diff --git a/Penumbra/Mods/ModCollection.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ModCollection.cs
index b053594e..d8805749 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mods/ModCollection.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ModCollection.cs
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ namespace Penumbra.Mods
             {
                 if( Settings.TryGetValue( mod.BasePath.Name, out var settings ) )
                 {
-                    Cache.AddMod( settings, mod );
+                    Cache.AddMod( settings, mod, false );
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     changedSettings = true;
                     var newSettings = ModSettings.DefaultSettings( mod.Meta );
                     Settings.Add( mod.BasePath.Name, newSettings );
-                    Cache.AddMod( newSettings, mod );
+                    Cache.AddMod( newSettings, mod, false );
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mods/ModCollectionCache.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ModCollectionCache.cs
index 4cf4d0e8..7eeab9a1 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mods/ModCollectionCache.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ModCollectionCache.cs
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@ namespace Penumbra.Mods
 
         private static readonly PriorityComparer Comparer = new();
 
-        public void AddMod( ModSettings settings, ModData data )
+        public void AddMod( ModSettings settings, ModData data, bool updateFileList = true )
         {
             if( !AvailableMods.TryGetValue( data.BasePath.Name, out var existingMod ) )
             {
                 var newMod = new Mod.Mod( settings, data );
                 AvailableMods[ data.BasePath.Name ] = newMod;
 
-                if( settings.Enabled )
+                if( updateFileList && settings.Enabled )
                 {
                     CalculateEffectiveFileList();
                     if( data.Resources.MetaManipulations.Count > 0 )