diff --git a/serverpackcreator-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/utilities/common/FileUtilities.kt b/serverpackcreator-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/utilities/common/FileUtilities.kt
index 5e233229c..eb509fb01 100644
--- a/serverpackcreator-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/utilities/common/FileUtilities.kt
+++ b/serverpackcreator-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/utilities/common/FileUtilities.kt
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ expect fun File.regexWalk(
 expect fun File.filteredWalk(
     filters: List<String>,
     filterType: FilterType = FilterType.CONTAINS,
-    direction: FileWalkDirection = FileWalkDirection.TOP_DOWN
+    direction: FileWalkDirection = FileWalkDirection.TOP_DOWN,
+    recursive: Boolean = true
 ): MutableList<File>
 
 /**
diff --git a/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/ServerPackHandler.kt b/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/ServerPackHandler.kt
index 5ef21cee2..6c7e9dd01 100644
--- a/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/ServerPackHandler.kt
+++ b/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/ServerPackHandler.kt
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ actual class ServerPackHandler actual constructor(
         modloader: String
     ): List<File> {
         log.info("Preparing a list of mods to include in server pack...")
-        val filesInModsDir: Collection<File> = File(modsDir).list().filter { entry -> modFileEndings.any { entry.endsWith(it) } }.map { File(it) }
+        val filesInModsDir: Collection<File> = File(modsDir).filteredWalk(modFileEndings, FilterType.ENDS_WITH, FileWalkDirection.TOP_DOWN, recursive = false)
         val modsInModpack = TreeSet(filesInModsDir)
         val autodiscoveredClientMods: MutableList<File> = ArrayList(100)
 
diff --git a/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/utilities/common/FileUtilities.kt b/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/utilities/common/FileUtilities.kt
index ce339cfaf..f1a5773a8 100644
--- a/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/utilities/common/FileUtilities.kt
+++ b/serverpackcreator-api/src/jvmMain/kotlin/de/griefed/serverpackcreator/api/utilities/common/FileUtilities.kt
@@ -460,19 +460,32 @@ actual fun File.regexWalk(filters: List<Regex>, direction: FileWalkDirection): M
 actual fun File.filteredWalk(
     filters: List<String>,
     filterType: FilterType,
-    direction: FileWalkDirection
+    direction: FileWalkDirection,
+    recursive: Boolean
 ): MutableList<File> =
     when (filterType) {
         FilterType.CONTAINS -> {
-            this.walk(direction).asStream().filter { filters.contains(it.name) }.toList()
+            if (recursive) {
+                this.walk(direction).asStream().filter { filters.contains(it.name) }.toList()
+            } else {
+                this.walk(direction).maxDepth(1).asStream().filter { filters.contains(it.name) }.toList()
+            }
         }
 
         FilterType.ENDS_WITH -> {
-            this.walk(direction).asStream().filter { filters.endsWith(it.name) }.toList()
+            if (recursive) {
+                this.walk(direction).asStream().filter { filters.endsWith(it.name) }.toList()
+            } else {
+                this.walk(direction).maxDepth(1).asStream().filter { filters.endsWith(it.name) }.toList()
+            }
         }
 
         FilterType.STARTS_WITH -> {
-            this.walk(direction).asStream().filter { filters.startsWith(it.name) }.toList()
+            if (recursive) {
+                this.walk(direction).asStream().filter { filters.startsWith(it.name) }.toList()
+            } else {
+                this.walk(direction).maxDepth(1).asStream().filter { filters.endsWith(it.name) }.toList()
+            }
         }
     }