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scripts/hydrusnetwork.py

@@ -1534,19 +1534,11 @@ def main(argv: Optional[list[str]] = None) -> int:
                 client_found = p
                 break
 
+        script_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+        ensure_run_client_helper(dest, script_dir)
+
         run_client_script = None
         if client_found:
-            script_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
-            helper_src = script_dir / "run_client.py"
-            helper_dest = dest / "run_client.py"
-            if helper_src.exists() and not helper_dest.exists():
-                try:
-                    shutil.copy2(helper_src, helper_dest)
-                    if os.name != "nt":
-                        helper_dest.chmod(helper_dest.stat().st_mode | 0o111)
-                    logging.debug("Copied run_client helper to %s", helper_dest)
-                except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - best effort
-                    logging.debug("Failed to copy run_client helper: %s", exc)
             # Prefer run_client helper located in the cloned repo; if missing, fall back to top-level scripts folder helper.
             helper_candidates = [dest / "run_client.py", script_dir / "run_client.py"]
             for cand in helper_candidates:
@@ -1784,5 +1776,30 @@ def main(argv: Optional[list[str]] = None) -> int:
         return 99
 
 
+def ensure_run_client_helper(dest: Path, script_dir: Path) -> Optional[Path]:
+    """Ensure the run_client helper is installed inside the target repository."""
+    helper_src = script_dir / "run_client.py"
+    if not helper_src.exists():
+        logging.debug(
+            "run_client helper not found in %s; skipping copy.",
+            helper_src,
+        )
+        return None
+
+    helper_dest = dest / "run_client.py"
+    if helper_dest.exists():
+        return helper_dest
+
+    try:
+        shutil.copy2(helper_src, helper_dest)
+        if os.name != "nt":
+            helper_dest.chmod(helper_dest.stat().st_mode | 0o111)
+        logging.debug("Copied run_client helper to %s", helper_dest)
+        return helper_dest
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logging.debug("Failed to copy run_client helper: %s", exc)
+        return None
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     raise SystemExit(main())