diff --git a/src/renderer/components/version-viewer/slides/mods/mods-slide.component.tsx b/src/renderer/components/version-viewer/slides/mods/mods-slide.component.tsx
index cc773abb..dca655b6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/version-viewer/slides/mods/mods-slide.component.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/version-viewer/slides/mods/mods-slide.component.tsx
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export function ModsSlide({ version, onDisclamerDecline }: { version: BSVersion;
         }
 
         return promise().then(([available, installed]) => {
-            const defaultMods = configService.get<string[]>("default_mods" as DefaultConfigKey);
+            const defaultMods = installed?.length ? [] : configService.get<string[]>("default_mods" as DefaultConfigKey);
             setModsAvailable(() => modsToCategoryMap(available));
             setModsSelected(() => available.filter(m => m.required || defaultMods.some(d => m.name.toLowerCase() === d.toLowerCase()) || installed.some(i => m.name === i.name)));
             setModsInstalled(() => modsToCategoryMap(installed));