diff --git a/loader/src/loader/ModMetadataImpl.cpp b/loader/src/loader/ModMetadataImpl.cpp
index e4029d37..c377f6b3 100644
--- a/loader/src/loader/ModMetadataImpl.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/loader/ModMetadataImpl.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Result<ModMetadata> ModMetadata::Impl::createFromSchemaV010(ModJson const& rawJs
         // change all of this to the gd.needs(...) stuff
         gd.assertIs({ matjson::Type::Object, matjson::Type::String });
         if (gd.isObject()) {
-            gd.needs(GEODE_PLATFORM_SHORT_IDENTIFIER)
+            gd.needs(GEODE_PLATFORM_SHORT_IDENTIFIER_NOARCH)
                 .mustBe<std::string>("a valid gd version", [](auto const& str) {
                     return str == "*" || numFromString<double>(str).isOk();
                 })
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ VersionInfo ModMetadata::getGeodeVersion() const {
     return m_impl->m_geodeVersion;
 }
 Result<> ModMetadata::checkGameVersion() const {
-    if (!m_impl->m_gdVersion.empty()) {
+    if (!m_impl->m_gdVersion.empty() && m_impl->m_gdVersion != "*") {
         auto const ver = m_impl->m_gdVersion;
 
         auto res = numFromString<double>(ver);