diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/core/config/ModernFixEarlyConfig.java b/common/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/core/config/ModernFixEarlyConfig.java
index 1b6f6cfc..3c4f088b 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/core/config/ModernFixEarlyConfig.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/core/config/ModernFixEarlyConfig.java
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ public class ModernFixEarlyConfig {
         }
 
         checkBlockstateCacheRebuilds();
+        checkModelDataManager();
     }
 
     private void checkBlockstateCacheRebuilds() {
@@ -247,6 +248,16 @@ public class ModernFixEarlyConfig {
         }
     }
 
+    private void checkModelDataManager() {
+        if(!isFabric && modPresent("rubidium") && !modPresent("embeddium")) {
+            Option option = this.options.get("mixin.bugfix.model_data_manager_cme");
+            if(option != null) {
+                LOGGER.warn("ModelDataManager bugfixes have been disabled to prevent broken rendering with Rubidium installed. Please migrate to Embeddium.");
+                option.addModOverride(false, "rubidium");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private void disableIfModPresent(String configName, String... ids) {
         for(String id : ids) {
             if(!ModernFixPlatformHooks.INSTANCE.isEarlyLoadingNormally() || modPresent(id)) {