diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/validate/fabric.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/validate/fabric.rs
index 073087b791..3d634e8f1b 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/validate/fabric.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/validate/fabric.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::validate::{
-    SupportedGameVersions, ValidationError, ValidationResult, filter_out_packs,
+    SupportedGameVersions, ValidationError, ValidationResult,
+    validate_pack_formats,
 };
 use std::io::Cursor;
 use zip::ZipArchive;
@@ -29,8 +30,6 @@ impl super::Validator for FabricValidator {
             ));
         }
 
-        filter_out_packs(archive)?;
-
-        Ok(ValidationResult::Pass)
+        Ok(validate_pack_formats(archive))
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/validate/forge.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/validate/forge.rs
index 375b31e645..09b16ac2a4 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/validate/forge.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/validate/forge.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::validate::{
-    SupportedGameVersions, ValidationError, ValidationResult, filter_out_packs,
+    SupportedGameVersions, ValidationError, ValidationResult,
+    validate_pack_formats,
 };
 use chrono::DateTime;
 use std::io::Cursor;
@@ -36,9 +37,7 @@ impl super::Validator for ForgeValidator {
             ));
         }
 
-        filter_out_packs(archive)?;
-
-        Ok(ValidationResult::Pass)
+        Ok(validate_pack_formats(archive))
     }
 }
 
@@ -74,8 +73,6 @@ impl super::Validator for LegacyForgeValidator {
             ));
         };
 
-        filter_out_packs(archive)?;
-
-        Ok(ValidationResult::Pass)
+        Ok(validate_pack_formats(archive))
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/validate/liteloader.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/validate/liteloader.rs
index 78029f1f1e..11e8e08582 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/validate/liteloader.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/validate/liteloader.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::validate::{
-    SupportedGameVersions, ValidationError, ValidationResult, filter_out_packs,
+    SupportedGameVersions, ValidationError, ValidationResult,
+    validate_pack_formats,
 };
 use std::io::Cursor;
 use zip::ZipArchive;
@@ -29,8 +30,6 @@ impl super::Validator for LiteLoaderValidator {
             ));
         }
 
-        filter_out_packs(archive)?;
-
-        Ok(ValidationResult::Pass)
+        Ok(validate_pack_formats(archive))
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/validate/mod.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/validate/mod.rs
index 63a92dacbb..b2df5e03df 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/validate/mod.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/validate/mod.rs
@@ -326,9 +326,10 @@ fn game_version_supported(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn filter_out_packs(
-    archive: &mut ZipArchive<Cursor<bytes::Bytes>>,
-) -> Result<ValidationResult, ValidationError> {
+#[must_use]
+pub fn validate_pack_formats(
+    archive: &mut ZipArchive<Cursor<Bytes>>,
+) -> ValidationResult {
     if (archive.by_name("modlist.html").is_ok()
         && archive.by_name("manifest.json").is_ok())
         || archive
@@ -338,10 +339,10 @@ pub fn filter_out_packs(
             .file_names()
             .any(|x| x.starts_with("override/mods/") && x.ends_with(".jar"))
     {
-        return Ok(ValidationResult::Warning(
-            "Invalid modpack file. You must upload a valid .MRPACK file.",
-        ));
+        return ValidationResult::Warning(
+            "Invalid modpack file. Modpacks must be uploaded in the .mrpack format, not as a ZIP file.",
+        );
     }
 
-    Ok(ValidationResult::Pass)
+    ValidationResult::Pass
 }
diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/validate/neoforge.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/validate/neoforge.rs
index b857274565..341e4a2add 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/validate/neoforge.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/validate/neoforge.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::validate::{
-    SupportedGameVersions, ValidationError, ValidationResult, filter_out_packs,
+    SupportedGameVersions, ValidationError, ValidationResult,
+    validate_pack_formats,
 };
 use std::io::Cursor;
 use zip::ZipArchive;
@@ -33,8 +34,6 @@ impl super::Validator for NeoForgeValidator {
             ));
         }
 
-        filter_out_packs(archive)?;
-
-        Ok(ValidationResult::Pass)
+        Ok(validate_pack_formats(archive))
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/validate/quilt.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/validate/quilt.rs
index 29ed0d5432..53ee8fe0d8 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/validate/quilt.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/validate/quilt.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::validate::{
-    SupportedGameVersions, ValidationError, ValidationResult, filter_out_packs,
+    SupportedGameVersions, ValidationError, ValidationResult,
+    validate_pack_formats,
 };
 use chrono::DateTime;
 use std::io::Cursor;
@@ -34,8 +35,6 @@ impl super::Validator for QuiltValidator {
             ));
         }
 
-        filter_out_packs(archive)?;
-
-        Ok(ValidationResult::Pass)
+        Ok(validate_pack_formats(archive))
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/validate/rift.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/validate/rift.rs
index b4c6c5d9c1..e2e57bcdee 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/validate/rift.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/validate/rift.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::validate::{
-    SupportedGameVersions, ValidationError, ValidationResult, filter_out_packs,
+    SupportedGameVersions, ValidationError, ValidationResult,
+    validate_pack_formats,
 };
 use std::io::Cursor;
 use zip::ZipArchive;
@@ -29,8 +30,6 @@ impl super::Validator for RiftValidator {
             ));
         }
 
-        filter_out_packs(archive)?;
-
-        Ok(ValidationResult::Pass)
+        Ok(validate_pack_formats(archive))
     }
 }