diff --git a/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/CResource.cpp b/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/CResource.cpp
index dcf119ce46..3fd85ced89 100644
--- a/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/CResource.cpp
+++ b/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/CResource.cpp
@@ -317,10 +317,7 @@ void CResource::Load()
         else if (pResourceFile->IsAutoDownload())
         {
             // Check the file contents
-            if (CChecksum::GenerateChecksumFromFileUnsafe(pResourceFile->GetName()) == pResourceFile->GetServerChecksum())
-            {
-            }
-            else
+            if (CChecksum::GenerateChecksumFromFileUnsafe(pResourceFile->GetName()) != pResourceFile->GetServerChecksum())
             {
                 HandleDownloadedFileTrouble(pResourceFile, false);
             }
diff --git a/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/CResource.cpp b/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/CResource.cpp
index 279f1937a7..e22d2bdbaa 100644
--- a/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/CResource.cpp
+++ b/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/CResource.cpp
@@ -510,13 +510,14 @@ std::future<SString> CResource::GenerateChecksumForFile(CResourceFile* pResource
         if (!GetFilePath(pResourceFile->GetName(), strPath))
             return SString();
 
-        std::vector<char> buffer;
-        FileLoad(strPath, buffer);
-        uint        uiFileSize = buffer.size();
-        const char* pFileContents = uiFileSize ? buffer.data() : "";
-        CChecksum   Checksum = CChecksum::GenerateChecksumFromBuffer(pFileContents, uiFileSize);
-        pResourceFile->SetLastChecksum(Checksum);
-        pResourceFile->SetLastFileSize(uiFileSize);
+        auto checksumOrError = CChecksum::GenerateChecksumFromFile(strPath);
+        if (std::holds_alternative<std::string>(checksumOrError))
+        {
+            return SString(std::get<std::string>(checksumOrError));
+        }
+
+        pResourceFile->SetLastChecksum(std::get<CChecksum>(checksumOrError));
+        pResourceFile->SetLastFileSizeHint(FileSize(strPath));
 
         // Check if file is blocked
         char szHashResult[33];
@@ -547,7 +548,7 @@ std::future<SString> CResource::GenerateChecksumForFile(CResourceFile* pResource
 
                 if (pResourceFile->GetLastChecksum() != cachedChecksum)
                 {
-                    if (!FileSave(strCachedFilePath, pFileContents, uiFileSize))
+                    if (!FileCopy(strPath, strCachedFilePath))
                     {
                         return SString("Could not copy '%s' to '%s'\n", *strPath, *strCachedFilePath);
                     }
diff --git a/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/CResourceFile.h b/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/CResourceFile.h
index b61f332f36..2a4a6a2f2c 100644
--- a/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/CResourceFile.h
+++ b/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/CResourceFile.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class CResourceFile
     eResourceType       m_type;
     class CLuaMain*     m_pVM;
     CChecksum           m_checksum;            // Checksum last time this was loaded, generated by GenerateChecksum()
-    uint                m_uiFileSize;
+    uint                m_uiFileSizeHint;
     map<string, string> m_attributeMap;            // Map of attributes from the meta.xml file
 
 public:
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ class CResourceFile
 
     CChecksum GetLastChecksum() { return m_checksum; }
     void      SetLastChecksum(CChecksum checksum) { m_checksum = checksum; }
-    void      SetLastFileSize(uint uiFileSize) { m_uiFileSize = uiFileSize; }
+    void      SetLastFileSizeHint(uint uiFileSizeHint) { m_uiFileSizeHint = uiFileSizeHint; }
 
-    double  GetApproxSize() { return m_uiFileSize; }            // Only used by download counters
+    uint    GetSizeHint() { return m_uiFileSizeHint; }            // Only used by download counters
     string  GetMetaFileAttribute(const string& key) { return m_attributeMap[key]; }
     SString GetCachedPathFilename(bool bForceClientCachePath = false);
 };
diff --git a/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/packets/CResourceStartPacket.cpp b/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/packets/CResourceStartPacket.cpp
index 2b6062ae9a..c27dbeb3c4 100644
--- a/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/packets/CResourceStartPacket.cpp
+++ b/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/packets/CResourceStartPacket.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ bool CResourceStartPacket::Write(NetBitStreamInterface& BitStream) const
                 CChecksum checksum = (*iter)->GetLastChecksum();
                 BitStream.Write(checksum.ulCRC);
                 BitStream.Write((const char*)checksum.md5.data, sizeof(checksum.md5.data));
-                BitStream.Write((*iter)->GetApproxSize());
+                BitStream.Write((double)(*iter)->GetSizeHint()); // Has to be double for bitstream format compatibility
                 if ((*iter)->GetType() == CResourceScriptItem::RESOURCE_FILE_TYPE_CLIENT_FILE)
                 {
                     CResourceClientFileItem* pRCFItem = reinterpret_cast<CResourceClientFileItem*>(*iter);