diff --git a/src/middleware/BaseClient.js b/src/middleware/BaseClient.js
index f128a92..afde573 100644
--- a/src/middleware/BaseClient.js
+++ b/src/middleware/BaseClient.js
@@ -37,7 +37,23 @@ class BaseClient extends EventEmitter {
 
     async build() {
 
-        const start = Date.now();
+        let start = Date.now();
+
+        // const API = this._options.api.load ? await import('/Documents/My programs/GBot/api/index.js')
+        //     .catch(() => this.logger.warn(`Error importing API files, continuing without`)) : null;
+        let API = null;
+        if (this._options.api.load) API = await import('../../api/index.js').catch(() => this.logger.warn(`Error importing API files, continuing without`));
+        if (API) {
+            this.logger.info('Booting up API');
+            const { default: APIManager } = API;
+            this.api = new APIManager(this, this._options.api);
+            await this.api.init();
+            const now = Date.now();
+            this.logger.info(`API ready. Took ${now - start} ms`);
+            start = now;
+        }
+
+        this.logger.status(`Starting bot shards`);
         await this.shardingManager.spawn().catch((error) => {
             this.logger.error(`Fatal error during shard spawning:\n${error.stack || error}`);
             // eslint-disable-next-line no-process-exit
@@ -46,18 +62,6 @@ class BaseClient extends EventEmitter {
 
         this.logger.status(`Shards spawned, spawned ${this.shardingManager.shards.size} shards. Took ${Date.now() - start} ms`);
 
-        // const API = this._options.api.load ? await import('/Documents/My programs/GBot/api/index.js')
-        //     .catch(() => this.logger.warn(`Error importing API files, continuing without`)) : null;
-        let API = null;
-        if(this._options.api.load) API = await import('../../api/index.js').catch(() => this.logger.warn(`Error importing API files, continuing without`));
-        if (API) {
-            this.logger.info('Booting up API');
-            const { default: APIManager } = API;
-            this.api = new APIManager(this, this._options.api);
-            await this.api.init();
-            this.logger.info('API ready.');
-        }
-
         this._built = true;
         this.readyAt = Date.now();