diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bf7a667426..7361d370de 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ if (APPLE)
         set(DUSK_RESOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/platforms/tvos)
     else ()
         set(DUSK_RESOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/platforms/macos)
+        set(DUSK_ENTITLEMENTS ${DUSK_RESOURCE_DIR}/Dusk.entitlements)
     endif ()
     set(DUSK_INFO_PLIST ${DUSK_RESOURCE_DIR}/Info.plist.in)
     file(GLOB_RECURSE DUSK_RESOURCE_FILES
@@ -579,6 +580,8 @@ if (APPLE)
         OUTPUT_NAME Dusk
         XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED "YES"
         XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED "YES"
+        XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS ${DUSK_ENTITLEMENTS}
+        XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME "YES"
     )
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/docs/modding.md b/docs/modding.md
index bdb8618456..d053f66ded 100644
--- a/docs/modding.md
+++ b/docs/modding.md
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ add_dusk_mod(my_mod
 
 After building, `my_mod.dusk` is placed in `mods/` next to the project root (`DUSK_MODS_OUTPUT_DIR` cache variable). Copy it to the game's `mods/` folder and launch.
 
+- Windows: `%APPDATA%\TwilitRealm\Dusk\mods`
+- Linux: `~/.local/share/TwilitRealm/Dusk/mods`
+- macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/TwilitRealm/Dusk/mods`
+
 The `.dusk` archive is a standard zip containing `mod.json`, the compiled library, and an optional `res/` tree. `add_dusk_mod()` creates it automatically.
 
 ---
diff --git a/include/dusk/mod_loader.hpp b/include/dusk/mod_loader.hpp
index 72cb268747..5500facd72 100644
--- a/include/dusk/mod_loader.hpp
+++ b/include/dusk/mod_loader.hpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     std::vector<LoadedMod> m_mods;
-    std::filesystem::path  m_modsDir = "mods";
+    std::filesystem::path  m_modsDir;
     bool                   m_initialized = false;
 
     void tryLoadDusk(const std::filesystem::path& modPath);
diff --git a/platforms/macos/Dusk.entitlements b/platforms/macos/Dusk.entitlements
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..123d12a53e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/macos/Dusk.entitlements
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+    <key>com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation</key>
+    <true/>
+</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/src/dusk/mod_loader.cpp b/src/dusk/mod_loader.cpp
index 4df11baed2..8fcd6b6635 100644
--- a/src/dusk/mod_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/mod_loader.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void ModLoader::tryLoadDusk(const std::filesystem::path& modPath) {
         return;
     }
 
-    const fs::path cacheDir = fs::path("mods") / ".cache" / modPath.stem();
+    const fs::path cacheDir = m_modsDir / ".cache" / modPath.stem();
     std::error_code ec;
     fs::create_directories(cacheDir, ec);
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ void ModLoader::init() {
     m_initialized = true;
 
     namespace fs = std::filesystem;
-    if (!fs::exists(m_modsDir)) {
+    if (!fs::is_directory(m_modsDir)) {
         DuskLog.info("ModLoader: mods directory '{}' not found — mod loading skipped",
                      m_modsDir.string());
         return;
diff --git a/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp b/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp
index 413503cf29..50f5064225 100644
--- a/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp
+++ b/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ int game_main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
             ("h,help", "Print usage")
             ("console", "Show the Windows console window for logs", cxxopts::value<bool>()->default_value("false")->implicit_value("true"))
             ("dvd", "Path to DVD image file", cxxopts::value<std::string>())
-            ("mods", "Path to mods directory", cxxopts::value<std::string>()->default_value("mods"))
+            ("mods", "Path to mods directory", cxxopts::value<std::string>())
             ("backend", "Graphics API backend to use (auto, d3d12, metal, vulkan, null)", cxxopts::value<std::string>())
             ("cvar", "Override configuration variables without modifying config", cxxopts::value<std::vector<std::string>>());
 
@@ -619,7 +619,15 @@ int game_main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     mDoMain::developmentMode = 1;  // Force Dev Mode for Debugging
     mDoDvdThd::SyncWidthSound = false;
 
-    dusk::ModLoader::instance().setModsDir(parsed_arg_options["mods"].as<std::string>());
+    // Setup mods
+    if (parsed_arg_options.contains("mods") &&
+        !parsed_arg_options["mods"].as<std::string>().empty())
+    {
+        dusk::ModLoader::instance().setModsDir(parsed_arg_options["mods"].as<std::string>());
+    } else {
+        dusk::ModLoader::instance().setModsDir(dusk::ConfigPath / "mods");
+    }
+
     OSReport("Starting main01 (Game Loop)...\n");
     main01();