diff --git a/project/src/ErrorHandler.ts b/project/src/ErrorHandler.ts
index 28f21ba2..9180cbec 100644
--- a/project/src/ErrorHandler.ts
+++ b/project/src/ErrorHandler.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { WinstonMainLogger } from "@spt-aki/utils/logging/WinstonMainLogger";
 
 export class ErrorHandler
 {
-    private logger:ILogger;
+    private logger: ILogger;
     private readLine: readline.Interface;
 
     constructor()
@@ -19,15 +19,17 @@ export class ErrorHandler
         });
     }
 
-    public handleCriticalError(err: any): void
+    public handleCriticalError(err: Error): void
     {
         this.logger.error("The application had a critical error and failed to run");
-        this.logger.error(`Exception produced: ${err}`);
+        this.logger.error(`Exception produced: ${err.name}`);
         if (err.stack)
-            this.logger.error(`\nStacktrace:\n ${err.stack}`);
-            
+        {
+            this.logger.error(`\nStacktrace:\n${err.stack}`);
+        }
+
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
         this.readLine.question("Press Enter to close the window", (_ans) => this.readLine.close());
-        this.readLine.on("close", () => process.exit(0));
+        this.readLine.on("close", () => process.exit(1));
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/project/src/Program.ts b/project/src/Program.ts
index b92a46e2..dcea561c 100644
--- a/project/src/Program.ts
+++ b/project/src/Program.ts
@@ -18,26 +18,25 @@ export class Program
         this.errorHandler = new ErrorHandler();
     }
     
-    public start(): void 
+    public async start(): Promise<void>
     {
         try
         {
             Container.registerTypes(container);
             const childContainer = container.createChildContainer();
-            childContainer.resolve<Watermark>("Watermark");
+            const watermark = childContainer.resolve<Watermark>("Watermark");
+            watermark.initialize();
+
             const preAkiModLoader = childContainer.resolve<PreAkiModLoader>("PreAkiModLoader");
             Container.registerListTypes(childContainer);
-            preAkiModLoader.load(childContainer)
-                .then(() => 
-                {
-                    Container.registerPostLoadTypes(container, childContainer);
-                    childContainer.resolve<App>("App").load();
-                }).catch(rej => this.errorHandler.handleCriticalError(rej));
-            
+            await preAkiModLoader.load(childContainer);
+
+            Container.registerPostLoadTypes(container, childContainer);
+            childContainer.resolve<App>("App").load();
         }
-        catch (e)
+        catch (err: any)
         {
-            this.errorHandler.handleCriticalError(e);
+            this.errorHandler.handleCriticalError((err instanceof Error ? err : new Error(err)));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/project/src/loaders/ModLoadOrder.ts b/project/src/loaders/ModLoadOrder.ts
index 9755c1df..d9ce8056 100644
--- a/project/src/loaders/ModLoadOrder.ts
+++ b/project/src/loaders/ModLoadOrder.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { inject, injectable } from "tsyringe";
 
-import { ErrorHandler } from "@spt-aki/ErrorHandler";
 import { IPackageJsonData } from "@spt-aki/models/spt/mod/IPackageJsonData";
 import { ILogger } from "@spt-aki/models/spt/utils/ILogger";
 import { LocalisationService } from "@spt-aki/services/LocalisationService";
@@ -115,10 +114,6 @@ export class ModLoadOrder
 
         if (visited.has(mod))
         {
-            // Front: white, back: red
-            const errorMessage = this.localisationService.getText("modloader-cyclic_dependency");
-            this.logger.error(errorMessage);
-
             // Additional info to help debug
             this.logger.debug(this.localisationService.getText("modloader-checking_mod", mod));
             this.logger.debug(`${this.localisationService.getText("modloader-checked")}:`);
@@ -126,15 +121,12 @@ export class ModLoadOrder
             this.logger.debug(`${this.localisationService.getText("modloader-visited")}:`);
             this.logger.debug(JSON.stringify(visited, null, "\t"));
 
-            // Wait for input
-            const errorHandler = new ErrorHandler();
-            errorHandler.handleCriticalError({errorMessage});
+            throw new Error(this.localisationService.getText("modloader-cyclic_dependency"));
         }
 
         // Check dependencies
         if (!this.modsAvailable.has(mod))
         {
-            this.logger.error(this.localisationService.getText("modloader-missing_dependency"));
             throw new Error(this.localisationService.getText("modloader-error_parsing_mod_load_order"));
         }
 
@@ -151,10 +143,7 @@ export class ModLoadOrder
             {
                 if (this.modsAvailable.get(modAfter)?.loadAfter?.includes(mod))
                 {
-                    const errorMessage = this.localisationService.getText("modloader-load_order_conflict", {modOneName: mod, modTwoName: modAfter});
-                    this.logger.error(errorMessage);
-                    const errorHandler = new ErrorHandler();
-                    errorHandler.handleCriticalError(errorMessage);
+                    throw new Error(this.localisationService.getText("modloader-load_order_conflict", {modOneName: mod, modTwoName: modAfter}));
                 }
 
                 dependencies.add(modAfter);
diff --git a/project/src/utils/Watermark.ts b/project/src/utils/Watermark.ts
index 22724e1f..fb7fb068 100644
--- a/project/src/utils/Watermark.ts
+++ b/project/src/utils/Watermark.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ export class WatermarkLocale
 export class Watermark
 {
     protected akiConfig: ICoreConfig;
+    protected text: string[] = [];
+    protected versionLabel = "";
 
     constructor(
         @inject("WinstonLogger") protected logger: ILogger,
@@ -73,16 +75,8 @@ export class Watermark
     )
     {
         this.akiConfig = this.configServer.getConfig<ICoreConfig>(ConfigTypes.CORE);
-
-        this.initialize();
-        this.setTitle();
-        this.resetCursor();
-        this.draw();
     }
 
-    protected text: string[] = [];
-    protected versionLabel = "";
-
     public initialize(): void
     {
         const description = this.watermarkLocale.getDescription();
@@ -103,6 +97,10 @@ export class Watermark
         {
             this.text = this.text.concat([...modding]);
         }
+
+        this.setTitle();
+        this.resetCursor();
+        this.draw();
     }
 
     /**