diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord/darwin.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord/darwin.nix
index b8ff915a0ff0..649dd753d9ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord/darwin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord/darwin.nix
@@ -65,14 +65,12 @@ let
   stageModules = writeShellScript "discord-stage-modules" ''
     store_modules="$1"
     modules_dir="$HOME/Library/Application Support/${configDirName}/${version}/modules"
-    if [ ! -f "$modules_dir/installed.json" ]; then
-      mkdir -p "$modules_dir"
-      for m in ${lib.concatStringsSep " " (lib.attrNames moduleSrcs)}; do
-        ln -sfn "$store_modules/$m" "$modules_dir/$m"
-      done
-      echo '${builtins.toJSON (lib.mapAttrs (_: mod: { installedVersion = mod; }) moduleVersions)}' \
-        > "$modules_dir/installed.json"
-    fi
+    mkdir -p "$modules_dir"
+    for m in ${lib.concatStringsSep " " (lib.attrNames moduleSrcs)}; do
+      ln -sfn "$store_modules/$m" "$modules_dir/$m"
+    done
+    echo '${builtins.toJSON (lib.mapAttrs (_: mod: { installedVersion = mod; }) moduleVersions)}' \
+      > "$modules_dir/installed.json"
   '';
 
   disableBreakingUpdates =
@@ -80,6 +78,7 @@ let
       {
         pythonInterpreter = "${python3.interpreter}";
         configDirName = lib.toLower binaryName;
+        skipModuleUpdate = lib.boolToString withOpenASAR;
         meta.mainProgram = "disable-breaking-updates.py";
       }
       ''
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     mkdir -p $out/bin
     makeWrapper "$out/Applications/${desktopName}.app/Contents/MacOS/${binaryName}" "$out/bin/${binaryName}" \
       --run ${lib.getExe disableBreakingUpdates} \
-      --run "${stageModules} $out/Applications/${desktopName}.app/Contents/Resources/modules" \
+      --run "${stageModules} \"$out/Applications/${desktopName}.app/Contents/Resources/modules\"" \
       --add-flags ${lib.escapeShellArg commandLineArgs}
 
     runHook postInstall
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord/disable-breaking-updates.py b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord/disable-breaking-updates.py
index a7ffd8405ad6..aa441f1dcc4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord/disable-breaking-updates.py
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord/disable-breaking-updates.py
@@ -41,11 +41,16 @@ if os.path.exists(settings_path):
 else:
     settings = {}
 
-if settings.get("SKIP_HOST_UPDATE"):
-    print("[Nix] Disabling updates already done")
-else:
-    skip_host_update = {"SKIP_HOST_UPDATE": True}
-    settings.update(skip_host_update)
+required_settings = {"SKIP_HOST_UPDATE": True}
+if "@skipModuleUpdate@" == "true":
+    required_settings["SKIP_MODULE_UPDATE"] = True
+
+missing_settings = {
+    key: value for key, value in required_settings.items() if settings.get(key) != value
+}
+
+if missing_settings:
+    settings.update(missing_settings)
 
     os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(settings_path), exist_ok=True)
 
@@ -54,3 +59,5 @@ else:
 
     settings_path_temp.rename(settings_path)
     print("[Nix] Disabled updates")
+else:
+    print("[Nix] Disabling updates already done")
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord/linux.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord/linux.nix
index 0e725bd3e103..51bdeadd412e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord/linux.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord/linux.nix
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ let
       {
         pythonInterpreter = "${python3.interpreter}";
         configDirName = lib.toLower binaryName;
+        skipModuleUpdate = lib.boolToString withOpenASAR;
         meta.mainProgram = "disable-breaking-updates.py";
       }
       ''