diff --git a/Penumbra/Mods/MetaManager.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/MetaManager.cs
index be800237..4787fcbd 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mods/MetaManager.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/MetaManager.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Penumbra.Mods
             }
         }
 
-        private const string TmpDirectory = "penumbrametatmp";
+        public const string TmpDirectory = "penumbrametatmp";
 
         private readonly MetaDefaults                     _default;
         private readonly DirectoryInfo                    _dir;
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mods/ModCollection.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ModCollection.cs
index 5f1b38a2..c2820cf2 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mods/ModCollection.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ModCollection.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ namespace Penumbra.Mods
 
             foreach( var modDir in _basePath.EnumerateDirectories() )
             {
+                if( modDir.Name.ToLowerInvariant() == MetaManager.TmpDirectory )
+                    continue;
+
                 var metaFile = modDir.EnumerateFiles().FirstOrDefault( f => f.Name == "meta.json" );
 
                 if( metaFile == null )