diff --git a/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/ModContainerFactory.java b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/ModContainerFactory.java
index b0a0b926e2..c57fd1d9e5 100644
--- a/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/ModContainerFactory.java
+++ b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/ModContainerFactory.java
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ public class ModContainerFactory
             FMLLog.fine("Identified a BaseMod type mod %s", className);
             return new ModLoaderModContainer(className, modSource, modParser.getBaseModProperties());
         }
+        else if (modClass.matcher(className).find())
+        {
+            FMLLog.fine("Identified a class %s following modloader naming convention but not directly a BaseMod or currently seen subclass", className);
+            container.rememberModCandidateType(modParser);
+        }
         else if (modParser.isBaseMod(container.getRememberedBaseMods()))
         {
             FMLLog.fine("Found a basemod %s of non-standard naming format", className);
diff --git a/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/discovery/ModCandidate.java b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/discovery/ModCandidate.java
index 0de968a0c7..5abd9862cb 100644
--- a/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/discovery/ModCandidate.java
+++ b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/discovery/ModCandidate.java
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.FMLLog;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.ModContainer;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.discovery.asm.ASMModParser;
 
 
 public class ModCandidate
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ public class ModCandidate
     private boolean classpath;
     private List<String> baseModTypes = Lists.newArrayList();
     private boolean isMinecraft;
+    private List<ASMModParser> baseModCandidateTypes = Lists.newArrayListWithCapacity(1);
 
     public ModCandidate(File classPathRoot, File modContainer, ContainerType sourceType)
     {
@@ -46,7 +49,16 @@ public class ModCandidate
     }
     public List<ModContainer> explore(ASMDataTable table)
     {
-        return sourceType.findMods(this, table);
+        List<ModContainer> mods = sourceType.findMods(this, table);
+        if (!baseModCandidateTypes.isEmpty())
+        {
+            FMLLog.info("Attempting to reparse the mod container %s", getModContainer().getName());
+            return sourceType.findMods(this, table);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return mods;
+        }
     }
 
     public boolean isClasspath()
@@ -65,4 +77,8 @@ public class ModCandidate
     {
         return isMinecraft;
     }
+    public void rememberModCandidateType(ASMModParser modParser)
+    {
+        baseModCandidateTypes.add(modParser);
+    }
 }
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