diff --git a/src/game/player_palette.c b/src/game/player_palette.c
index 65d019c3..55e10955 100644
--- a/src/game/player_palette.c
+++ b/src/game/player_palette.c
@@ -53,6 +53,39 @@ static u8 read_value(const char* data) {
     return MIN(strtol(data, NULL, 0), 255);
 }
 
+static void player_palettes_sort_characters(void) {
+    struct PresetPalette charPresetPalettes[MAX_PRESET_PALETTES] = { 0 };
+    u8 charPresetPaletteCount = 0;
+
+    // copy character palettes first
+    for (int c = 0; c < CT_MAX; c++) { // heh, c++
+        for (int i = 0; i < gPresetPaletteCount; i++) {
+            if (!strcmp(gPresetPalettes[i].name, gCharacters[c].name)) {
+                charPresetPalettes[charPresetPaletteCount++] = gPresetPalettes[i];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // copy remaining palettes
+    for (int i = 0; i < gPresetPaletteCount; i++) {
+        bool isCharPalette = false;
+        for (int c = 0; c < CT_MAX; c++) { // heh, c++
+            if (!strcmp(gPresetPalettes[i].name, gCharacters[c].name)) {
+                isCharPalette = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!isCharPalette) {
+            charPresetPalettes[charPresetPaletteCount++] = gPresetPalettes[i];
+        }
+    }
+
+    // finally, write to gPresetPalettes
+    for (int i = 0; i < gPresetPaletteCount; i++) {
+        gPresetPalettes[i] = charPresetPalettes[i];
+    }
+}
+
 void player_palettes_read(const char* palettesPath, bool appendPalettes) {
     // construct lang path
     char lpath[SYS_MAX_PATH] = "";
@@ -116,36 +149,7 @@ void player_palettes_read(const char* palettesPath, bool appendPalettes) {
 
     // this should mean we are in the exe path's palette dir
     if (appendPalettes) {
-        struct PresetPalette characterPresetPalettes[MAX_PRESET_PALETTES] = { 0 };
-        u8 characterPresetPaletteCount = 0;
-
-        // copy character palettes first
-        for (int c = 0; c < CT_MAX; c++) { // heh, c++
-            for (int i = 0; i < gPresetPaletteCount; i++) {
-                if (!strcmp(gPresetPalettes[i].name, gCharacters[c].name)) {
-                    characterPresetPalettes[characterPresetPaletteCount++] = gPresetPalettes[i];
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        // copy remaining palettes
-        for (int i = 0; i < gPresetPaletteCount; i++) {
-            bool isCharacterPalette = false;
-            for (int c = 0; c < CT_MAX; c++) { // heh, c++
-                if (!strcmp(gPresetPalettes[i].name, gCharacters[c].name)) {
-                    isCharacterPalette = true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            if (!isCharacterPalette) {
-                characterPresetPalettes[characterPresetPaletteCount++] = gPresetPalettes[i];
-            }
-        }
-
-        // finally, write to gPresetPalettes
-        for (int i = 0; i < gPresetPaletteCount; i++) {
-            gPresetPalettes[i] = characterPresetPalettes[i];
-        }
+        player_palettes_sort_characters();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pc/lua/smlua_hooks.c b/src/pc/lua/smlua_hooks.c
index e705ce7c..b314c478 100644
--- a/src/pc/lua/smlua_hooks.c
+++ b/src/pc/lua/smlua_hooks.c
@@ -1750,10 +1750,11 @@ char* remove_color_codes(const char* str) {
     char* result = strdup(str);
     char* startColor;
     while ((startColor = strstr(result, "\\#"))) {
-        char* endColor = strstr(startColor, "\\");
+        char* endColor = strstr(startColor + 2, "\\");
         if (endColor) {
-            memmove(startColor, endColor + 1, strlen(endColor));
+            memmove(startColor, endColor + 1, strlen(endColor + 1) + 1);
         } else {
+            *startColor = '\0';
             break;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/pc/mods/mods.c b/src/pc/mods/mods.c
index 0376b1ac..be37b778 100644
--- a/src/pc/mods/mods.c
+++ b/src/pc/mods/mods.c
@@ -174,6 +174,21 @@ void mods_activate(struct Mods* mods) {
     mod_cache_save();
 }
 
+static char* mods_remove_color_codes(const char* str) {
+    char* result = strdup(str);
+    char* startColor;
+    while ((startColor = strstr(result, "\\#"))) {
+        char* endColor = strstr(startColor + 2, "\\");
+        if (endColor) {
+            memmove(startColor, endColor + 1, strlen(endColor + 1) + 1);
+        } else {
+            *startColor = '\0';
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
 static void mods_sort(struct Mods* mods) {
     if (mods->entryCount <= 1) {
         return;
@@ -184,11 +199,15 @@ static void mods_sort(struct Mods* mods) {
         struct Mod* mod = mods->entries[i];
         for (s32 j = 0; j < i; ++j) {
             struct Mod* mod2 = mods->entries[j];
-            if (strcmp(mod->name, mod2->name) < 0) {
+            char* name = mods_remove_color_codes(mod->name);
+            char* name2 = mods_remove_color_codes(mod2->name);
+            if (strcmp(name, name2) < 0) {
                 mods->entries[i] = mod2;
                 mods->entries[j] = mod;
                 mod = mods->entries[i];
             }
+            free(name);
+            free(name2);
         }
     }
 }