diff --git a/glob/manager_core.py b/glob/manager_core.py
index a4293cd0..5a21f462 100644
--- a/glob/manager_core.py
+++ b/glob/manager_core.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import manager_downloader
 from node_package import InstalledNodePackage
 
 
-version_code = [3, 21, 4]
+version_code = [3, 21, 5]
 version_str = f"V{version_code[0]}.{version_code[1]}" + (f'.{version_code[2]}' if len(version_code) > 2 else '')
 
 
diff --git a/prestartup_script.py b/prestartup_script.py
index 6748559c..9a79e958 100644
--- a/prestartup_script.py
+++ b/prestartup_script.py
@@ -421,29 +421,33 @@ except Exception as e:
     print(f"[ComfyUI-Manager] Logging failed: {e}")
 
 
-try:
-    import git   # noqa: F401
-    import toml  # noqa: F401
-    import rich  # noqa: F401
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    my_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-    requirements_path = os.path.join(my_path, "requirements.txt")
-
-    print("## ComfyUI-Manager: installing dependencies. (GitPython)")
+def ensure_dependencies():
     try:
-        result = subprocess.check_output(manager_util.make_pip_cmd(['install', '-r', requirements_path]))
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-        print("## [ERROR] ComfyUI-Manager: Attempting to reinstall dependencies using an alternative method.")
-        try:
-            result = subprocess.check_output(manager_util.make_pip_cmd(['install', '--user', '-r', requirements_path]))
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-            print("## [ERROR] ComfyUI-Manager: Failed to install the GitPython package in the correct Python environment. Please install it manually in the appropriate environment. (You can seek help at https://app.element.io/#/room/%23comfyui_space%3Amatrix.org)")
+        import git     # noqa: F401
+        import toml    # noqa: F401
+        import rich    # noqa: F401
+        import chardet # noqa: F401
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+        my_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        requirements_path = os.path.join(my_path, "requirements.txt")
 
-try:
-    print("## ComfyUI-Manager: installing dependencies done.")
-except:
-    # maybe we should sys.exit() here? there is at least two screens worth of error messages still being pumped after our error messages
-    print("## [ERROR] ComfyUI-Manager: GitPython package seems to be installed, but failed to load somehow. Make sure you have a working git client installed")
+        print("## ComfyUI-Manager: installing dependencies. (GitPython)")
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.check_output(manager_util.make_pip_cmd(['install', '-r', requirements_path]))
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            print("## [ERROR] ComfyUI-Manager: Attempting to reinstall dependencies using an alternative method.")
+            try:
+                result = subprocess.check_output(manager_util.make_pip_cmd(['install', '--user', '-r', requirements_path]))
+            except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+                print("## [ERROR] ComfyUI-Manager: Failed to install the GitPython package in the correct Python environment. Please install it manually in the appropriate environment. (You can seek help at https://app.element.io/#/room/%23comfyui_space%3Amatrix.org)")
+
+    try:
+        print("## ComfyUI-Manager: installing dependencies done.")
+    except:
+        # maybe we should sys.exit() here? there is at least two screens worth of error messages still being pumped after our error messages
+        print("## [ERROR] ComfyUI-Manager: GitPython package seems to be installed, but failed to load somehow. Make sure you have a working git client installed")
+
+ensure_dependencies()
 
 
 print("** ComfyUI startup time:", current_timestamp())
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1fb1507f..29fd9cd6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "comfyui-manager"
 description = "ComfyUI-Manager provides features to install and manage custom nodes for ComfyUI, as well as various functionalities to assist with ComfyUI."
-version = "3.21.4"
+version = "3.21.5"
 license = { file = "LICENSE.txt" }
 dependencies = ["GitPython", "PyGithub", "matrix-client==0.4.0", "transformers", "huggingface-hub>0.20", "typer", "rich", "typing-extensions"]