diff --git a/depot b/depot
index 8eb9226..9a8f0bc 160000
--- a/depot
+++ b/depot
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8eb9226fcff6bdbbb5ddb28741575066aad494f5
+Subproject commit 9a8f0bc21f2eed3bdf114ff8bda79381102c5cb1
diff --git a/engine/joint/v4k.h b/engine/joint/v4k.h
index e9892a6..f886324 100644
--- a/engine/joint/v4k.h
+++ b/engine/joint/v4k.h
@@ -607226,6 +607226,10 @@ void v4k_init() {
             __argc = 0;
         }
 
+        #ifdef COOK_DISABLED
+            cook_disable();
+        #endif
+
         // create or update cook.zip file
         if( /* !COOK_ON_DEMAND && */ file_exist(COOK_INI) && cook_jobs() ) {
             cook_start(COOK_INI, "**", 0|COOK_ASYNC|COOK_CANCELABLE );
diff --git a/engine/split/v4k_main.c b/engine/split/v4k_main.c
index b9f96ec..6b8e50c 100644
--- a/engine/split/v4k_main.c
+++ b/engine/split/v4k_main.c
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ void v4k_init() {
             __argc = 0;
         }
 
+        #ifdef COOK_DISABLED
+            cook_disable();
+        #endif
+
         // create or update cook.zip file
         if( /* !COOK_ON_DEMAND && */ file_exist(COOK_INI) && cook_jobs() ) {
             cook_start(COOK_INI, "**", 0|COOK_ASYNC|COOK_CANCELABLE );
diff --git a/engine/v4k.c b/engine/v4k.c
index 8da6a8e..2440ecb 100644
--- a/engine/v4k.c
+++ b/engine/v4k.c
@@ -25402,6 +25402,10 @@ void v4k_init() {
             __argc = 0;
         }
 
+        #ifdef COOK_DISABLED
+            cook_disable();
+        #endif
+
         // create or update cook.zip file
         if( /* !COOK_ON_DEMAND && */ file_exist(COOK_INI) && cook_jobs() ) {
             cook_start(COOK_INI, "**", 0|COOK_ASYNC|COOK_CANCELABLE );