diff --git a/fml/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/relauncher/CoreModManager.java b/fml/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/relauncher/CoreModManager.java
index 6474acca3..8b1e092a3 100644
--- a/fml/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/relauncher/CoreModManager.java
+++ b/fml/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/relauncher/CoreModManager.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLClassLoader;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ import net.minecraft.launchwrapper.LaunchClassLoader;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Level;
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import com.google.common.base.Throwables;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import com.google.common.collect.ObjectArrays;
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public class CoreModManager {
                 loadedCoremods.add(coreMod.getName());
                 continue;
             }
-            List<String> modTypes = mfAttributes.containsKey(MODTYPE) ? Arrays.asList(mfAttributes.getValue(MODTYPE).split(",")) : Collections.<String>emptyList();
+            List<String> modTypes = mfAttributes.containsKey(MODTYPE) ? Arrays.asList(mfAttributes.getValue(MODTYPE).split(",")) : ImmutableList.of("FML");
 
             if (!modTypes.contains("FML"))
             {