diff --git a/Knossos.NET/Models/ModSettings.cs b/Knossos.NET/Models/ModSettings.cs
index 8c4d9d47..3104c79c 100644
--- a/Knossos.NET/Models/ModSettings.cs
+++ b/Knossos.NET/Models/ModSettings.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@ public bool IsDefaultConfig()
             return true;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the filepath to the mod folder for the mod settings system, if it is not already set.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="modFullPath"></param>
+        public void SetInitialFilePath(string modFullPath)
+        {
+            if (filePath == null)
+                filePath = modFullPath + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar + "mod_settings.json";
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Load mod_settings.json data 
         /// Any new variabled must be added here or it will not be loaded
diff --git a/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/Templates/Tasks/InstallMod.cs b/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/Templates/Tasks/InstallMod.cs
index 9f568a29..768eb6e9 100644
--- a/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/Templates/Tasks/InstallMod.cs
+++ b/Knossos.NET/ViewModels/Templates/Tasks/InstallMod.cs
@@ -555,6 +555,8 @@ public async Task<bool> InstallMod(Mod mod, CancellationTokenSource cancelSource
                         mod.ClearUnusedData();
                     }
 
+                    mod.modSettings.SetInitialFilePath(mod.fullPath);
+
                     //We have to compress?
                     if (compressMod)
                     {