diff --git a/launcher/AssertHelpers.h b/launcher/AssertHelpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b1cdb742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launcher/AssertHelpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+/*
+ *  Prism Launcher - Minecraft Launcher
+ *  Copyright (C) 2025 Octol1ttle <l1ttleofficial@outlook.com>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, version 3.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#if defined(ASSERT_NEVER)
+#error ASSERT_NEVER already defined
+#else
+#define ASSERT_NEVER(cond) (Q_ASSERT((cond) == false), (cond))
+#endif
diff --git a/launcher/CMakeLists.txt b/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
index b89a49186..9b4d0d130 100644
--- a/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ set(CORE_SOURCES
     MMCTime.cpp
 
     MTPixmapCache.h
+
+    # Assertion helper
+    AssertHelpers.h
 )
 if (UNIX AND NOT CYGWIN AND NOT APPLE)
     set(CORE_SOURCES
@@ -1614,7 +1617,7 @@ if(WIN32 OR (UNIX AND APPLE))
     )
     # FIXME: remove this crap once we stop using msys2
     if(MINGW)
-        # i've not found a solution better than injecting the config vars like this... 
+        # i've not found a solution better than injecting the config vars like this...
         # with install(CODE" for everything everything just breaks
         install(CODE "
             set(QT_PLUGINS_DIR \"${QT_PLUGINS_DIR}\")
@@ -1622,7 +1625,7 @@ if(WIN32 OR (UNIX AND APPLE))
             set(QT_LIBEXECS_DIR \"${QT_LIBEXECS_DIR}\")
             set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH \"${CMAKE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH}\")
             set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX \"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}\")
-            " 
+            "
             COMPONENT bundle)
 
         install(CODE [[
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
index b0082653d..3473379e3 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ ResourceFolderModel::ResourceFolderModel(const QDir& dir, BaseInstance* instance
     m_dir.setSorting(QDir::Name | QDir::IgnoreCase | QDir::LocaleAware);
 
     connect(&m_watcher, &QFileSystemWatcher::directoryChanged, this, &ResourceFolderModel::directoryChanged);
-    connect(&m_helper_thread_task, &ConcurrentTask::finished, this, [this] { m_helper_thread_task.clear(); });
+    connect(&m_resourceResolver, &ConcurrentTask::finished, this, [this] {
+        m_resourceResolver.clear();
+        m_resourceResolverRunning = false;
+    });
     if (APPLICATION_DYN) {  // in tests the application macro doesn't work
-        m_helper_thread_task.setMaxConcurrent(APPLICATION->settings()->get("NumberOfConcurrentTasks").toInt());
+        m_resourceResolver.setMaxConcurrent(APPLICATION->settings()->get("NumberOfConcurrentTasks").toInt());
     }
 }
 
@@ -382,10 +385,11 @@ void ResourceFolderModel::resolveResource(Resource::Ptr res)
         },
         Qt::ConnectionType::QueuedConnection);
 
-    m_helper_thread_task.addTask(task);
+    m_resourceResolver.addTask(task);
 
-    if (!m_helper_thread_task.isRunning()) {
-        QThreadPool::globalInstance()->start(&m_helper_thread_task);
+    if (!m_resourceResolverRunning) {
+        QThreadPool::globalInstance()->start(&m_resourceResolver);
+        m_resourceResolverRunning = true;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.h b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.h
index 0526b5bbf..b6343a807 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.h
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.h
@@ -261,7 +261,10 @@ class ResourceFolderModel : public QAbstractListModel {
     // Represents the relationship between a resource's internal ID and it's row position on the model.
     QMap<QString, int> m_resources_index;
 
-    ConcurrentTask m_helper_thread_task;
+    // Runs off-thread
+    ConcurrentTask m_resourceResolver;
+    bool m_resourceResolverRunning = false;
+
     QMap<int, Task::Ptr> m_active_parse_tasks;
     std::atomic<int> m_next_resolution_ticket = 0;
 };
diff --git a/launcher/tasks/Task.cpp b/launcher/tasks/Task.cpp
index 92b345c8d..4c809c651 100644
--- a/launcher/tasks/Task.cpp
+++ b/launcher/tasks/Task.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 
 #include <QDebug>
 
+#include "AssertHelpers.h"
+
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(taskLogC, "launcher.task")
 
 Task::Task(bool show_debug) : m_show_debug(show_debug)
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ void Task::start()
             break;
         }
         case State::Running: {
-            if (m_show_debug)
+            if (ASSERT_NEVER(isRunning()) && m_show_debug)
                 qCWarning(taskLogC) << "The launcher tried to start task" << describe() << "while it was already running!";
             return;
         }
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ void Task::start()
 void Task::emitFailed(QString reason)
 {
     // Don't fail twice.
-    if (!isRunning()) {
+    if (ASSERT_NEVER(!isRunning())) {
         qCCritical(taskLogC) << "Task" << describe() << "failed while not running!!!!: " << reason;
         return;
     }
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ void Task::emitFailed(QString reason)
 void Task::emitAborted()
 {
     // Don't abort twice.
-    if (!isRunning()) {
+    if (ASSERT_NEVER(!isRunning())) {
         qCCritical(taskLogC) << "Task" << describe() << "aborted while not running!!!!";
         return;
     }
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ void Task::emitAborted()
 void Task::emitSucceeded()
 {
     // Don't succeed twice.
-    if (!isRunning()) {
+    if (ASSERT_NEVER(!isRunning())) {
         qCCritical(taskLogC) << "Task" << describe() << "succeeded while not running!!!!";
         return;
     }