diff --git a/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlameInstanceCreationTask.cpp b/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlameInstanceCreationTask.cpp
index 93745bacf..ef552c3c2 100644
--- a/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlameInstanceCreationTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlameInstanceCreationTask.cpp
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ bool FlameCreationTask::createInstance()
         if (id.startsWith("neoforge-")) {
             id.remove("neoforge-");
             if (id.startsWith("1.20.1-"))
-                id = id.mid(7);  // this is a mess for curseforge
+                id.remove("1.20.1-");  // this is a mess for curseforge
             loaderType = "neoforge";
             loaderUid = "net.neoforged";
         } else if (id.startsWith("forge-")) {