diff --git a/Torch.Server/Managers/InstanceManager.cs b/Torch.Server/Managers/InstanceManager.cs
index aef99e2..6a0e671 100644
--- a/Torch.Server/Managers/InstanceManager.cs
+++ b/Torch.Server/Managers/InstanceManager.cs
@@ -97,23 +97,31 @@ namespace Torch.Server.Managers
             if (!File.Exists(sandboxPath))
                 return;
 
-            MyObjectBuilderSerializer.DeserializeXML(sandboxPath, out MyObjectBuilder_Checkpoint checkpoint, out ulong sizeInBytes);
-            if (checkpoint == null)
+            try
             {
-                Log.Error($"Failed to load {DedicatedConfig.LoadWorld}, checkpoint null ({sizeInBytes} bytes, instance {TorchBase.Instance.Config.InstancePath})");
-                return;
+                MyObjectBuilderSerializer.DeserializeXML(sandboxPath, out MyObjectBuilder_Checkpoint checkpoint, out ulong sizeInBytes);
+                if (checkpoint == null)
+                {
+                    Log.Error($"Failed to load {DedicatedConfig.LoadWorld}, checkpoint null ({sizeInBytes} bytes, instance {TorchBase.Instance.Config.InstancePath})");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                var sb = new StringBuilder();
+                foreach (var mod in checkpoint.Mods)
+                    sb.AppendLine(mod.PublishedFileId.ToString());
+
+                DedicatedConfig.Mods = sb.ToString();
+
+                Log.Info("Loaded mod list from world");
+
+                if (!modsOnly)
+                    DedicatedConfig.SessionSettings = new SessionSettingsViewModel(checkpoint.Settings);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Log.Error($"Error loading mod list from world '{DedicatedConfig.LoadWorld}'.");
+                Log.Error(e);
             }
-
-            var sb = new StringBuilder();
-            foreach (var mod in checkpoint.Mods)
-                sb.AppendLine(mod.PublishedFileId.ToString());
-
-            DedicatedConfig.Mods = sb.ToString();
-
-            Log.Info("Loaded mod list from world");
-
-            if (!modsOnly)
-                DedicatedConfig.SessionSettings = new SessionSettingsViewModel(checkpoint.Settings);
         }
 
         public void SaveConfig()
diff --git a/Torch.Server/TorchServer.cs b/Torch.Server/TorchServer.cs
index 15e9de0..9576ba7 100644
--- a/Torch.Server/TorchServer.cs
+++ b/Torch.Server/TorchServer.cs
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ namespace Torch.Server
         public override void Init()
         {
             Log.Info($"Init server '{Config.InstanceName}' at '{Config.InstancePath}'");
+            MyObjectBuilderSerializer.RegisterFromAssembly(typeof(MyObjectBuilder_CheckpointSerializer).Assembly);
             base.Init();
 
             MyPerGameSettings.SendLogToKeen = false;
@@ -77,8 +78,6 @@ namespace Torch.Server
             MySessionComponentExtDebug.ForceDisable = true;
             MyPerServerSettings.AppId = 244850;
             MyFinalBuildConstants.APP_VERSION = MyPerGameSettings.BasicGameInfo.GameVersion;
-
-            MyObjectBuilderSerializer.RegisterFromAssembly(typeof(MyObjectBuilder_CheckpointSerializer).Assembly);
             InvokeBeforeRun();
 
             MyPlugins.RegisterGameAssemblyFile(MyPerGameSettings.GameModAssembly);
@@ -143,6 +142,8 @@ namespace Torch.Server
             VRage.Service.ExitListenerSTA.OnExit += delegate { MySandboxGame.Static?.Exit(); };
 
             base.Start();
+            //Stops RunInternal from calling MyFileSystem.InitUserSpecific(null), we call it in InstanceManager.
+            MySandboxGame.IsReloading = true;
             runInternal.Invoke(null, null);
 
             MySandboxGame.Log.Close();