diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 3591c375..080a4f20 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   * Fixed SMAPI on Windows applying different DPI awareness settings than the game (thanks to spacechase0!).
   * Fixed Linux/macOS installer's color scheme question partly unreadable if the terminal background is dark.
   * Fixed error message when a mod loads an invalid PNG file (thanks to atravita!).
+  * Fixed error message when a mod is duplicated, but one of the copies is also missing the DLL file. This now shows the duplicate-mod message instead of the missing-DLL message.
   * Fixed macOS launcher using Terminal regardless of the system's default terminal (thanks to ishan!).
   * Fixed best practices in Linux/macOS launcher scripts (thanks to ishan!).
   * Improved translations. Thanks to KediDili (updated Turkish)!
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModResolver.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModResolver.cs
index abc46d47..a487ba28 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModResolver.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModResolver.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModLoading
                 IModMetadata metadata = new ModMetadata(folder.DisplayName, folder.Directory.FullName, rootPath, manifest, dataRecord, isIgnored: shouldIgnore);
                 if (shouldIgnore)
                     metadata.SetStatus(status, ModFailReason.DisabledByDotConvention, "disabled by dot convention");
-                else
+                else if (metadata.Status == ModMetadataStatus.Failed)
                     metadata.SetStatus(status, ModFailReason.InvalidManifest, folder.ManifestParseErrorText);
 
                 yield return metadata;
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModLoading
                 {
                     foreach (IModMetadata mod in group)
                     {
-                        if (mod.Status == ModMetadataStatus.Failed)
-                            continue; // don't replace metadata error
+                        if (mod.Status == ModMetadataStatus.Failed && mod.FailReason != ModFailReason.InvalidManifest)
+                            continue;
 
                         string folderList = string.Join(", ", group.Select(p => p.GetRelativePathWithRoot()).OrderBy(p => p));
                         mod.SetStatus(ModMetadataStatus.Failed, ModFailReason.Duplicate, $"you have multiple copies of this mod installed. To fix this, delete these folders and reinstall the mod: {folderList}.");