTask<string>("BUNDLE");
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Loaders/BundleLoader.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Loaders/BundleLoader.cs
index 129abf9e..f5328aa2 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Loaders/BundleLoader.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Loaders/BundleLoader.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public class BundleLoader(ISptLogger<BundleLoader> logger, JsonUtil jsonUtil, Bu
 
     public async Task LoadBundlesAsync(SptMod mod)
     {
+        await bundleHashCacheService.HydrateCache();
+
         var modPath = mod.GetModPath();
 
         var modBundles = await jsonUtil.DeserializeFromFileAsync<BundleManifest>(
@@ -59,12 +61,7 @@ public class BundleLoader(ISptLogger<BundleLoader> logger, JsonUtil jsonUtil, Bu
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (!bundleHashCacheService.CalculateAndMatchHash(bundleLocalPath))
-            {
-                await bundleHashCacheService.CalculateAndStoreHash(bundleLocalPath);
-            }
-
-            var bundleHash = bundleHashCacheService.GetStoredValue(bundleLocalPath);
+            var bundleHash = await bundleHashCacheService.CalculateMatchAndStoreHash(bundleLocalPath);
 
             AddBundle(bundleManifest.Key, new BundleInfo(relativeModPath, bundleManifest, bundleHash));
         }
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/BundleHashCacheService.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/BundleHashCacheService.cs
index f9f37dd7..34d6f9f2 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/BundleHashCacheService.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/BundleHashCacheService.cs
@@ -9,9 +9,27 @@ public class BundleHashCacheService(ISptLogger<BundleHashCacheService> logger, J
 {
     protected const string _bundleHashCachePath = "./user/cache/";
     protected const string _cacheName = "bundleHashCache.json";
-    protected readonly Dictionary<string, uint> _bundleHashes = [];
+    protected Dictionary<string, uint> _bundleHashes = [];
 
-    public uint GetStoredValue(string key)
+    public async Task HydrateCache()
+    {
+        if (!Directory.Exists(_bundleHashCachePath))
+        {
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(_bundleHashCachePath);
+        }
+
+        var fullCachePath = Path.Join(_bundleHashCachePath, _cacheName);
+
+        // File doesn't exist, assume this is the first time we're trying to load in bundles
+        if (!File.Exists(fullCachePath))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _bundleHashes = await jsonUtil.DeserializeFromFileAsync<Dictionary<string, uint>>(fullCachePath) ?? [];
+    }
+
+    protected uint GetStoredValue(string key)
     {
         if (!_bundleHashes.TryGetValue(key, out var value))
         {
@@ -21,37 +39,44 @@ public class BundleHashCacheService(ISptLogger<BundleHashCacheService> logger, J
         return value;
     }
 
-    public async Task StoreValue(string bundlePath, uint hash)
+    protected async Task StoreValue(string bundlePath, uint hash)
     {
         _bundleHashes.Add(bundlePath, hash);
 
-        if (!Directory.Exists(_bundleHashCachePath))
+        var bundleHashesSerialized = jsonUtil.Serialize(_bundleHashes);
+
+        if (bundleHashesSerialized is null)
         {
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(_bundleHashCachePath);
+            return;
         }
 
-        await fileUtil.WriteFileAsync(Path.Join(_bundleHashCachePath, _cacheName), jsonUtil.Serialize(_bundleHashes));
+        await fileUtil.WriteFileAsync(Path.Join(_bundleHashCachePath, _cacheName), bundleHashesSerialized);
 
         logger.Debug($"Bundle: {bundlePath} hash stored in: ${_bundleHashCachePath}");
     }
 
-    public bool CalculateAndMatchHash(string BundlePath)
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Calculate, match the current hash and store the correct hash of the bundle
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="BundlePath">The path to the bundle</param>
+    public async Task<uint> CalculateMatchAndStoreHash(string BundlePath)
     {
-        return MatchWithStoredHash(BundlePath, CalculateHash(BundlePath));
+        var hash = await CalculateHash(BundlePath);
+
+        if (!MatchWithStoredHash(BundlePath, hash))
+        {
+            await StoreValue(BundlePath, await CalculateHash(BundlePath));
+        }
+
+        return hash;
     }
 
-    public async Task CalculateAndStoreHash(string BundlePath)
+    protected async Task<uint> CalculateHash(string BundlePath)
     {
-        await StoreValue(BundlePath, CalculateHash(BundlePath));
+        return hashUtil.GenerateCrc32ForData(await fileUtil.ReadFileAsBytesAsync(BundlePath));
     }
 
-    public uint CalculateHash(string BundlePath)
-    {
-        var fileData = fileUtil.ReadFile(BundlePath);
-        return hashUtil.GenerateCrc32ForData(fileData);
-    }
-
-    public bool MatchWithStoredHash(string BundlePath, uint hash)
+    protected bool MatchWithStoredHash(string BundlePath, uint hash)
     {
         return GetStoredValue(BundlePath) == hash;
     }
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/FileUtil.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/FileUtil.cs
index 87eb541d..1842fabe 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/FileUtil.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/FileUtil.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Security.AccessControl;
 using SPTarkov.DI.Annotations;
 
 namespace SPTarkov.Server.Core.Utils;
@@ -61,8 +62,17 @@ public class FileUtil
 
     public string ReadFile(string path)
     {
-        using var reader = new StreamReader(path);
-        return reader.ReadToEnd();
+        return File.ReadAllText(path);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<string> ReadFileAsync(string path)
+    {
+        return await File.ReadAllTextAsync(path);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<byte[]> ReadFileAsBytesAsync(string path)
+    {
+        return await File.ReadAllBytesAsync(path);
     }
 
     public void WriteFile(string filePath, string fileContent)
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/HashUtil.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/HashUtil.cs
index 16e4f2e8..d3b46ada 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/HashUtil.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/HashUtil.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ public class HashUtil(RandomUtil _randomUtil)
         return Crc32.HashToUInt32(new ArraySegment<byte>(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(data)));
     }
 
+    public uint GenerateCrc32ForData(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
+    {
+        return Crc32.HashToUInt32(data);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     Create a hash for the data parameter
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/SPTarkov.Server/Services/SptServerBackgroundService.cs b/SPTarkov.Server/Services/SptServerBackgroundService.cs
index 66bb97c3..1195c4c8 100644
--- a/SPTarkov.Server/Services/SptServerBackgroundService.cs
+++ b/SPTarkov.Server/Services/SptServerBackgroundService.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class SptServerBackgroundService(IReadOnlyList<SptMod> loadedMods, Bundle
         {
             foreach (var mod in loadedMods)
             {
-                if (mod.ModMetadata?.IsBundleMod == true)
+                if (mod.ModMetadata.IsBundleMod == true)
                 {
                     await bundleLoader.LoadBundlesAsync(mod);
                 }