diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Mod/AbstractModMetadata.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Mod/AbstractModMetadata.cs
index 8a363e4a..c14ec81a 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Mod/AbstractModMetadata.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Mod/AbstractModMetadata.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Represents a collection of metadata used to determine things such as author, version,
-/// pre-defined load order and incompatibilities. This record is required to be overriden by all mods.
+/// pre-defined load order and incompatibilities. This record is required to be overridden by all mods.
 /// All properties must be overridden. For properties, that you don't need, just assign null.
 /// </summary>
 public abstract record AbstractModMetadata
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ public abstract record AbstractModMetadata
     /// It is recommended (but not mandatory) to use
     /// <see href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/package/namingpkgs.html">reverse domain name notation</see>.
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract string ModGuid { get; set; }
+    public abstract string ModGuid { get; init; }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Name of this mod
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract string Name { get; set; }
+    public abstract string Name { get; init; }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Your username
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract string Author { get; set; }
+    public abstract string Author { get; init; }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// People who have contributed to this mod
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ public abstract record AbstractModMetadata
     /// <summary>
     /// Semantic version of this mod, this uses the semver standard
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract string Version { get; set; }
+    public abstract string Version { get; init; }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// SPT version this mod was built for
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract string SptVersion { get; set; }
+    public abstract string SptVersion { get; init; }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// List of mods this mod should load before
@@ -75,5 +75,5 @@ public abstract record AbstractModMetadata
     /// <summary>
     /// Name of the license this mod uses
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract string? Licence { get; set; }
+    public abstract string License { get; init; }
 }
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Mod/SptMod.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Mod/SptMod.cs
index da599405..2e39e0ff 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Mod/SptMod.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Mod/SptMod.cs
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ public class SptMod
     public Dictionary<string, object>? ExtensionData { get; set; }
 
     [JsonPropertyName("directory")]
-    public string Directory { get; set; }
+    public required string Directory { get; init; }
 
     [JsonPropertyName("modMetadata")]
-    public AbstractModMetadata? ModMetadata { get; set; }
+    public required AbstractModMetadata ModMetadata { get; init; }
 
     [JsonPropertyName("assemblies")]
-    public List<Assembly>? Assemblies { get; set; }
+    public required IEnumerable<Assembly> Assemblies { get; init; }
 }
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/App.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/App.cs
index c7e05a20..619aec6d 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/App.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/App.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using SPTarkov.DI.Annotations;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.DI;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Extensions;
-using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Helpers;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Spt.Config;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Utils;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Servers;
@@ -24,8 +23,7 @@ public class App(
     DatabaseService _databaseService,
     IHostApplicationLifetime _appLifeTime,
     IEnumerable<IOnLoad> _onLoadComponents,
-    IEnumerable<IOnUpdate> _onUpdateComponents,
-    HttpServerHelper _httpServerHelper
+    IEnumerable<IOnUpdate> _onUpdateComponents
 )
 {
     protected readonly CoreConfig _coreConfig = _configServer.GetConfig<CoreConfig>();
diff --git a/SPTarkov.Server/Modding/ModDllLoader.cs b/SPTarkov.Server/Modding/ModDllLoader.cs
index 71e02ad0..c493cb4b 100644
--- a/SPTarkov.Server/Modding/ModDllLoader.cs
+++ b/SPTarkov.Server/Modding/ModDllLoader.cs
@@ -53,14 +53,12 @@ public class ModDllLoader
     /// <returns>SptMod</returns>
     private static SptMod LoadMod(string path)
     {
-        var result = new SptMod { Directory = path, Assemblies = [] };
-        var assemblyCount = 0;
+        List<Assembly> assemblyList = [];
         foreach (var file in new DirectoryInfo(path).GetFiles()) // Only search top level
         {
             if (string.Equals(file.Extension, ".dll", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
-                assemblyCount++;
-                result.Assemblies.Add(
+                assemblyList.Add(
                     AssemblyLoadContext.Default.LoadFromAssemblyPath(
                         Path.GetFullPath(file.FullName)
                     )
@@ -68,30 +66,29 @@ public class ModDllLoader
             }
         }
 
-        if (assemblyCount == 0)
+        if (assemblyList.Count == 0)
         {
             throw new Exception($"No Assemblies found in path: {Path.GetFullPath(path)}");
         }
 
-        result.ModMetadata = LoadModMetadata(result.Assemblies, path);
-
-        if (result.ModMetadata == null)
+        SptMod result = new()
         {
-            throw new Exception(
-                $"Failed to load mod metadata for: {Path.GetFullPath(path)} \ndid you override `AbstractModMetadata`?"
-            );
-        }
+            Directory = path,
+            Assemblies = assemblyList,
+            ModMetadata = LoadModMetadata(assemblyList, path),
+        };
 
         if (
-            result.ModMetadata?.Name == null
-            || result.ModMetadata?.Author == null
-            || result.ModMetadata?.Version == null
-            || result.ModMetadata?.Licence == null
-            || result.ModMetadata?.SptVersion == null
+            string.IsNullOrEmpty(result.ModMetadata.ModGuid)
+            || string.IsNullOrEmpty(result.ModMetadata.Name)
+            || string.IsNullOrEmpty(result.ModMetadata.Author)
+            || string.IsNullOrEmpty(result.ModMetadata.Version)
+            || string.IsNullOrEmpty(result.ModMetadata.License)
+            || string.IsNullOrEmpty(result.ModMetadata.SptVersion)
         )
         {
             throw new Exception(
-                $"The mod metadata for: {Path.GetFullPath(path)} is missing one of these properties: name, author, licence, version or sptVersion"
+                $"The mod metadata for: {Path.GetFullPath(path)} is missing one of these properties: ModGuid, Name, Author, License, Version or SptVersion"
             );
         }
 
@@ -105,7 +102,7 @@ public class ModDllLoader
     /// <param name="path">Path of the mod directory</param>
     /// <returns>Mod metadata</returns>
     /// <exception cref="Exception">Thrown if duplicate metadata implementations are found</exception>
-    private static AbstractModMetadata? LoadModMetadata(List<Assembly> assemblies, string path)
+    private static AbstractModMetadata LoadModMetadata(List<Assembly> assemblies, string path)
     {
         AbstractModMetadata? result = null;
 
@@ -131,6 +128,13 @@ public class ModDllLoader
             }
         }
 
+        if (result == null)
+        {
+            throw new Exception(
+                $"Failed to load mod metadata for: {Path.GetFullPath(path)} \ndid you override `AbstractModMetadata`?"
+            );
+        }
+
         return result;
     }
 }