diff --git a/Penumbra/Mods/Manager/ModDataEditor.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/Manager/ModDataEditor.cs
index 91ae4a4c..7a0467d0 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mods/Manager/ModDataEditor.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/Manager/ModDataEditor.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class ModDataEditor(SaveService saveService, CommunicatorService communic
                 importDate = json[nameof(Mod.ImportDate)]?.Value<long>() ?? importDate;
                 favorite   = json[nameof(Mod.Favorite)]?.Value<bool>() ?? favorite;
                 note       = json[nameof(Mod.Note)]?.Value<string>() ?? note;
-                localTags  = json[nameof(Mod.LocalTags)]?.Values<string>().OfType<string>() ?? localTags;
+                localTags  = (json[nameof(Mod.LocalTags)] as JArray)?.Values<string>().OfType<string>() ?? localTags;
                 save       = false;
             }
             catch (Exception e)
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class ModDataEditor(SaveService saveService, CommunicatorService communic
             var newWebsite     = json[nameof(Mod.Website)]?.Value<string>() ?? string.Empty;
             var newFileVersion = json[nameof(ModMeta.FileVersion)]?.Value<uint>() ?? 0;
             var importDate     = json[nameof(Mod.ImportDate)]?.Value<long>();
-            var modTags        = json[nameof(Mod.ModTags)]?.Values<string>().OfType<string>();
+            var modTags        = (json[nameof(Mod.ModTags)] as JArray)?.Values<string>().OfType<string>();
 
             ModDataChangeType changes = 0;
             if (mod.Name != newName)
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mods/Manager/ModManager.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/Manager/ModManager.cs
index 4b19ea4c..f170a31b 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mods/Manager/ModManager.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/Manager/ModManager.cs
@@ -115,12 +115,21 @@ public sealed class ModManager : ModStorage, IDisposable, IService
                 Penumbra.Log.Error($"Could not delete the mod {mod.ModPath.Name}:\n{e}");
             }
 
+        RemoveMod(mod);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Remove a loaded mod. The event is invoked before the mod is removed from the list.
+    /// Does not delete the mod from the filesystem.
+    /// Updates indices of later mods.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void RemoveMod(Mod mod)
+    {
         _communicator.ModPathChanged.Invoke(ModPathChangeType.Deleted, mod, mod.ModPath, null);
         foreach (var remainingMod in Mods.Skip(mod.Index + 1))
             --remainingMod.Index;
         Mods.RemoveAt(mod.Index);
-
-        Penumbra.Log.Debug($"Deleted mod {mod.Name}.");
+        Penumbra.Log.Debug($"Removed loaded mod {mod.Name} from list.");
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -135,10 +144,9 @@ public sealed class ModManager : ModStorage, IDisposable, IService
         if (!Creator.ReloadMod(mod, true, out var metaChange))
         {
             Penumbra.Log.Warning(mod.Name.Length == 0
-                ? $"Reloading mod {oldName} has failed, new name is empty. Deleting instead."
-                : $"Reloading mod {oldName} failed, {mod.ModPath.FullName} does not exist anymore or it ha. Deleting instead.");
-
-            DeleteMod(mod);
+                ? $"Reloading mod {oldName} has failed, new name is empty. Removing from loaded mods instead."
+                : $"Reloading mod {oldName} failed, {mod.ModPath.FullName} does not exist anymore or it has invalid data. Removing from loaded mods instead.");
+            RemoveMod(mod);
             return;
         }