diff --git a/launcher/ModDownloadTask.cpp b/launcher/ModDownloadTask.cpp
index 41856fb53..b1dd88d3b 100644
--- a/launcher/ModDownloadTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ModDownloadTask.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ ModDownloadTask::ModDownloadTask(ModPlatform::IndexedPack mod, ModPlatform::Inde
 {
     if (is_indexed) {
         m_update_task.reset(new LocalModUpdateTask(mods->indexDir(), m_mod, m_mod_version));
+        connect(m_update_task.get(), &LocalModUpdateTask::hasOldMod, this, &ModDownloadTask::hasOldMod);
 
         addTask(m_update_task);
     }
@@ -40,12 +41,13 @@ ModDownloadTask::ModDownloadTask(ModPlatform::IndexedPack mod, ModPlatform::Inde
     connect(m_filesNetJob.get(), &NetJob::failed, this, &ModDownloadTask::downloadFailed);
 
     addTask(m_filesNetJob);
-
 }
 
 void ModDownloadTask::downloadSucceeded()
 {
     m_filesNetJob.reset();
+    if (!std::get<0>(to_delete).isEmpty())
+        mods->uninstallMod(std::get<1>(to_delete), true);
 }
 
 void ModDownloadTask::downloadFailed(QString reason)
@@ -58,3 +60,10 @@ void ModDownloadTask::downloadProgressChanged(qint64 current, qint64 total)
 {
     emit progress(current, total);
 }
+
+// This indirection is done so that we don't delete a mod before being sure it was
+// downloaded successfully!
+void ModDownloadTask::hasOldMod(QString name, QString filename)
+{
+    to_delete = {name, filename};
+}
diff --git a/launcher/ModDownloadTask.h b/launcher/ModDownloadTask.h
index 6e204e70e..950204703 100644
--- a/launcher/ModDownloadTask.h
+++ b/launcher/ModDownloadTask.h
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ private:
     void downloadFailed(QString reason);
 
     void downloadSucceeded();
+
+    std::tuple<QString, QString> to_delete {"", ""};
+
+private slots:
+    void hasOldMod(QString name, QString filename);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/Mod.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/Mod.cpp
index 37ec8eca9..81bb902f2 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/Mod.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/Mod.cpp
@@ -183,9 +183,12 @@ auto Mod::details() const -> const ModDetails&
 auto Mod::name() const -> QString
 {
     auto d_name = details().name;
-    if (!d_name.isEmpty()) {
+    if (!d_name.isEmpty())
         return d_name;
-    }
+
+    if (status() != ModStatus::NoMetadata)
+        return metadata()->name;
+
     return m_name;
 }
 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp
index e72eb13e4..adc828c25 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp
@@ -356,6 +356,20 @@ bool ModFolderModel::installMod(const QString &filename)
     return false;
 }
 
+bool ModFolderModel::uninstallMod(const QString& filename, bool preserve_metadata)
+{
+
+    for(auto mod : allMods()){
+        if(mod.fileinfo().fileName() == filename){
+            auto index_dir = indexDir();
+            mod.destroy(index_dir, preserve_metadata);
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 bool ModFolderModel::setModStatus(const QModelIndexList& indexes, ModStatusAction enable)
 {
     if(interaction_disabled) {
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.h b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.h
index c3b493b89..10289f8d2 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.h
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.h
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ public:
      */
     bool installMod(const QString& filename);
 
+    bool uninstallMod(const QString& filename, bool preserve_metadata = false);
+
     /// Deletes all the selected mods
     bool deleteMods(const QModelIndexList &indexes);
 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/tasks/LocalModUpdateTask.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/tasks/LocalModUpdateTask.cpp
index 1bdecb8cf..c73e855ea 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/tasks/LocalModUpdateTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/tasks/LocalModUpdateTask.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ void LocalModUpdateTask::executeTask()
 {
     setStatus(tr("Updating index for mod:\n%1").arg(m_mod.name));
 
+    auto old_metadata = Metadata::get(m_index_dir, m_mod.name);
+    if (old_metadata.isValid()) {
+        emit hasOldMod(old_metadata.name, old_metadata.filename);
+    }
+
     auto pw_mod = Metadata::create(m_index_dir, m_mod, m_mod_version);
     Metadata::update(m_index_dir, pw_mod);
 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/tasks/LocalModUpdateTask.h b/launcher/minecraft/mod/tasks/LocalModUpdateTask.h
index 2db183e09..1d2f06a6f 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/tasks/LocalModUpdateTask.h
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/tasks/LocalModUpdateTask.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ class LocalModUpdateTask : public Task {
     //! Entry point for tasks.
     void executeTask() override;
 
+   signals:
+    void hasOldMod(QString name, QString filename);
+
    private:
     QDir m_index_dir;
     ModPlatform::IndexedPack& m_mod;