diff --git a/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlameInstanceCreationTask.cpp b/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlameInstanceCreationTask.cpp
index 7c3dfe6d4..ef552c3c2 100644
--- a/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlameInstanceCreationTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlameInstanceCreationTask.cpp
@@ -354,6 +354,8 @@ bool FlameCreationTask::createInstance()
         auto id = loader.id;
         if (id.startsWith("neoforge-")) {
             id.remove("neoforge-");
+            if (id.startsWith("1.20.1-"))
+                id.remove("1.20.1-");  // this is a mess for curseforge
             loaderType = "neoforge";
             loaderUid = "net.neoforged";
         } else if (id.startsWith("forge-")) {
diff --git a/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlamePackExportTask.cpp b/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlamePackExportTask.cpp
index 3827170b3..e28c82b4c 100644
--- a/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlamePackExportTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlamePackExportTask.cpp
@@ -398,8 +398,12 @@ QByteArray FlamePackExportTask::generateIndex()
             id = "fabric-" + fabric->getVersion();
         else if (forge != nullptr)
             id = "forge-" + forge->getVersion();
-        else if (neoforge != nullptr)
-            id = "neoforge-" + neoforge->getVersion();
+        else if (neoforge != nullptr) {
+            id = "neoforge-";
+            if (minecraft->m_version == "1.20.1")
+                id += "1.20.1-";
+            id += neoforge->getVersion();
+        }
         version["modLoaders"] = QJsonArray();
         if (!id.isEmpty()) {
             QJsonObject loader;