diff --git a/electron/src/mods/loader.ts b/electron/src/mods/loader.ts
index 093df329..d18f571e 100644
--- a/electron/src/mods/loader.ts
+++ b/electron/src/mods/loader.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class ModLoader extends EventEmitter {
         this.locators.set("dev", devLocator);
 
         // If requested, restart automatically when dev mods are modified
-        devLocator.fsWatcher?.on("all", () => this.forceReload());
+        devLocator.fsWatcher?.on("all", this.delayedForceReload());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -115,6 +115,16 @@ export class ModLoader extends EventEmitter {
         return this.mods.find(mod => mod.metadata.id === id);
     }
 
+    private delayedForceReload() {
+        // Debounce the force reload manually as chokidar won't aggregate events the way we want
+        // NOTE: The delay chosen here (250ms) is quite arbitrary!
+        let timeout: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined = undefined;
+        return () => {
+            clearTimeout(timeout);
+            timeout = setTimeout(() => this.forceReload(), 250);
+        };
+    }
+
     private async locateAllMods(): Promise<ModLocation[]> {
         // Sort locators by priority, lowest number is highest priority
         const locators = [...this.locators.entries()].sort(([, a], [, b]) => a.priority - b.priority);
diff --git a/electron/src/mods/locator.ts b/electron/src/mods/locator.ts
index 66dcd562..112468a6 100644
--- a/electron/src/mods/locator.ts
+++ b/electron/src/mods/locator.ts
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ export class DevelopmentModLocator implements ModLocator {
         this.fsWatcher = chokidar.watch(this.modFiles, {
             persistent: false,
             ignoreInitial: true,
-            awaitWriteFinish: true,
-            atomic: true,
         });
     }