diff --git a/polymer-autohost/src/main/java/eu/pb4/polymer/autohost/api/ResourcePackDataProvider.java b/polymer-autohost/src/main/java/eu/pb4/polymer/autohost/api/ResourcePackDataProvider.java
index 6a03fcb1..5b6c81b2 100644
--- a/polymer-autohost/src/main/java/eu/pb4/polymer/autohost/api/ResourcePackDataProvider.java
+++ b/polymer-autohost/src/main/java/eu/pb4/polymer/autohost/api/ResourcePackDataProvider.java
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ static <T> void register(Identifier identifier, Supplier<ResourcePackDataProvide
     Collection<MinecraftServer.ServerResourcePackProperties> getProperties(ClientConnection connection);
 
     static MinecraftServer.ServerResourcePackProperties createProperties(@Nullable UUID uuid, String address, @Nullable String hash) {
-        return new MinecraftServer.ServerResourcePackProperties(uuid != null
-                ? uuid : UUID.nameUUIDFromBytes(address.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)),
+        return new MinecraftServer.ServerResourcePackProperties(
+                uuid != null ? uuid : UUID.nameUUIDFromBytes(address.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)),
                 address,
                 hash != null ? hash : "",
-                AutoHost.config.require || PolymerResourcePackUtils.isRequired(), AutoHost.message);
+                AutoHost.config.require || (AutoHost.config.modOverride && PolymerResourcePackUtils.isRequired()),
+                AutoHost.message
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/polymer-autohost/src/main/java/eu/pb4/polymer/autohost/impl/AutoHostConfig.java b/polymer-autohost/src/main/java/eu/pb4/polymer/autohost/impl/AutoHostConfig.java
index f08fe028..5038465b 100644
--- a/polymer-autohost/src/main/java/eu/pb4/polymer/autohost/impl/AutoHostConfig.java
+++ b/polymer-autohost/src/main/java/eu/pb4/polymer/autohost/impl/AutoHostConfig.java
@@ -18,14 +18,17 @@ public class AutoHostConfig {
     public String _c2 = "Marks resource pack as required";
     @SerializedName("required")
     public boolean require = false;
-    public String _c3 = "Type of resource pack provider. Default: 'polymer:automatic'";
+    public String _c3 = "Mods may override the above setting and make the resource pack required, set this to false to disable that.";
+    @SerializedName("mod_override")
+    public boolean modOverride = true;
+    public String _c4 = "Type of resource pack provider. Default: 'polymer:automatic'";
     public String type = "polymer:automatic";
-    public String _c4 = "Configuration of type, see provider's source for more details";
+    public String _c5 = "Configuration of type, see provider's source for more details";
     @SerializedName("settings")
     public JsonElement providerSettings = new JsonObject();
-    public String _c5 = "Message sent to clients before pack is loaded";
+    public String _c6 = "Message sent to clients before pack is loaded";
     public JsonElement message = new JsonPrimitive("This server uses resource pack to enhance gameplay with custom textures and models. It might be unplayable without them.");
-    public String _c6 = "Disconnect message in case of failure";
+    public String _c7 = "Disconnect message in case of failure";
     @SerializedName("disconnect_message")
     public JsonElement disconnectMessage = new JsonPrimitive("Couldn't apply server resourcepack!");
 
@@ -39,4 +42,4 @@ public static class ExternalResourcePack {
         public String url;
         public String hash;
     }
-}
+}
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