diff --git a/scripts/dev/start-daemon b/scripts/dev/start-daemon
index 39ad5b7c..6f3791bf 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/start-daemon
+++ b/scripts/dev/start-daemon
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ source "$SUIBASE_DIR/scripts/common/__apps.sh"
 # shellcheck source=SCRIPTDIR/../common/__suibase-daemon.sh
 source "$SUIBASE_DIR/scripts/common/__suibase-daemon.sh"
 
+exit_if_not_installed
+exit_if_deps_missing
+
 cli_mutex_lock "suibase_daemon"
 
 start_suibase_daemon
diff --git a/scripts/dev/stop-daemon b/scripts/dev/stop-daemon
index 70444f6f..5a65ed6a 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/stop-daemon
+++ b/scripts/dev/stop-daemon
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ source "$SUIBASE_DIR/scripts/common/__apps.sh"
 # shellcheck source=SCRIPTDIR/../common/__suibase-daemon.sh
 source "$SUIBASE_DIR/scripts/common/__suibase-daemon.sh"
 
+exit_if_not_installed
+exit_if_deps_missing
+
 cli_mutex_lock "suibase_daemon"
 
 # Force stop the daemon by deleting the binary first.
diff --git a/scripts/dev/update-daemon b/scripts/dev/update-daemon
index da05a801..a56eef32 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/update-daemon
+++ b/scripts/dev/update-daemon
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ source "$SUIBASE_DIR/scripts/common/__apps.sh"
 # shellcheck source=SCRIPTDIR/../common/__suibase-daemon.sh
 source "$SUIBASE_DIR/scripts/common/__suibase-daemon.sh"
 
+exit_if_not_installed
+exit_if_deps_missing
+
 cli_mutex_lock "suibase_daemon"
 
 # Stop the daemon. Force rebuild by deleting the binary.