diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/mod/Mods.java b/core/src/mindustry/mod/Mods.java
index e53de0a4ad..8e3f3ad2b1 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/mod/Mods.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/mod/Mods.java
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ public class Mods implements Loadable{
             var shadow = Core.atlas;
             //dummy texture atlas that returns the 'shadow' regions; used for mod loading
             Core.atlas = new TextureAtlas(){
+                {
+                    //needed for the correct operation of the found() method in the TextureRegion
+                    error = shadow.find("error");
+                }
 
                 @Override
                 public AtlasRegion find(String name){