diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/mods/modmanager.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/mods/modmanager.cpp
index 6310b7ece..7d662c634 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/mods/modmanager.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/mods/modmanager.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void ModManager::LoadMods()
 	}
 
 	// get mod directories
-	for (fs::directory_entry dir : fs::directory_iterator(GetModFolderPath()))
+	for (fs::directory_entry dir : fs::recursive_directory_iterator(GetModFolderPath()))
 		if (fs::exists(dir.path() / "mod.json"))
 			modDirs.push_back(dir.path());