diff --git a/h2mm b/h2mm
index f94dc95..306a897 100755
--- a/h2mm
+++ b/h2mm
@@ -886,6 +886,9 @@ function mod_install() {
 		[[ ! -f "$file" ]] && { log ERROR "Mod file $file does not exist."; exit 1; }
 	done
 
+	# sanitize mod name so it doesn't contain commas
+	mod_name=$(echo "$mod_name" | sed 's/,//g')
+
 	# verify duplicate mod names
 	if [[ $has_nexus_mod_arguments == false ]]; then
 		get_mod_name_and_index --do-not-exit
diff --git a/version b/version
index 4b9fcbe..cb0c939 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5.1
+0.5.2