diff --git a/Torch.Server/Managers/InstanceManager.cs b/Torch.Server/Managers/InstanceManager.cs
index 4e0fae6..82ad278 100644
--- a/Torch.Server/Managers/InstanceManager.cs
+++ b/Torch.Server/Managers/InstanceManager.cs
@@ -71,8 +71,16 @@ namespace Torch.Server.Managers
 
             foreach (var f in worldFolders)
             {
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(f) && File.Exists(Path.Combine(f, "Sandbox.sbc")))
-                    DedicatedConfig.Worlds.Add(new WorldViewModel(f));
+                try
+                {
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(f) && File.Exists(Path.Combine(f, "Sandbox.sbc")))
+                        DedicatedConfig.Worlds.Add(new WorldViewModel(f));
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    Log.Error("Failed to load world at path: " + f);
+                    continue;
+                }
             }
 
             if (DedicatedConfig.Worlds.Count == 0)
@@ -91,10 +99,19 @@ namespace Torch.Server.Managers
             DedicatedConfig.LoadWorld = worldPath;
             
             var worldInfo = DedicatedConfig.Worlds.FirstOrDefault(x => x.WorldPath == worldPath);
-            if (worldInfo?.Checkpoint == null)
+            try
             {
-                worldInfo = new WorldViewModel(worldPath);
-                DedicatedConfig.Worlds.Add(worldInfo);
+                if (worldInfo?.Checkpoint == null)
+                {
+                    worldInfo = new WorldViewModel(worldPath);
+                    DedicatedConfig.Worlds.Add(worldInfo);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Log.Error("Failed to load world at path: " + worldPath);
+                DedicatedConfig.LoadWorld = null;
+                return;
             }
 
             DedicatedConfig.SelectedWorld = worldInfo;
@@ -256,11 +273,19 @@ namespace Torch.Server.Managers
 
         public WorldViewModel(string worldPath)
         {
-            WorldPath = worldPath;
-            WorldSizeKB = new DirectoryInfo(worldPath).GetFiles().Sum(x => x.Length) / 1024;
-            _checkpointPath = Path.Combine(WorldPath, "Sandbox.sbc");
-            FolderName = Path.GetFileName(worldPath);
-            BeginLoadCheckpoint();
+            try
+            {
+                WorldPath = worldPath;
+                WorldSizeKB = new DirectoryInfo(worldPath).GetFiles().Sum(x => x.Length) / 1024;
+                _checkpointPath = Path.Combine(WorldPath, "Sandbox.sbc");
+                FolderName = Path.GetFileName(worldPath);
+                BeginLoadCheckpoint();
+            }
+            catch (ArgumentException ex)
+            {
+                Log.Error($"World view model failed to load the path: {worldPath} Please ensure this is a valid path.");
+                throw; //rethrow to be handled further up the stack
+            }
         }
 
         public async Task SaveCheckpointAsync()
diff --git a/Torch/Managers/FilesystemManager.cs b/Torch/Managers/FilesystemManager.cs
index b51992e..8963bc7 100644
--- a/Torch/Managers/FilesystemManager.cs
+++ b/Torch/Managers/FilesystemManager.cs
@@ -24,20 +24,12 @@ namespace Torch.Managers
 
         public FilesystemManager(ITorchBase torchInstance) : base(torchInstance)
         {
-            var tmp = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "Torch");
             var torch = new FileInfo(typeof(FilesystemManager).Assembly.Location).Directory.FullName;
-            if (Path.GetPathRoot(tmp) == Path.GetPathRoot(torch))
-            {
-                TempDirectory = tmp;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                TempDirectory = Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(torch, "tmp")).FullName;
-                TorchDirectory = torch;
+            TempDirectory = Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(torch, "tmp")).FullName;
+            TorchDirectory = torch;
 
-                _log.Info($"Clearing tmp directory at {TempDirectory}");
-                ClearTemp();
-            }
+            _log.Debug($"Clearing tmp directory at {TempDirectory}");
+            ClearTemp();
         }
 
         private void ClearTemp()
diff --git a/Torch/Managers/KeenLogPatch.cs b/Torch/Managers/KeenLogPatch.cs
index dfa9c2a..ce9d8a9 100644
--- a/Torch/Managers/KeenLogPatch.cs
+++ b/Torch/Managers/KeenLogPatch.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,21 @@ namespace Torch.Managers
 
         private static StringBuilder PrepareLog(MyLog log)
         {
-            return _tmpStringBuilder.Value.Clear().Append(' ', _getIndentByThread(log, _getThreadId(log)) * 3);
+            try
+            {
+                var v = _tmpStringBuilder.Value;
+                v.Clear();
+                var i = _getThreadId(log);
+                var t = _getIndentByThread(log, i);
+                v.Append(' ', t * 3);
+                return v;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                _log.Error(e);
+                return _tmpStringBuilder.Value.Clear();
+            }
+            //return _tmpStringBuilder.Value.Clear().Append(' ', _getIndentByThread(log, _getThreadId(log)) * 3);
         }
 
         private static bool PrefixWriteLine(MyLog __instance, string msg)
diff --git a/Torch/Plugins/PluginManager.cs b/Torch/Plugins/PluginManager.cs
index fb2ce18..613354d 100644
--- a/Torch/Plugins/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Torch/Plugins/PluginManager.cs
@@ -438,6 +438,9 @@ namespace Torch.Managers
                     if (!type.GetInterfaces().Contains(typeof(ITorchPlugin)))
                         continue;
 
+                    if (type.IsAbstract)
+                        continue;
+
                     _log.Info($"Loading plugin at {type.FullName}");
 
                     if (pluginType != null)