diff --git a/functions/fn_validate b/functions/fn_validate
index be9c51d31..67ffde340 100644
--- a/functions/fn_validate
+++ b/functions/fn_validate
@@ -24,8 +24,34 @@ cd "${rootdir}"
 cd "steamcmd"
 ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_update "${appid}" validate +quit|tee -a "${scriptlog}"
 fn_scriptlog "Checking complete"
-}
 
+# addition for 7 Days to Die - very popular server addon run on most dedicated servers
+# file validation breaks the mod and it needs reinstalling.
+if [ "${allocsfixes}" = true ]; then
+        sleep 5
+        fn_scriptlog "Installing Alloc's Server Fixes"
+        echo -en "\n"
+        sleep 5
+        echo -en "Installing Alloc's Server Fixes\n"
+        cd "${rootdir}"/serverfiles/
+        rm -rf server_fixes.tar.gz
+        wget http://illy.bz/fi/7dtd/server_fixes.tar.gz
+        if [ -f "server_fixes.tar.gz" ]; then
+                tar -xzf server_fixes.tar.gz
+                rm -rf server_fixes.tar.gz
+                fn_scriptlog "Server Fixes Installed"
+                echo -en "Alloc's Server Fixes have been installed.\n"
+        else
+            	if [ ! -f "server_fixes.tar.gz" ]; then
+                        fn_scriptlog "Error downloading Server Fixes!"
+                fi
+                echo -en "There was a problem installing Alloc's Server Fixes!"
+        fi
+
+	fn_scriptlog "Alloc's Server Fixes installed."
+        echo -en "FAlloc's Server Fixes installed.\n"
+fi
+}
 
 fn_check_root
 fn_check_systemdir