diff --git a/fabric/build.gradle b/fabric/build.gradle
index 8e839970..077fdeb7 100644
--- a/fabric/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric/build.gradle
@@ -50,7 +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("net.fabricmc.fabric-api:fabric-models-v0:0.42.42+db7ad43d77") { exclude group: 'net.fabricmc', module: 'fabric-loader' }
-    modIncludeImplementation("net.fabricmc.fabric-api:fabric-model-loading-api-v1:1.0.0+5544c20277") { exclude group: 'net.fabricmc', module: 'fabric-loader' }
+    modIncludeImplementation("net.fabricmc.fabric-api:fabric-model-loading-api-v1:1.0.0+97993eed77") { 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/ModelBakeryMixin.java b/fabric/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/fabric/mixin/perf/dynamic_resources/ModelBakeryMixin.java
index 2128c949..ed026866 100644
--- a/fabric/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/fabric/mixin/perf/dynamic_resources/ModelBakeryMixin.java
+++ b/fabric/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/fabric/mixin/perf/dynamic_resources/ModelBakeryMixin.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import org.embeddedt.modernfix.api.entrypoint.ModernFixClientIntegration;
 import org.embeddedt.modernfix.duck.IExtendedModelBakery;
 import org.embeddedt.modernfix.dynamicresources.DynamicBakedModelProvider;
 import org.embeddedt.modernfix.dynamicresources.ModelBakeryHelpers;
-import org.embeddedt.modernfix.util.CommonModUtil;
 import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Final;
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.*;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfoReturnable;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -78,15 +76,15 @@ public abstract class ModelBakeryMixin implements IExtendedModelBakery {
 
     private boolean ignoreModelLoad;
 
+    // disable fabric recursion
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    private boolean fabric_enableGetOrLoadModelGuard;
+
 
     @Redirect(method = "<init>", at = @At(value = "FIELD", opcode = Opcodes.PUTFIELD, target = "Lnet/minecraft/client/resources/model/ModelBakery;blockColors:Lnet/minecraft/client/color/block/BlockColors;"))
     private void replaceTopLevelBakedModels(ModelBakery bakery, BlockColors val) {
-        // TODO remove terrible reflection hack
-        CommonModUtil.runWithoutCrash(() -> {
-            Field f = ModelBakery.class.getDeclaredField("fabric_guardGetOrLoadModel");
-            f.setAccessible(true);
-            f.setInt((Object)this, -1000);
-        }, "reflection hack to remove recursion exception");
+        // we can handle recursion in getModel without issues
+        fabric_enableGetOrLoadModelGuard = false;
         this.blockColors = val;
         this.ignoreModelLoad = true;
         this.loadedBakedModels = CacheBuilder.newBuilder()