diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java
index 80b937663..542a66202 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java
@@ -1305,7 +1305,8 @@ public class ForgeHooks
                 }
 
                 return true;
-            }
+            },
+            true
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/crafting/CraftingHelper.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/crafting/CraftingHelper.java
index b470caf40..df7843380 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/crafting/CraftingHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/crafting/CraftingHelper.java
@@ -726,14 +726,21 @@ public class CraftingHelper {
 
 
     public static boolean findFiles(ModContainer mod, String base, Function<Path, Boolean> preprocessor, BiFunction<Path, Path, Boolean> processor)
+    {
+        return findFiles(mod, base, preprocessor, processor, false);
+    }
+    public static boolean findFiles(ModContainer mod, String base, Function<Path, Boolean> preprocessor, BiFunction<Path, Path, Boolean> processor, boolean defaultUnfoundRoot)
     {
         FileSystem fs = null;
         try
         {
             File source = mod.getSource();
 
-            if ("minecraft".equals(mod.getModId()) && DEBUG_LOAD_MINECRAFT)
+            if ("minecraft".equals(mod.getModId()))
             {
+                if (!DEBUG_LOAD_MINECRAFT)
+                    return true;
+
                 try
                 {
                     URI tmp = CraftingManager.class.getResource("/assets/.mcassetsroot").toURI();
@@ -766,7 +773,7 @@ public class CraftingHelper {
             }
 
             if (root == null || !Files.exists(root))
-                return false;
+                return defaultUnfoundRoot;
 
             if (preprocessor != null)
             {