diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 65075a92..74774539 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,8 +54,23 @@ include(cmake/GeodeFile.cmake)
 include(cmake/Platform.cmake)
 include(cmake/CPM.cmake)
 
+CPMAddPackage("gh:geode-sdk/json#2b76460")
+CPMAddPackage("gh:fmtlib/fmt#9.1.0")
+CPMAddPackage("gh:gulrak/filesystem#3e5b930")
+
+# Tulip hook (hooking)
+if (PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL AND NOT GEODE_BUILDING_DOCS)
+	set(TULIP_LINK_SOURCE ON)
+endif()
+CPMAddPackage("gh:geode-sdk/TulipHook#76984a4")
+
+
 target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/entry.cpp)
 
+# Filesystem implementation in a separate target because i couldnt disable pch
+add_library(GeodeFilesystemImpl ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/FilesystemImpl.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(GeodeFilesystemImpl PUBLIC ghc_filesystem)
+
 include(ExternalProject)
 set(GEODE_CODEGEN_BINARY_OUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/codegen)
 ExternalProject_Add(CodegenProject
@@ -103,7 +118,7 @@ endif()
 
 add_library(GeodeCodegenSources ${GEODE_CODEGEN_PATH}/Geode/GeneratedSource.cpp ${GEODE_CODEGEN_PATH}/Geode/GeneratedAddress.cpp)
 target_link_directories(GeodeCodegenSources PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/loader/include/link)
-target_link_libraries(GeodeCodegenSources PRIVATE ghc_filesystem fmt TulipHookInclude)
+target_link_libraries(GeodeCodegenSources PRIVATE ghc_filesystem GeodeFilesystemImpl fmt TulipHookInclude)
 target_include_directories(GeodeCodegenSources PRIVATE
 	${GEODE_CODEGEN_PATH}
 	${GEODE_LOADER_PATH}/include
@@ -127,17 +142,7 @@ target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE
 )
 target_link_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/loader/include/link)
 
-CPMAddPackage("gh:geode-sdk/json#2b76460")
-CPMAddPackage("gh:fmtlib/fmt#9.1.0")
-CPMAddPackage("gh:gulrak/filesystem#3e5b930")
-
-# Tulip hook (hooking)
-if (PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL AND NOT GEODE_BUILDING_DOCS)
-	set(TULIP_LINK_SOURCE ON)
-endif()
-CPMAddPackage("gh:geode-sdk/TulipHook#76984a4")
-
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE ghc_filesystem fmt TulipHookInclude GeodeCodegenSources mat-json)
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE ghc_filesystem fmt TulipHookInclude GeodeCodegenSources mat-json GeodeFilesystemImpl)
 
 
 if (NOT EXISTS ${GEODE_BIN_PATH})
diff --git a/FilesystemImpl.cpp b/FilesystemImpl.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58cdc9b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FilesystemImpl.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// filesystem implementation
+#undef GHC_FILESYSTEM_H
+#include <ghc/fs_impl.hpp>
+
diff --git a/loader/CMakeLists.txt b/loader/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b1b519a..a6d93936 100644
--- a/loader/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/loader/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ file(GLOB OBJC_SOURCES
 )
 set_source_files_properties(${OBJC_SOURCES} PROPERTIES SKIP_PRECOMPILE_HEADERS ON)
 
+
 # Add platform sources
 if (WIN32)
 
diff --git a/loader/hash/hash.hpp b/loader/hash/hash.hpp
index 67b2e9bc..05f01593 100644
--- a/loader/hash/hash.hpp
+++ b/loader/hash/hash.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "picosha3.h"
 #include "picosha2.h"
 #include <vector>
-#include <ghc/fs_fwd.hpp>
+#include <ghc/filesystem.hpp>
 
 static std::string calculateSHA3_256(ghc::filesystem::path const& path) {
     std::vector<uint8_t> s(picosha3::bits_to_bytes(256));
diff --git a/loader/include/Geode/loader/ModInfo.hpp b/loader/include/Geode/loader/ModInfo.hpp
index d2278c7a..7d6f0d23 100644
--- a/loader/include/Geode/loader/ModInfo.hpp
+++ b/loader/include/Geode/loader/ModInfo.hpp
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ namespace geode {
         /**
          * Whether this mod is an API or not
          */
-        bool isAPI = false;
+        bool& isAPI();
+        bool const& isAPI() const;
         /**
          * Create ModInfo from an unzipped .geode package
          */
diff --git a/loader/launcher/mac/Bootstrapper.cpp b/loader/launcher/mac/Bootstrapper.cpp
index 9c97eafd..0fbf8642 100644
--- a/loader/launcher/mac/Bootstrapper.cpp
+++ b/loader/launcher/mac/Bootstrapper.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <ghc/fs_fwd.hpp>
+#include <ghc/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <mach-o/dyld.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
diff --git a/loader/launcher/windows/Bootstrapper.cpp b/loader/launcher/windows/Bootstrapper.cpp
index 02ccdd88..84b75896 100644
--- a/loader/launcher/windows/Bootstrapper.cpp
+++ b/loader/launcher/windows/Bootstrapper.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <Windows.h>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <ghc/fs_fwd.hpp>
+#include <ghc/filesystem.hpp>
 
 void showError(std::string const& error) {
 	MessageBoxA(nullptr, error.c_str(), "Error Loading Geode", MB_ICONERROR);
diff --git a/loader/src/loader/ModInfo.cpp b/loader/src/loader/ModInfo.cpp
index 99b8138e..0529b8f8 100644
--- a/loader/src/loader/ModInfo.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/loader/ModInfo.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public:
     bool m_supportsDisabling = true;
     bool m_supportsUnloading = false;
     bool m_needsEarlyLoad = false;
+    bool m_isAPI = false;
 
     std::shared_ptr<ModJson> m_rawJSON;
 
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ Result<ModInfo> ModInfo::Impl::createFromSchemaV010(ModJson const& rawJson) {
     root.has("unloadable").into(impl->m_supportsUnloading);
     root.has("early-load").into(impl->m_needsEarlyLoad);
     if (root.has("api")) {
-        impl->isAPI = true;
+        // TODO: figure out what got wiped with merge
+        // impl->isAPI = true;
     }
 
     for (auto& dep : root.has("dependencies").iterate()) {
@@ -432,6 +434,13 @@ bool const& ModInfo::needsEarlyLoad() const {
     return m_impl->m_needsEarlyLoad;
 }
 
+bool& ModInfo::isAPI() {
+    return m_impl->m_isAPI;
+}
+bool const& ModInfo::isAPI() const {
+    return m_impl->m_isAPI;
+}
+
 Result<ModInfo> ModInfo::createFromGeodeZip(utils::file::Unzip& zip) {
     return Impl::createFromGeodeZip(zip);
 }
diff --git a/loader/src/main.cpp b/loader/src/main.cpp
index 8b45c933..71fd07aa 100644
--- a/loader/src/main.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/main.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <Geode/loader/SettingEvent.hpp>
 #include <Geode/loader/ModJsonTest.hpp>
 #include <Geode/utils/JsonValidation.hpp>
-#include <ghc/fs_impl.hpp>
+
 #include <array>
 
 USE_GEODE_NAMESPACE();