diff --git a/steampipeconfig/modconfig/block_type.go b/steampipeconfig/modconfig/block_type.go
index c45cb5cce0..271a1ec133 100644
--- a/steampipeconfig/modconfig/block_type.go
+++ b/steampipeconfig/modconfig/block_type.go
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
 package modconfig
 
 const (
-	BlockTypeMod       = "mod"
-	BlockTypeQuery     = "query"
-	BlockTypeControl   = "control"
-	BlockTypeBenchmark = "benchmark"
-	BlockTypeDashboard = "dashboard"
-	BlockTypeContainer = "container"
-	BlockTypeChart     = "chart"
-	BlockTypeCard      = "card"
-	BlockTypeFlow      = "flow"
-	BlockTypeHierarchy = "hierarchy"
-	BlockTypeImage     = "image"
-	BlockTypeInput     = "input"
-	BlockTypeTable     = "table"
-	BlockTypeText      = "text"
-	BlockTypeLocals    = "locals"
-	BlockTypeVariable  = "variable"
-	BlockTypeParam     = "param"
+	BlockTypeMod            = "mod"
+	BlockTypeQuery          = "query"
+	BlockTypeControl        = "control"
+	BlockTypeBenchmark      = "benchmark"
+	BlockTypeDashboard      = "dashboard"
+	BlockTypeContainer      = "container"
+	BlockTypeChart          = "chart"
+	BlockTypeCard           = "card"
+	BlockTypeFlow           = "flow"
+	BlockTypeHierarchy      = "hierarchy"
+	BlockTypeImage          = "image"
+	BlockTypeInput          = "input"
+	BlockTypeTable          = "table"
+	BlockTypeText           = "text"
+	BlockTypeLocals         = "locals"
+	BlockTypeVariable       = "variable"
+	BlockTypeParam          = "param"
+	BlockTypeRequire        = "require"
+	BlockTypeLegacyRequires = "requires"
 )
 
 // QueryProviderBlocks is a list of block types which implement QueryProvider
diff --git a/steampipeconfig/modconfig/mod.go b/steampipeconfig/modconfig/mod.go
index 7c34cf8119..c650d6d7e1 100644
--- a/steampipeconfig/modconfig/mod.go
+++ b/steampipeconfig/modconfig/mod.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Masterminds/semver"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/hclsyntax"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/hclwrite"
 	"github.com/turbot/go-kit/helpers"
 	typehelpers "github.com/turbot/go-kit/types"
@@ -249,12 +250,15 @@ func (m *Mod) OnDecoded(block *hcl.Block, resourceMapProvider ModResourcesProvid
 
 	// handle legacy requires block
 	if m.LegacyRequire != nil && !m.LegacyRequire.Empty() {
-		if m.Require != nil && !m.Require.Empty() {
-			return hcl.Diagnostics{&hcl.Diagnostic{
-				Severity: hcl.DiagError,
-				Summary:  "Both 'require' and legacy 'requires' blocks are defined",
-				Subject:  &block.DefRange,
-			}}
+		// ensure that both 'require' and 'requires' were not set
+		for _, b := range block.Body.(*hclsyntax.Body).Blocks {
+			if b.Type == BlockTypeRequire {
+				return hcl.Diagnostics{&hcl.Diagnostic{
+					Severity: hcl.DiagError,
+					Summary:  "Both 'require' and legacy 'requires' blocks are defined",
+					Subject:  &block.DefRange,
+				}}
+			}
 		}
 		m.Require = m.LegacyRequire
 	}
diff --git a/steampipeconfig/parse/parser.go b/steampipeconfig/parse/parser.go
index 5c5791406d..64b3e53b8c 100644
--- a/steampipeconfig/parse/parser.go
+++ b/steampipeconfig/parse/parser.go
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ func ModfileExists(modPath string) bool {
 // ParseModDefinition parses the modfile only
 // it is expected the calling code will have verified the existence of the modfile by calling ModfileExists
 func ParseModDefinition(modPath string) (*modconfig.Mod, error) {
-	// TODO think about variables
-
 	// if there is no mod at this location, return error
 	modFilePath := filepaths.ModFilePath(modPath)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(modFilePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {