diff --git a/model_loader/src/main/java/io/github/fabricators_of_create/porting_lib/models/geometry/mixin/client/BlockModelDeserializerMixin.java b/model_loader/src/main/java/io/github/fabricators_of_create/porting_lib/models/geometry/mixin/client/BlockModelDeserializerMixin.java
index 84e7174e3..347a0f9fd 100644
--- a/model_loader/src/main/java/io/github/fabricators_of_create/porting_lib/models/geometry/mixin/client/BlockModelDeserializerMixin.java
+++ b/model_loader/src/main/java/io/github/fabricators_of_create/porting_lib/models/geometry/mixin/client/BlockModelDeserializerMixin.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ private static IUnbakedGeometry<?> deserializeGeometry(JsonDeserializationContex
 		if (loaderId == null)
 			return null;
 
-		ResourceLocation name = new ResourceLocation(GsonHelper.getAsString(object, "loader"));
+		ResourceLocation name = new ResourceLocation(loaderId);
 		IGeometryLoader<?> loader = GeometryLoaderManager.get(name);
 		if (loader == null) {
 			if (!GeometryLoaderManager.KNOWN_MISSING_LOADERS.contains(name)) {