diff --git a/src/pc/mods/mod.c b/src/pc/mods/mod.c
index c475f077..54d401d6 100644
--- a/src/pc/mods/mod.c
+++ b/src/pc/mods/mod.c
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ void mod_activate(struct Mod* mod) {
     for (int i = 0; i < mod->fileCount; i++) {
         struct ModFile* file = &mod->files[i];
         mod_cache_add(mod, file, false);
+
+        // forcefully update md5 hash
+        if (gNetworkType == NT_SERVER) {
+            mod_cache_update(mod, file);
+        }
+
         if (str_ends_with(file->relativePath, ".bin")) {
             mod_activate_bin(file);
         }
diff --git a/src/pc/mods/mod_cache.c b/src/pc/mods/mod_cache.c
index 8c1fd433..b270638c 100644
--- a/src/pc/mods/mod_cache.c
+++ b/src/pc/mods/mod_cache.c
@@ -221,6 +221,29 @@ void mod_cache_add(struct Mod* mod, struct ModFile* file, bool useFilePath) {
     mod_cache_add_internal(file->dataHash, 0, strdup(file->cachedPath));
 }
 
+void mod_cache_update(struct Mod* mod, struct ModFile* file) {
+    // sanity check
+    if (mod == NULL || file == NULL) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Could not add to cache, mod or file is null");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // build the path
+    char modFilePath[SYS_MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
+    if (!concat_path(modFilePath, mod->basePath, file->relativePath)) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Could not concat mod file path");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // set path
+    normalize_path(modFilePath);
+    file->cachedPath = strdup(modFilePath);
+
+    // hash and cache
+    mod_cache_md5(file->cachedPath, file->dataHash);
+    mod_cache_add_internal(file->dataHash, 0, strdup(file->cachedPath));
+}
+
 void mod_cache_load(void) {
     mod_cache_shutdown();
     LOG_INFO("Loading mod cache");
diff --git a/src/pc/mods/mod_cache.h b/src/pc/mods/mod_cache.h
index ea9029a4..0e9acb5f 100644
--- a/src/pc/mods/mod_cache.h
+++ b/src/pc/mods/mod_cache.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ void mod_cache_shutdown(void);
 struct ModCacheEntry* mod_cache_get_from_hash(u8* dataHash);
 struct ModCacheEntry* mod_cache_get_from_path(const char* path, bool validate);
 void mod_cache_add(struct Mod* mod, struct ModFile* modFile, bool useFilePath);
+void mod_cache_update(struct Mod* mod, struct ModFile* file);
 void mod_cache_load(void);
 void mod_cache_save(void);