diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create-project-version/components/LoaderPicker.vue b/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create-project-version/components/LoaderPicker.vue
index dd396f62dc..eedf25212f 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create-project-version/components/LoaderPicker.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create-project-version/components/LoaderPicker.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
 	<div class="flex flex-col gap-2.5">
-		<span class="font-semibold text-contrast">Loaders <span class="text-red">*</span></span>
+		<span class="font-semibold text-contrast">Loaders</span>
 
 		<Chips
 			v-model="loaderGroup"
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create-project-version/stages/MetadataStage.vue b/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create-project-version/stages/MetadataStage.vue
index be3bf5054a..5852d42ef3 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create-project-version/stages/MetadataStage.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/create-project-version/stages/MetadataStage.vue
@@ -77,7 +77,13 @@
 						</TagItem>
 					</template>
 
-					<span v-if="!draftVersion.loaders.length">No loaders selected.</span>
+					<TagItem
+						v-if="!draftVersionLoaders.length && projectType === 'modpack'"
+						class="border !border-solid border-surface-5 hover:no-underline"
+					>
+						No mod loader
+					</TagItem>
+					<span v-else-if="!draftVersionLoaders.length">No loaders selected.</span>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/providers/version/manage-version-modal.ts b/apps/frontend/src/providers/version/manage-version-modal.ts
index 8598055b5b..e4a60b1b1d 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/providers/version/manage-version-modal.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/providers/version/manage-version-modal.ts
@@ -421,10 +421,6 @@ export function createManageVersionContext(
 			inferred.loaders = ['datapack']
 		}
 
-		if (noLoaders && projectType.value === 'modpack') {
-			inferred.loaders = ['minecraft']
-		}
-
 		inferredVersionData.value = inferred
 
 		return inferred
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/providers/version/stages/loaders-stage.ts b/apps/frontend/src/providers/version/stages/loaders-stage.ts
index 3e036bcc34..71bbd5d954 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/providers/version/stages/loaders-stage.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/providers/version/stages/loaders-stage.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,14 @@ export const stageConfig: StageConfigInput<ManageVersionContextValue> = {
 	id: 'add-loaders',
 	stageContent: markRaw(LoadersStage),
 	title: (ctx) => (ctx.editingVersion.value ? 'Edit loaders' : 'Loaders'),
-	skip: (ctx) =>
-		(ctx.inferredVersionData.value?.loaders?.length ?? 0) > 0 || ctx.editingVersion.value,
+	skip: (ctx) => {
+		const inferredLoadersLength = ctx.inferredVersionData.value?.loaders?.length ?? 0
+		return (
+			inferredLoadersLength > 0 ||
+			ctx.editingVersion.value ||
+			(inferredLoadersLength === 0 && ctx.projectType.value === 'modpack')
+		)
+	},
 	hideStageInBreadcrumb: (ctx) => !ctx.primaryFile.value || ctx.handlingNewFiles.value,
 	cannotNavigateForward: (ctx) => ctx.draftVersion.value.loaders.length === 0,
 	leftButtonConfig: (ctx) => ({
@@ -36,20 +42,22 @@ export const fromDetailsStageConfig: StageConfigInput<ManageVersionContextValue>
 	leftButtonConfig: (ctx) => ({
 		label: 'Back',
 		icon: LeftArrowIcon,
-		disabled: ctx.draftVersion.value.loaders.length === 0,
+		disabled: ctx.draftVersion.value.loaders.length === 0 && ctx.projectType.value !== 'modpack',
 		onClick: () => ctx.modal.value?.setStage('metadata'),
 	}),
 	rightButtonConfig: (ctx) =>
 		ctx.editingVersion.value
 			? {
 					...ctx.saveButtonConfig(),
-					disabled: ctx.draftVersion.value.loaders.length === 0,
+					disabled:
+						ctx.draftVersion.value.loaders.length === 0 && ctx.projectType.value !== 'modpack',
 				}
 			: {
 					label: 'Add details',
 					icon: RightArrowIcon,
 					iconPosition: 'after',
-					disabled: ctx.draftVersion.value.loaders.length === 0,
+					disabled:
+						ctx.draftVersion.value.loaders.length === 0 && ctx.projectType.value !== 'modpack',
 					onClick: () => ctx.modal.value?.setStage('add-details'),
 				},
 }