diff --git a/loader/src/ui/mods/list/ModList.cpp b/loader/src/ui/mods/list/ModList.cpp
index b68b870b..59b52bb1 100644
--- a/loader/src/ui/mods/list/ModList.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/ui/mods/list/ModList.cpp
@@ -650,7 +650,15 @@ void ModList::showStatus(ModListStatus status, std::string const& message, std::
     m_statusDetails->setVisible(false);
     m_statusDetailsBtn->setVisible(details.has_value());
     m_statusLoadingCircle->setVisible(std::holds_alternative<ModListUnkProgressStatus>(status));
-    m_statusLoadingBar->setVisible(std::holds_alternative<ModListProgressStatus>(status));
+    
+    // the loading bar makes no sense to display - it's meant for progress of mod list page loading
+    // however the mod list pages are so small, that there usually isn't a scenario where the loading
+    // takes longer than a single frame - therefore this is useless
+    // server processing time isn't included in this - it's only after the server starts responding
+    // that we get any progress information
+    // also the position is wrong if you wanna restore the functionality
+    //m_statusLoadingBar->setVisible(std::holds_alternative<ModListProgressStatus>(status));
+    m_statusLoadingBar->setVisible(false);
 
     // Update progress bar
     if (auto per = std::get_if<ModListProgressStatus>(&status)) {