diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/gui/screens/worldselection/WorldOpenFlows.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/gui/screens/worldselection/WorldOpenFlows.java.patch
index 069d942dc2..f5772bf7f7 100644
--- a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/gui/screens/worldselection/WorldOpenFlows.java.patch
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/gui/screens/worldselection/WorldOpenFlows.java.patch
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
        this.minecraft.forceSetScreen(new GenericDirtMessageScreen(Component.translatable("selectWorld.resource_load")));
        PackRepository packrepository = ServerPacksSource.createPackRepository(p_309733_);
  
-+      net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeHooks.readAdditionalLevelSaveData(p_312455_, p_309733_.getLevelDirectory());
++      net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeHooks.readAdditionalLevelSaveData(p_309733_, p_309733_.getLevelDirectory());
 +
        WorldStem worldstem;
        try {
diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/server/Main.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/server/Main.java.patch
index 8322050199..e9cbff0410 100644
--- a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/server/Main.java.patch
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/server/Main.java.patch
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
           PackRepository packrepository = ServerPacksSource.createPackRepository(levelstoragesource$levelstorageaccess);
  
 +         if (dynamic != null)
-+             net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeHooks.readAdditionalLevelSaveData(dynamic, levelstoragesource$levelstorageaccess.getLevelDirectory());
++             net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeHooks.readAdditionalLevelSaveData(levelstoragesource$levelstorageaccess, levelstoragesource$levelstorageaccess.getLevelDirectory());
           WorldStem worldstem;
           try {
              WorldLoader.InitConfig worldloader$initconfig = loadOrCreateConfig(dedicatedserversettings.getProperties(), dynamic1, flag, packrepository);
diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/LevelStorageSource.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/LevelStorageSource.java.patch
index 76f0fdebf1..b357f8805c 100644
--- a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/LevelStorageSource.java.patch
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/LevelStorageSource.java.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 --- a/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/LevelStorageSource.java
 +++ b/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/LevelStorageSource.java
+@@ -470,6 +_,12 @@
+          return this.getDataTag(true);
+       }
+ 
++      public CompoundTag getDataTagRaw(boolean fallback) throws IOException {
++          this.checkLock();
++          return LevelStorageSource.readLevelDataTagRaw(fallback ? this.levelDirectory.oldDataFile() : this.levelDirectory.dataFile());
++
++      }
++
+       private Dynamic<?> getDataTag(boolean p_310699_) throws IOException {
+          this.checkLock();
+          return LevelStorageSource.readLevelDataTagFixed(p_310699_ ? this.levelDirectory.oldDataFile() : this.levelDirectory.dataFile(), LevelStorageSource.this.fixerUpper);
 @@ -483,6 +_,7 @@
           CompoundTag compoundtag = p_78292_.createTag(p_78291_, p_78293_);
           CompoundTag compoundtag1 = new CompoundTag();
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java
index 7a24fe24f8..6134a989ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package net.minecraftforge.common;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -103,7 +104,6 @@ import net.minecraft.world.Container;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.context.UseOnContext;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.ListTag;
-import net.minecraft.nbt.NbtOps;
 import net.minecraft.network.protocol.Packet;
 import net.minecraft.network.syncher.EntityDataSerializer;
 import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ClientGamePacketListener;
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.living.LivingEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.living.LivingEvent.LivingJumpEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.living.LivingEvent.LivingTickEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.living.LivingChangeTargetEvent.ILivingTargetType;
-import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.living.LivingFallEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.living.LivingHurtEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.living.LivingKnockBackEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.living.LivingMakeBrainEvent;
@@ -979,9 +978,20 @@ public class ForgeHooks {
     }
 
     @ApiStatus.Internal
-    public static void readAdditionalLevelSaveData(Dynamic<?> data, LevelStorageSource.LevelDirectory levelDirectory) {
-        CompoundTag rootTag = (CompoundTag)data.convert(NbtOps.INSTANCE).getValue();
-        CompoundTag tag = rootTag.getCompound("fml");
+    public static void readAdditionalLevelSaveData(LevelStorageSource.LevelStorageAccess access, LevelStorageSource.LevelDirectory levelDirectory) {
+        CompoundTag tag = null;
+        try {
+            CompoundTag rootTag = access.getDataTagRaw(false);
+            tag = rootTag.getCompound("fml");
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            try {
+                CompoundTag rootTag = access.getDataTagRaw(true);
+                tag = rootTag.getCompound("fml");
+            } catch (IOException e2) {
+                LOGGER.error(WORLDPERSISTENCE, "Failed to read level data.. ", e2);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
         if (tag.contains("LoadingModList")) {
             ListTag modList = tag.getList("LoadingModList", net.minecraft.nbt.Tag.TAG_COMPOUND);
             Map<String, ArtifactVersion> mismatchedVersions = new HashMap<>(modList.size());