diff --git a/dzgui/api/mods.py b/dzgui/api/mods.py
index 22f1e24..81b6d1c 100644
--- a/dzgui/api/mods.py
+++ b/dzgui/api/mods.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ def get_mod_size(path: Path) -> float:
 
 
 def get_custom_mods(path: Path) -> list[Any]:
+    # TODO: rename this function for clarity ("get local vs. get custom")
     mods = get_local_mods(path)
     # TODO: error handling
     return parse_mods(mods, use_custom=True)
diff --git a/dzgui/managers/offline.py b/dzgui/managers/offline.py
index c709176..a277518 100644
--- a/dzgui/managers/offline.py
+++ b/dzgui/managers/offline.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class OfflineManager:
             )
             combined_mods.extend(new_symlinks)
 
+        relative_link = ""
         if len(mission) > 0:
             relative_link = symlink_mission(Path(steam_path), mission)