diff --git a/tools/quick-e2e/src/main/java/de/oliver/quicke2e/Main.java b/tools/quick-e2e/src/main/java/de/oliver/quicke2e/Main.java
index 65291a01..1499c20f 100644
--- a/tools/quick-e2e/src/main/java/de/oliver/quicke2e/Main.java
+++ b/tools/quick-e2e/src/main/java/de/oliver/quicke2e/Main.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import de.oliver.quicke2e.config.Context;
 import de.oliver.quicke2e.steps.eula.EulaService;
 import de.oliver.quicke2e.steps.paper.PaperDownloadService;
 import de.oliver.quicke2e.steps.startScript.StartScriptService;
+import de.oliver.quicke2e.steps.startServer.StartServerService;
 
 public class Main {
 
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ public class Main {
 
         StartScriptService startScript = new StartScriptService();
         startScript.writeStartScript(context);
+
+        StartServerService startServer = new StartServerService();
+        startServer.startServer(context);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/tools/quick-e2e/src/main/java/de/oliver/quicke2e/steps/paper/PaperDownloadService.java b/tools/quick-e2e/src/main/java/de/oliver/quicke2e/steps/paper/PaperDownloadService.java
index 58371727..e01beeb3 100644
--- a/tools/quick-e2e/src/main/java/de/oliver/quicke2e/steps/paper/PaperDownloadService.java
+++ b/tools/quick-e2e/src/main/java/de/oliver/quicke2e/steps/paper/PaperDownloadService.java
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ public class PaperDownloadService {
         Path filePath = Paths.get(String.format("%s/%s_%s_%s/%s-%s-%s.jar", destination, type, version, build, type, version, buildNumber));
         context.setServerJarPath(filePath);
 
+        if (filePath.toFile().exists()) {
+            System.out.println("Server file already exists, skipping download");
+            return;
+        }
+
         HttpRequest req = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
                 .GET()
                 .uri(URI.create(String.format("%s/projects/%s/versions/%s/builds/%s/downloads/%s-%s-%s.jar", BASE_URL, type, version, buildNumber, type, version, buildNumber)))
diff --git a/tools/quick-e2e/src/main/java/de/oliver/quicke2e/steps/startServer/StartServerService.java b/tools/quick-e2e/src/main/java/de/oliver/quicke2e/steps/startServer/StartServerService.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4611a803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/quick-e2e/src/main/java/de/oliver/quicke2e/steps/startServer/StartServerService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package de.oliver.quicke2e.steps.startServer;
+
+import de.oliver.quicke2e.config.Context;
+
+public class StartServerService {
+
+    public void startServer(Context context) {
+        ProcessBuilder processBuilder = new ProcessBuilder("java", "-jar", context.serverFileName());
+        processBuilder.directory(context.serverEnvPath().toFile());
+        processBuilder.redirectErrorStream(true);
+        processBuilder.redirectOutput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
+        processBuilder.redirectError(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
+
+        try {
+            processBuilder.start();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+}