diff --git a/router/router_server.go b/router/router_server.go
index a516005..87c0b67 100644
--- a/router/router_server.go
+++ b/router/router_server.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func postServerInstall(c *gin.Context) {
 	s := GetServer(c.Param("server"))
 
 	go func(serv *server.Server) {
-		if err := serv.Install(); err != nil {
+		if err := serv.Install(true); err != nil {
 			serv.Log().WithField("error", err).Error("failed to execute server installation process")
 		}
 	}(s)
diff --git a/router/router_system.go b/router/router_system.go
index 2e1ed13..27e8e10 100644
--- a/router/router_system.go
+++ b/router/router_system.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func postCreateServer(c *gin.Context) {
 	go func(i *installer.Installer) {
 		i.Execute()
 
-		if err := i.Server().Install(); err != nil {
+		if err := i.Server().Install(false); err != nil {
 			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"server": i.Uuid(), "error": err}).Error("failed to run install process for server")
 		}
 	}(install)
diff --git a/server/install.go b/server/install.go
index 99faadd..6a7805e 100644
--- a/server/install.go
+++ b/server/install.go
@@ -25,7 +25,17 @@ import (
 
 // Executes the installation stack for a server process. Bubbles any errors up to the calling
 // function which should handle contacting the panel to notify it of the server state.
-func (s *Server) Install() error {
+//
+// Pass true as the first arugment in order to execute a server sync before the process to
+// ensure the latest information is used.
+func (s *Server) Install(sync bool) error {
+	if sync {
+		s.Log().Info("syncing server state with remote source before executing installation process")
+		if err := s.Sync(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	err := s.internalInstall()
 
 	s.Log().Debug("notifying panel of server install state")
@@ -55,7 +65,7 @@ func (s *Server) Reinstall() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return s.Install()
+	return s.Install(true)
 }
 
 // Internal installation function used to simplify reporting back to the Panel.