diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
index 0737a648..af4da5d0 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<ModFolderModel> MinecraftInstance::nilModList() const
     if (!m_nil_mod_list)
     {
         bool is_indexed = !APPLICATION->settings()->get("ModMetadataDisabled").toBool();
-        m_nil_mod_list.reset(new ModFolderModel(nilModsDir(), is_indexed));
+        m_nil_mod_list.reset(new ModFolderModel(nilModsDir(), is_indexed, false));
         m_nil_mod_list->disableInteraction(isRunning());
         connect(this, &BaseInstance::runningStatusChanged, m_nil_mod_list.get(), &ModFolderModel::disableInteraction);
     }
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp
index f258ad69..2d777656 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #include "minecraft/mod/tasks/ModFolderLoadTask.h"
 #include "modplatform/ModIndex.h"
 
-ModFolderModel::ModFolderModel(const QString &dir, bool is_indexed) : ResourceFolderModel(QDir(dir)), m_is_indexed(is_indexed)
+ModFolderModel::ModFolderModel(const QString &dir, bool is_indexed, bool create_dir) : ResourceFolderModel(QDir(dir), create_dir), m_is_indexed(is_indexed)
 {
     m_column_sort_keys = { SortType::ENABLED, SortType::NAME, SortType::VERSION, SortType::DATE, SortType::PROVIDER };
 }
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.h b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.h
index 6898f6eb..84e70db9 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.h
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
         Enable,
         Toggle
     };
-    ModFolderModel(const QString &dir, bool is_indexed = false);
+    ModFolderModel(const QString &dir, bool is_indexed = false, bool create_dir = true);
 
     QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const override;
 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
index fdfb434b..b8353133 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@
 
 #include "tasks/Task.h"
 
-ResourceFolderModel::ResourceFolderModel(QDir dir, QObject* parent) : QAbstractListModel(parent), m_dir(dir), m_watcher(this)
+ResourceFolderModel::ResourceFolderModel(QDir dir, bool create_dir, QObject* parent) : QAbstractListModel(parent), m_dir(dir), m_watcher(this)
 {
-    FS::ensureFolderPathExists(m_dir.absolutePath());
+    if (create_dir) {
+        FS::ensureFolderPathExists(m_dir.absolutePath());
+    }
 
     m_dir.setFilter(QDir::Readable | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::Files | QDir::Dirs);
     m_dir.setSorting(QDir::Name | QDir::IgnoreCase | QDir::LocaleAware);
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.h b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.h
index f1bc2dd7..e4227a33 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.h
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.h
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ class QSortFilterProxyModel;
 class ResourceFolderModel : public QAbstractListModel {
     Q_OBJECT
    public:
-    ResourceFolderModel(QDir, QObject* parent = nullptr);
+    ResourceFolderModel(QDir, bool, QObject* parent = nullptr);
+    ResourceFolderModel(QDir dir, QObject* parent = nullptr) : ResourceFolderModel(dir, true, parent) {};
     ~ResourceFolderModel() override;
 
     /** Starts watching the paths for changes.
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ModFolderPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ModFolderPage.cpp
index 8c87a8a0..4548af59 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ModFolderPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ModFolderPage.cpp
@@ -280,5 +280,5 @@ NilModFolderPage::NilModFolderPage(BaseInstance* inst, std::shared_ptr<ModFolder
 
 bool NilModFolderPage::shouldDisplay() const
 {
-    return !m_model->dir().isEmpty();
+    return m_model->dir().exists();
 }
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ModFolderPage.h b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ModFolderPage.h
index cad240bd..2fc7b574 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ModFolderPage.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/instance/ModFolderPage.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class NilModFolderPage : public ModFolderPage {
     virtual QString displayName() const override { return tr("Nilmods"); }
     virtual QIcon icon() const override { return APPLICATION->getThemedIcon("coremods"); }
     virtual QString id() const override { return "nilmods"; }
-    virtual QString helpPage() const override { return "Nil-mods"; }
+    virtual QString helpPage() const override { return "Nilmods"; }
 
     virtual bool shouldDisplay() const override;
 };