diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/left-bar/LeftBar.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/left-bar/LeftBar.svelte
index 9e828660..66316b94 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/left-bar/LeftBar.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/left-bar/LeftBar.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   import SvgIcon from '$lib/components/SVGIcon.svelte';
   import Select from '$lib/components/Select.svelte';
-  import { canModify, installs, installsMetadata, modsEnabled, profiles, selectedInstall, selectedProfile } from '$lib/store/ficsitCLIStore';
+  import { canChangeInstall, canModify, installs, installsMetadata, modsEnabled, profiles, selectedInstall, selectedProfile } from '$lib/store/ficsitCLIStore';
   import { error, siteURL } from '$lib/store/generalStore';
   import { getModalStore } from '$lib/store/skeletonExtensions';
   import { OpenExternal } from '$wailsjs/go/app/app';
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         name="installsCombobox"
         class="w-full h-8"
         buttonClass="bg-surface-200-700-token px-4 text-sm"
-        disabled={!$canModify}
+        disabled={!$canChangeInstall}
         itemActiveClass="!bg-surface-300/20"
         itemClass="bg-surface-50-900-token"
         items={_.orderBy($installs)}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/mod-details/ModDetails.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/mod-details/ModDetails.svelte
index ca1a9577..850c2688 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/mod-details/ModDetails.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/mod-details/ModDetails.svelte
@@ -365,10 +365,7 @@
         </div>
         {#if (!mod || !('offline' in mod)) && !$offline}
           <div class="pt-2" use:popup={changelogMenu}>
-            <button
-              class="btn px-4 h-10 text-sm w-full bg-secondary-600"
-              disabled={!$canModify}
-            >
+            <button class="btn px-4 h-10 text-sm w-full bg-secondary-600">
               <span>Changelogs</span>
               <SvgIcon
                 class="h-5 w-5"
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/mods-list/ModsListItem.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/mods-list/ModsListItem.svelte
index 7283a1f0..b16aff09 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/mods-list/ModsListItem.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/mods-list/ModsListItem.svelte
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   import Tooltip from '$lib/components/Tooltip.svelte';
   import { CompatibilityState } from '$lib/generated';
   import { addQueuedModAction, queuedMods, removeQueuedModAction } from '$lib/store/actionQueue';
-  import { favoriteMods, lockfileMods, manifestMods, progress, selectedInstallMetadata } from '$lib/store/ficsitCLIStore';
+  import { canInstallMods, favoriteMods, lockfileMods, manifestMods, progress, selectedInstallMetadata } from '$lib/store/ficsitCLIStore';
   import { error, siteURL } from '$lib/store/generalStore';
   import { type PartialMod, search } from '$lib/store/modFiltersStore';
   import { getAuthor } from '$lib/utils/getModAuthor';
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
     return display;
   })();
 
-  $: controlButtonsDisabled = isDependency || (compatibility.state === CompatibilityState.Broken && compatibility.source === 'version' && !isInstalled);
+  $: controlButtonsDisabled = !$canInstallMods || isDependency || (compatibility.state === CompatibilityState.Broken && compatibility.source === 'version' && !isInstalled);
   $: installButtonDisabled = controlButtonsDisabled || queuedEnable || inProgress;
   $: enableButtonDisabled = controlButtonsDisabled || queuedInstall || inProgress;
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/store/ficsitCLIStore.ts b/frontend/src/lib/store/ficsitCLIStore.ts
index c03847d1..34fc86b4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/store/ficsitCLIStore.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/store/ficsitCLIStore.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ export const canModify = derived([isGameRunning, progress, isLaunchingGame, inst
   return !$isGameRunning && !$progress && !$isLaunchingGame && $installs.length > 0 && $selectedInstallMetadata?.state === ficsitcli.InstallState.VALID;
 });
 
+export const canChangeInstall = derived([isGameRunning, progress, isLaunchingGame, installs], ([$isGameRunning, $progress, $isLaunchingGame, $installs]) => {
+  return !$isGameRunning && !$progress && !$isLaunchingGame && $installs.length > 0;
+});
+
+export const canInstallMods = derived([isGameRunning, isLaunchingGame, installs, selectedInstallMetadata], ([$isGameRunning, $isLaunchingGame, $installs, $selectedInstallMetadata]) => {
+  return !$isGameRunning && !$isLaunchingGame && $installs.length > 0 && $selectedInstallMetadata?.state === ficsitcli.InstallState.VALID;
+});
+
 export const updates = writable<ficsitcli.Update[]>([]);
 export const unignoredUpdates = derived([updates, ignoredUpdates], ([$updates, $ignoredUpdates]) => $updates.filter((u) => !$ignoredUpdates[u.item]?.includes(u.newVersion)));
 export const updateCheckInProgress = writable(false);