diff --git a/lib/mod_list.dart b/lib/mod_list.dart
index 4f0efd1..89caf08 100644
--- a/lib/mod_list.dart
+++ b/lib/mod_list.dart
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ class ModList {
         loadOrder.errors.add(
           "Cyclic dependency detected: ${cyclePath.join(' -> ')}",
         );
+        return;
       }
 
       if (!mod.visited) {
@@ -514,12 +515,17 @@ class ModList {
     LoadOrder? loadOrder,
     List<String>? toEnable,
     Map<String, bool>? seen,
+    List<String>? cyclePath,
   ]) {
     final mod = mods[modId]!;
     loadOrder ??= LoadOrder();
     toEnable ??= <String>[];
     seen ??= <String, bool>{};
-
+    cyclePath ??= <String>[];
+    
+    // Add current mod to cycle path
+    cyclePath.add(modId);
+    
     for (final dep in mod.dependencies) {
       if (!mods.containsKey(dep)) {
         loadOrder.errors.add(
@@ -529,14 +535,22 @@ class ModList {
       }
       final depMod = mods[dep]!;
       if (seen[dep] == true) {
-        loadOrder.errors.add('Cyclic dependency detected: $modId -> $dep');
+        // Find the start of the cycle
+        int cycleStart = cyclePath.indexOf(dep);
+        if (cycleStart >= 0) {
+          // Extract the cycle part
+          List<String> cycleIds = [...cyclePath.sublist(cycleStart), modId];
+          loadOrder.errors.add('Cyclic dependency detected: ${cycleIds.join(' -> ')}');
+        } else {
+          loadOrder.errors.add('Cyclic dependency detected: $modId -> $dep');
+        }
         continue;
       }
       seen[dep] = true;
       toEnable.add(depMod.id);
-      loadDependencies(depMod.id, loadOrder, toEnable, seen);
+      loadDependencies(depMod.id, loadOrder, toEnable, seen, List.from(cyclePath));
     }
-
+    
     return loadOrder;
   }