diff --git a/MareSynchronos/FileCache/PeriodicFileScanner.cs b/MareSynchronos/FileCache/PeriodicFileScanner.cs
index 58a4b5e..fbf1b6f 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/FileCache/PeriodicFileScanner.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/FileCache/PeriodicFileScanner.cs
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ public class PeriodicFileScanner : MediatorSubscriberBase, IDisposable
             }
         });
 
-        if (FileCacheSize < (long)_configService.Current.MaxLocalCacheInGiB * 1024 * 1024 * 1024) return false;
+        if (FileCacheSize < (long)(_configService.Current.MaxLocalCacheInGiB * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)) return false;
 
         var allFiles = Directory.EnumerateFiles(_configService.Current.CacheFolder)
             .Select(f => new FileInfo(f)).OrderBy(f => f.LastAccessTime).ToList();
-        while (FileCacheSize > (long)_configService.Current.MaxLocalCacheInGiB * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+        while (FileCacheSize > (long)(_configService.Current.MaxLocalCacheInGiB * 1024 * 1024 * 1024))
         {
             var oldestFile = allFiles[0];
             FileCacheSize -= oldestFile.Length;
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Managers/CachedPlayer.cs b/MareSynchronos/Managers/CachedPlayer.cs
index 061b5e9..6602fea 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Managers/CachedPlayer.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Managers/CachedPlayer.cs
@@ -403,12 +403,9 @@ public class CachedPlayer : MediatorSubscriberBase, IDisposable
                 _applicationId = Guid.NewGuid();
                 _logger.LogDebug("[{applicationId}] Starting application task", _applicationId);
 
-                if (updateModdedPaths)
+                if (updateModdedPaths && (moddedPaths.Any() || !string.IsNullOrEmpty(charaData.ManipulationData)))
                 {
-                    if (moddedPaths.Any())
-                    {
-                        ApplyBaseData(_applicationId, moddedPaths, charaData.ManipulationData);
-                    }
+                    ApplyBaseData(_applicationId, moddedPaths, charaData.ManipulationData);
                 }
 
                 foreach (var kind in updatedData)