diff --git a/loader/include/Geode/utils/VersionInfo.hpp b/loader/include/Geode/utils/VersionInfo.hpp
index 23dc785e..eaba5a63 100644
--- a/loader/include/Geode/utils/VersionInfo.hpp
+++ b/loader/include/Geode/utils/VersionInfo.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ namespace geode {
         LessEq,
         Exact,
         MoreEq,
+        Less,
+        More,
     };
 
     /**
@@ -206,7 +208,11 @@ namespace geode {
                     return version <= m_version;
                 case VersionCompare::MoreEq:
                     return version >= m_version;
-                default:
+                case VersionCompare::Less:
+                    return version < m_version;
+                case VersionCompare::More:
+                    return version > m_version;
+                case VersionCompare::Exact:
                     return version == m_version;
             }
         }
diff --git a/loader/include/Geode/utils/file.hpp b/loader/include/Geode/utils/file.hpp
index 6438e6fa..9e932c57 100644
--- a/loader/include/Geode/utils/file.hpp
+++ b/loader/include/Geode/utils/file.hpp
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ namespace geode::utils::file {
         ghc::filesystem::path const& path, bool recursive = false
     );
 
-    GEODE_DLL ghc::filesystem::path current_path();
-
     class Unzip;
 
     class GEODE_DLL Zip final {
diff --git a/loader/src/loader/Dirs.cpp b/loader/src/loader/Dirs.cpp
index 133f69c2..b23e558b 100644
--- a/loader/src/loader/Dirs.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/loader/Dirs.cpp
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ namespace {
     }
 }
 
-ghc::filesystem::path dirs::getGameDir() {
-    return utils::file::current_path();
-}
-
 ghc::filesystem::path dirs::getSaveDir() {
 #ifdef GEODE_IS_MACOS
     // not using ~/Library/Caches
@@ -32,11 +28,7 @@ ghc::filesystem::path dirs::getSaveDir() {
 }
 
 ghc::filesystem::path dirs::getGeodeDir() {
-#ifdef GEODE_IS_MACOS
-    return utils::file::current_path() / "geode";
-#else
     return dirs::getGameDir() / "geode";
-#endif
 }
 
 ghc::filesystem::path dirs::getGeodeSaveDir() {
diff --git a/loader/src/main.cpp b/loader/src/main.cpp
index dc2a9d71..2be8e6a0 100644
--- a/loader/src/main.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/main.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void dynamicEntry() {
     auto dylib = dlopen("GeodeBootstrapper.dylib", RTLD_NOLOAD);
     dlclose(dylib);
 
-    auto workingDir = utils::file::current_path();
+    auto workingDir = dirs::getGameDir();
     auto libDir = workingDir / "Frameworks";
     auto updatesDir = workingDir / "geode" / "update";
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI loadThread(void* arg) {
     }
 
     if (canMoveBootstrapper) {
-        auto workingDir = utils::file::current_path();
+        auto workingDir = dirs::getGameDir();
         auto updatesDir = workingDir / "geode" / "update";
 
         auto error = std::error_code();
diff --git a/loader/src/platform/ios/util.mm b/loader/src/platform/ios/util.mm
index 5bf60f9a..2e1505bf 100644
--- a/loader/src/platform/ios/util.mm
+++ b/loader/src/platform/ios/util.mm
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 #ifdef GEODE_IS_IOS
 
 using namespace geode::prelude;
-
-    #include <UIKit/UIKit.h>
-    #include <iostream>
-    #include <sstream>
-    #include <Geode/utils/web.hpp>
+#include <Geode/loader/Dirs.hpp>
+#include <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <Geode/utils/web.hpp>
 
 bool utils::clipboard::write(std::string const& data) {
     [UIPasteboard generalPasteboard].string = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:data.c_str()];
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ void geode_nslog(uintptr_t x) {
     NSLog(@"geode %lx", x);
 }
 
-ghc::filesystem::path utils::file::current_path() {
+
+ghc::filesystem::path dirs::getGameDir() {
     return ghc::filesystem::current_path();
 }
 
diff --git a/loader/src/platform/mac/util.mm b/loader/src/platform/mac/util.mm
index 364186d5..c5aa3ec3 100644
--- a/loader/src/platform/mac/util.mm
+++ b/loader/src/platform/mac/util.mm
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 using namespace geode::prelude;
 
