diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModResolver.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModResolver.cs
index f9ba73c4..8ef5e4a8 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModResolver.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModResolver.cs
@@ -263,8 +263,18 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModLoading
 
             // sort mods
             IModMetadata[] allMods = mods.ToArray();
-            IModMetadata[] modsToLoadEarly = allMods.Where(m => modIdsToLoadEarly.Contains(m.Manifest.UniqueID) && !modIdsToLoadLate.Contains(m.Manifest.UniqueID)).ToArray();
-            IModMetadata[] modsToLoadLate = allMods.Where(m => modIdsToLoadLate.Contains(m.Manifest.UniqueID) && !modIdsToLoadEarly.Contains(m.Manifest.UniqueID)).ToArray();
+            IModMetadata[] modsToLoadEarly = modIdsToLoadEarly
+                .Where(modId => !modIdsToLoadLate.Contains(modId))
+                .Select(modId => allMods.FirstOrDefault(m => m.Manifest.UniqueID == modId))
+                .Where(m => m != null)
+                .Select(m => m!)
+                .ToArray();
+            IModMetadata[] modsToLoadLate = modIdsToLoadLate
+                .Where(modId => !modIdsToLoadEarly.Contains(modId))
+                .Select(modId => allMods.FirstOrDefault(m => m.Manifest.UniqueID == modId))
+                .Where(m => m != null)
+                .Select(m => m!)
+                .ToArray();
             IModMetadata[] modsToLoadAsUsual = allMods.Where(m => !modsToLoadEarly.Contains(m) && !modsToLoadLate.Contains(m)).ToArray();
 
             List<IModMetadata> orderSortedMods = new();
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/SCore.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/SCore.cs
index 9e91924e..4d1eb959 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/SCore.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/SCore.cs
@@ -426,10 +426,10 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework
                 // warn about mods that should load early or late which are not found at all, or both
                 foreach (string modId in this.Settings.ModsToLoadEarly)
                     if (!mods.Any(m => m.Manifest.UniqueID == modId))
-                        this.Monitor.Log($"  SMAPI configuration specifies a mod {modId} that should load early, but it could not be found.", LogLevel.Warn);
+                        this.Monitor.Log($"  SMAPI configuration specifies a mod {modId} that should load early, but it could not be found or was skipped.", LogLevel.Warn);
                 foreach (string modId in this.Settings.ModsToLoadLate)
                     if (!mods.Any(m => m.Manifest.UniqueID == modId))
-                        this.Monitor.Log($"  SMAPI configuration specifies a mod {modId} that should load late, but it could not be found.", LogLevel.Warn);
+                        this.Monitor.Log($"  SMAPI configuration specifies a mod {modId} that should load late, but it could not be found or was skipped.", LogLevel.Warn);
                 foreach (string modId in this.Settings.ModsToLoadEarly)
                     if (this.Settings.ModsToLoadLate.Contains(modId))
                         this.Monitor.Log($"  SMAPI configuration specifies a mod {modId} that should load both early and late - this will be ignored.", LogLevel.Warn);