diff --git a/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Cache.cs b/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Cache.cs
index efc10988..925a37d4 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Cache.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Cache.cs
@@ -253,16 +253,15 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             if( addMetaChanges )
             {
                 ++ChangeCounter;
+                if( mod.TotalManipulations > 0 )
+                {
+                    AddMetaFiles();
+                }
                 if( _collection == Penumbra.CollectionManager.Default )
                 {
                     Penumbra.ResidentResources.Reload();
                     MetaManipulations.SetFiles();
                 }
-
-                if( mod.TotalManipulations > 0 )
-                {
-                    AddMetaFiles();
-                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Penumbra/Meta/Files/ImcFile.cs b/Penumbra/Meta/Files/ImcFile.cs
index e0a5c7c9..965df0f9 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Meta/Files/ImcFile.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Meta/Files/ImcFile.cs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public unsafe class ImcFile : MetaBaseFile
         var defaultPtr = ( ImcEntry* )( Data + PreambleSize );
         for( var i = oldCount + 1; i < numVariants + 1; ++i )
         {
-            Functions.MemCpyUnchecked( defaultPtr + i, defaultPtr, NumParts * sizeof( ImcEntry ) );
+            Functions.MemCpyUnchecked( defaultPtr + i * NumParts, defaultPtr, NumParts * sizeof( ImcEntry ) );
         }
 
         PluginLog.Verbose( "Expanded IMC {Path} from {Count} to {NewCount} variants.", Path, oldCount, numVariants );
@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@ public unsafe class ImcFile : MetaBaseFile
         }
     }
 
-    public static ImcEntry GetDefault( Utf8GamePath path, EquipSlot slot, int variantIdx )
+    public static ImcEntry GetDefault( Utf8GamePath path, EquipSlot slot, int variantIdx, out bool exists )
     {
         var file = Dalamud.GameData.GetFile( path.ToString() );
+        exists = false;
         if( file == null )
         {
             throw new Exception();
@@ -208,7 +209,12 @@ public unsafe class ImcFile : MetaBaseFile
         fixed( byte* ptr = file.Data )
         {
             var entry = VariantPtr( ptr, PartIndex( slot ), variantIdx );
-            return entry == null ? new ImcEntry() : *entry;
+            if( entry != null )
+            {
+                exists = true;
+                return *entry;
+            }
+            return new ImcEntry();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Penumbra/Meta/Manager/MetaManager.Imc.cs b/Penumbra/Meta/Manager/MetaManager.Imc.cs
index c3858564..1c0279d5 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Meta/Manager/MetaManager.Imc.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Meta/Manager/MetaManager.Imc.cs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public partial class MetaManager
                     return false;
                 }
 
-                var def   = ImcFile.GetDefault( path, m.EquipSlot, m.Variant );
+                var def   = ImcFile.GetDefault( path, m.EquipSlot, m.Variant, out _ );
                 var manip = m with { Entry = def };
                 if( !manip.Apply( file ) )
                 {
diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/Classes/ModEditWindow.Meta.cs b/Penumbra/UI/Classes/ModEditWindow.Meta.cs
index 96cfd632..7cdb10ea 100644
--- a/Penumbra/UI/Classes/ModEditWindow.Meta.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/Classes/ModEditWindow.Meta.cs
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ public partial class ModEditWindow
         {
             try
             {
-                return ImcFile.GetDefault( imc.GamePath(), imc.EquipSlot, imc.Variant );
+                return ImcFile.GetDefault( imc.GamePath(), imc.EquipSlot, imc.Variant, out _ );
             }
             catch
             {