diff --git a/launcher/meta/BaseEntity.cpp b/launcher/meta/BaseEntity.cpp
index 1869e14d3..f2f3e13fb 100644
--- a/launcher/meta/BaseEntity.cpp
+++ b/launcher/meta/BaseEntity.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void BaseEntityLoadTask::executeTask()
             }
 
         } catch (const Exception& e) {
-            qDebug() << QString("Unable to parse file %1: %2").arg(fname, e.cause());
+            qCritical() << QString("Unable to parse file %1: %2").arg(fname, e.cause());
             // just make sure it's gone and we never consider it again.
             FS::deletePath(fname);
             m_entity->m_load_status = BaseEntity::LoadStatus::NotLoaded;
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ void BaseEntityLoadTask::executeTask()
     m_task->addNetAction(dl);
     m_task->setAskRetry(false);
     connect(m_task.get(), &Task::failed, this, &BaseEntityLoadTask::emitFailed);
-    connect(m_task.get(), &Task::succeeded, this, &BaseEntityLoadTask::emitSucceeded);
     connect(m_task.get(), &Task::succeeded, this, [this]() {
         m_entity->m_load_status = BaseEntity::LoadStatus::Remote;
         m_entity->m_file_sha256 = m_entity->m_sha256;
+        emitSucceeded();
     });
 
     connect(m_task.get(), &Task::progress, this, &Task::setProgress);