diff --git a/repl.sh b/repl.sh
index a9d43e68..72cce097 100644
--- a/repl.sh
+++ b/repl.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 ##### Script for repl.it since it doesn't use the latest version of node.js ###
-
-NVM_HOME="$PWD/nvm" # Changing the installation directory
-echo " NVM_HOME='$NVM_HOME'
-$(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh)" | sed -E 's/\$(HOME|\{HOME\})/$NVM_HOME/g' | bash # Installing with the specified directory
-
-export NVM_DIR="$NVM_HOME/.nvm"
-[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
-[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"
-
-# --lts would be your desired version, i.e. 10, 12, --latest-npm. --lts is (obviously) the LTS version.
-nvm install 16
-
-npm install
+if [ -z "$ALREADY_SETUP" ]
+then
+  NVM_HOME="$PWD/nvm" # Changing the installation directory
+  echo " NVM_HOME='$NVM_HOME'
+  $(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh)" | sed -E 's/\$(HOME|\{HOME\})/$NVM_HOME/g' | bash # Installing with the specified directory
+  
+  export NVM_DIR="$NVM_HOME/.nvm"
+  [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+  [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"
+  
+  # --lts would be your desired version, i.e. 10, 12, --latest-npm. --lts is (obviously) the LTS version.
+  nvm install 16
+  npm install
+  
+  printf 'ALREADY_SETUP=true\n\n%s\n' "$(cat repl.sh)" > repl.sh
+fi
 
 node --max_old_space_size=2560 ./backend.js