diff --git a/scripts/killswitch.cmd b/scripts/killswitch.cmd
index 4c78b4f..8fd010c 100644
--- a/scripts/killswitch.cmd
+++ b/scripts/killswitch.cmd
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ if "%PROXY_IP%" EQU "localhost" (
     goto killgame
   )
 
-  timeout /t 2 /NOBREAK >nul
+  ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2 > nul
 
   goto loop
 
diff --git a/scripts/private_server_launch.cmd b/scripts/private_server_launch.cmd
index c6e3402..7641cb9 100644
--- a/scripts/private_server_launch.cmd
+++ b/scripts/private_server_launch.cmd
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ taskkill /f /im mitmdump.exe
 
 echo Done, see you next time
 
-timeout.exe /t 2 /nobreak >nul
+:: Just in case the user has corutils installed, use this hacky timeout instead of the timeout command
+ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2 > nul
 	
 taskkill /f /fi "WINDOWTITLE eq Administrator:  PS Launcher Script" || taskkill /f /fi "WINDOWTITLE eq PS Launcher Script"