diff --git a/.env.EXAMPLE b/.env.EXAMPLE
index fdd6ed48d..376348920 100644
--- a/.env.EXAMPLE
+++ b/.env.EXAMPLE
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ AJMODEL_DIR="G:/Coding/omega-flowey-minecraft-remastered/resourcepack/assets/ome
 # see: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/wdx9mk/how_do_i_find_the_assets_folder_in_minecraft/iikxx3d/
 ASSETS_DIR="C:/Users/afro/AppData/Roaming/.minecraft/versions/1.20.1/1.20.1"
 # paths to `pack.mcmeta` for the repo's datapack/resourcepack it uses for Animated Java export files
-DATAPACK_MCMETA="G:/Coding/omega-flowey-minecraft-remastered/datapacks/omega-flowey/pack.mcmeta"
+DATAPACK_MCMETA="G:/Coding/omega-flowey-minecraft-remastered/datapacks/animated_java/pack.mcmeta"
 RESOURCEPACK_MCMETA="G:/Coding/omega-flowey-minecraft-remastered/resourcepack/pack.mcmeta"
 # fixes #69 -- enables log passthrough from Blockbench (Electron renderer window) to main process
 ELECTRON_ENABLE_LOGGING=1
diff --git a/datapacks/animated_java/pack.mcmeta b/datapacks/animated_java/pack.mcmeta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1cf64d41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datapacks/animated_java/pack.mcmeta
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "pack": {
+    "pack_format": 26,
+    "description": "Contains Animated Java's exported datapack files."
+  }
+}