+#include <Geode/loader/Dirs.hpp>
 #import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
 #include <Geode/utils/web.hpp>
 #include <Geode/utils/file.hpp>
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ CCPoint cocos::getMousePos() {
     return ccp(mouse.x - frame.origin.x, mouse.y - frame.origin.y) * scaleFactor;
 }
 
-ghc::filesystem::path utils::file::current_path() {
+ghc::filesystem::path dirs::getGameDir() {
     std::array<char, PATH_MAX> gddir;
 
     uint32_t out = PATH_MAX;
diff --git a/loader/src/platform/windows/util.cpp b/loader/src/platform/windows/util.cpp
index bd2accb0..ec2cec83 100644
--- a/loader/src/platform/windows/util.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/platform/windows/util.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #ifdef GEODE_IS_WINDOWS
 
 using namespace geode::prelude;
-
+#include <Geode/loader/Dirs.hpp>
 #include "nfdwin.hpp"
 #include <ghc/fs_fwd.hpp>
 #include <Windows.h>
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ CCPoint cocos::getMousePos() {
     return ccp(mouse.x, 1.f - mouse.y) * winSize;
 }
 
-ghc::filesystem::path utils::file::current_path() {
+ghc::filesystem::path dirs::getGameDir() {
     std::array<TCHAR, MAX_PATH> szFileName;
     GetModuleFileName(NULL, szFileName.data(), MAX_PATH);
 
diff --git a/loader/src/ui/internal/info/ModInfoPopup.cpp b/loader/src/ui/internal/info/ModInfoPopup.cpp
index 6b1d79f0..57af6344 100644
--- a/loader/src/ui/internal/info/ModInfoPopup.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/ui/internal/info/ModInfoPopup.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,10 @@ bool LocalModInfoPopup::init(Mod* mod, ModListLayer* list) {
         uninstallBtn->setPosition(-85.f, 75.f);
         m_buttonMenu->addChild(uninstallBtn);
 
-        auto indexItem = Index::get()->getItem(mod->getModInfo());
+        auto indexItem = Index::get()->getItem(
+            mod->getModInfo().id(),
+            ComparableVersionInfo(mod->getModInfo().version(), VersionCompare::More)
+        );
 
         // todo: show update button on loader that invokes the installer
         if (indexItem && Index::get()->isUpdateAvailable(indexItem)) {
diff --git a/loader/src/utils/VersionInfo.cpp b/loader/src/utils/VersionInfo.cpp
index 1b22586e..5cb514c7 100644
--- a/loader/src/utils/VersionInfo.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/utils/VersionInfo.cpp
@@ -136,13 +136,24 @@ Result<ComparableVersionInfo> ComparableVersionInfo::parse(std::string const& ra
     if (string.starts_with("<=")) {
         compare = VersionCompare::LessEq;
         string.erase(0, 2);
-    } else if (string.starts_with(">=")) {
+    }
+    else if (string.starts_with(">=")) {
         compare = VersionCompare::MoreEq;
         string.erase(0, 2);
-    } else if (string.starts_with("=")) {
+    }
+    else if (string.starts_with("=")) {
         compare = VersionCompare::Exact;
         string.erase(0, 1);
-    } else {
+    }
+    else if (string.starts_with("<")) {
+        compare = VersionCompare::Less;
+        string.erase(0, 1);
+    }
+    else if (string.starts_with(">")) {
+        compare = VersionCompare::More;
+        string.erase(0, 1);
+    }
+    else {
         compare = VersionCompare::MoreEq;
     }
 
@@ -156,6 +167,8 @@ std::string ComparableVersionInfo::toString() const {
         case VersionCompare::Exact:  prefix = "="; break;
         case VersionCompare::LessEq: prefix = "<="; break;
         case VersionCompare::MoreEq: prefix = ">="; break;
+        case VersionCompare::Less:   prefix = "<"; break;
+        case VersionCompare::More:   prefix = ">"; break;
     }
     return prefix + m_version.toString();
 }