diff --git a/ansible/roles/podman/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/podman/defaults/main.yml
index d8bb661..9d195ea 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/podman/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/podman/defaults/main.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,28 @@ zomboid_mods_excluded:
     mod_id: IconsInventory
     reason: Sophie recommends removing Icon Inventory
 
+# Mod IDs the Sophie preset's `Mods=` line gets wrong for a 42.20.3 server.
+#
+# Every workshop item below is in the preset's own WorkshopItems= list and
+# downloads fine -- only the ID it is referenced by is stale, so the server
+# logs `required mod ... not found` and quietly runs without it. Verified
+# against the id= field of each mod.info on disk, not guessed from folder
+# names (folder name and mod ID are unrelated). Applied by server.ini.j2 so a
+# re-vendor of a newer preset keeps the corrections.
+zomboid_mods_renamed:
+  - old: "FWOBenchPress&Treadmill"
+    new: FWOBenchPressTreadmill
+    reason: preset carries a stray ampersand; mod.info in 2940354599 has none
+  - old: Ladders42131
+    new: Ladders4220
+    reason: 3629835761 ships per-build variants; 42131 is the 42.16 one, 4220 is ours
+  - old: ServingPlatesB42
+    new: ServingPlates42
+    reason: mod.info in 3399320470 declares ServingPlates42
+  - old: NewMusic_OrchestraMix
+    new: NewMusic_CMM
+    reason: author renamed it to "Classical Music Mix" in 3760471726
+
 # Server config is seeded once and then left alone, so it can be hand-edited
 # between world regenerations. Set true to overwrite it from the templates.
 zomboid_config_force: false
diff --git a/ansible/roles/podman/templates/zomboid/server.ini.j2 b/ansible/roles/podman/templates/zomboid/server.ini.j2
index 6579c13..66e5da4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/podman/templates/zomboid/server.ini.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/podman/templates/zomboid/server.ini.j2
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
     server and admins can hand-edit this file between world regenerations.
     Re-push it deliberately with -e zomboid_config_force=true.
 -#}
+{% set rename_map = {} %}
+{% for r in zomboid_mods_renamed %}{% set _ = rename_map.update({r.old: r.new}) %}{% endfor %}
+{% set resolved_mod_ids = [] %}
+{% for m in zomboid_sophie_mod_ids %}{% set _ = resolved_mod_ids.append(rename_map.get(m, m)) %}{% endfor %}
 {% set excluded_mod_ids = zomboid_mods_excluded | map(attribute='mod_id') | list %}
 {% set excluded_workshop_ids = zomboid_mods_excluded | map(attribute='workshop_id') | list %}
 # Players can hurt and kill other players
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ UDPPort=16262
 ResetID=6953472
 
 # Enter the mod loading ID here. It can be found in \Steam\steamapps\workshop\modID\mods\modName\info.txt
-Mods={{ zomboid_sophie_mod_ids | reject('in', excluded_mod_ids) | join(';') }}
+Mods={{ resolved_mod_ids | reject('in', excluded_mod_ids) | join(';') }}
 
 # Enter the foldername of the mod found in \Steam\steamapps\workshop\modID\mods\modName\media\maps\
 Map={{ zomboid_map }}