diff --git a/fabric/build.gradle b/fabric/build.gradle
index e5b6af80..ec745874 100644
--- a/fabric/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric/build.gradle
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ dependencies {
     modIncludeImplementation(fabricApi.module("fabric-screen-api-v1", rootProject.fabric_api_version)) { exclude group: 'net.fabricmc', module: 'fabric-loader' }
     modIncludeImplementation(fabricApi.module("fabric-command-api-v2", rootProject.fabric_api_version)) { exclude group: 'net.fabricmc', module: 'fabric-loader' }
     modImplementation(fabricApi.module("fabric-model-loading-api-v1", rootProject.fabric_api_version)) { exclude group: 'net.fabricmc', module: 'fabric-loader' }
+    modCompileOnly(fabricApi.module("fabric-models-v0", "0.84.0+1.20.1")) { exclude group: 'net.fabricmc', module: 'fabric-loader' }
     modImplementation(fabricApi.module("fabric-resource-loader-v0", rootProject.fabric_api_version)) { exclude group: 'net.fabricmc', module: 'fabric-loader' }
     modImplementation(fabricApi.module("fabric-data-generation-api-v1", rootProject.fabric_api_version)) { exclude group: 'net.fabricmc', module: 'fabric-loader' }
     modImplementation("com.terraformersmc:modmenu:${rootProject.modmenu_version}") { transitive false }
diff --git a/fabric/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/fabric/mixin/perf/dynamic_resources/LoaderInstanceMixin.java b/fabric/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/fabric/mixin/perf/dynamic_resources/LoaderInstanceMixin.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9305264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fabric/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/fabric/mixin/perf/dynamic_resources/LoaderInstanceMixin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package org.embeddedt.modernfix.fabric.mixin.perf.dynamic_resources;
+
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.impl.client.model.ModelLoadingRegistryImpl;
+import net.minecraft.client.resources.model.ModelBakery;
+import org.embeddedt.modernfix.annotation.ClientOnlyMixin;
+import org.embeddedt.modernfix.annotation.RequiresMod;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Redirect;
+
+@Mixin(ModelLoadingRegistryImpl.LoaderInstance.class)
+@RequiresMod("fabric-models-v0")
+@ClientOnlyMixin
+public class LoaderInstanceMixin {
+    @Redirect(method = "finish", at = @At(value = "FIELD", target = "Lnet/fabricmc/fabric/impl/client/model/ModelLoadingRegistryImpl$LoaderInstance;loader:Lnet/minecraft/client/resources/model/ModelBakery;"), require = 0)
+    private void keepLoader(ModelLoadingRegistryImpl.LoaderInstance instance, ModelBakery value) {
+        /* allow loading models to happen later */
+    }
+}
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