diff --git a/core/lib/agent/mod.go b/core/lib/agent/mod.go
index e27e819a8..dab88df1d 100644
--- a/core/lib/agent/mod.go
+++ b/core/lib/agent/mod.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 
-	"github.com/jm33-m0/arc"
 	emp3r0r_data "github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/core/lib/data"
 	"github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/core/lib/tun"
 	"github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/core/lib/util"
@@ -107,16 +106,11 @@ func runStartScript(startScript, modDir string) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("downloading %s: %w", startScript, err)
 	}
+	scriptData := payload
 
-	// Decompress the payload using XZ
-	decompressedPayload, err := arc.DecompressXz(payload)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	log.Printf("Running %s:\n%s...", startScript, decompressedPayload[:100])
+	log.Printf("Running %s:\n%s...", startScript, scriptData[:100])
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		return RunModuleScript(decompressedPayload)
+		return RunModuleScript(scriptData)
 	}
 
 	// otherwise save the file and run it
@@ -130,7 +124,7 @@ func runStartScript(startScript, modDir string) (string, error) {
 	}
 	scriptPath := filepath.Join(modDir, startScript)
 	// write script to file
-	if writeErr := os.WriteFile(scriptPath, decompressedPayload, 0o700); writeErr != nil {
+	if writeErr := os.WriteFile(scriptPath, scriptData, 0o700); writeErr != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("writing %s: %v", startScript, writeErr)
 	}
 	cmd := exec.Command(emp3r0r_data.DefaultShell, scriptPath)
diff --git a/core/lib/cc/modcustom.go b/core/lib/cc/modcustom.go
index 2141b74cf..169be5cdd 100644
--- a/core/lib/cc/modcustom.go
+++ b/core/lib/cc/modcustom.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	"github.com/jm33-m0/arc"
 	emp3r0r_data "github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/core/lib/data"
 	"github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/core/lib/tun"
 	"github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/core/lib/util"
@@ -286,7 +285,7 @@ func readModCondig(file string) (pconfig *ModConfig, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-// genStartScript reads config.json of a module
+// genStartScript reads config.json of a module and generates a start script to invoke the module
 func genStartScript(config *ModConfig, outfile string) error {
 	module_exec_path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", config.Path, config.Name, config.Exec)
 	var builder strings.Builder
@@ -318,17 +317,11 @@ func genStartScript(config *ModConfig, outfile string) error {
 	} else {
 		builder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(" ./%s", config.Exec))
 	}
+	defer builder.Reset()
+	_ = os.WriteFile(outfile+".orig", []byte(builder.String()), 0o600)
 
-	// compress start script with XZ
-	CliPrintInfo("Compressing start script with XZ...")
-	// compress start script with XZ
-	compressedData, compressErr := arc.CompressXz([]byte(builder.String()))
-	if compressErr != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("CompressXz: %v", compressErr)
-	}
-
-	// write compressed data to file
-	return os.WriteFile(outfile, compressedData, 0o600)
+	// write to file
+	return os.WriteFile(outfile, []byte(builder.String()), 0o600)
 }
 
 func updateModuleHelp(config *ModConfig) error {