diff --git a/src/js/GeoZ/main.js b/src/js/GeoZ/main.js
index 754e1007..8e4069e2 100644
--- a/src/js/GeoZ/main.js
+++ b/src/js/GeoZ/main.js
@@ -160,12 +160,16 @@ export async function initMods() {
     }
 
     for (const url of external_mods) {
-        let temp = await fetch(url);
-        const text = await temp.text();
-        const mod = /** @type {Mod} */ (eval(text));
+        try {
+            let temp = await fetch(url);
+            const text = await temp.text();
+            const mod = /** @type {Mod} */ (eval(text));
 
-        if (mod.name) {
-            Mods.push(mod);
+            if (mod.name) {
+                Mods.push(mod);
+            }
+        } catch {
+            logger.log(`🛑 Failed to load mod at : ${url}`)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/js/main.js b/src/js/main.js
index f30ce8b8..fd15f090 100644
--- a/src/js/main.js
+++ b/src/js/main.js
@@ -55,13 +55,4 @@ function bootApp() {
     app.boot();
 }
 
-(async () => {
-    await initMods();
-    initDrawUtils();
-    initComponentRegistry();
-    initItemRegistry();
-    initMetaBuildingRegistry();
-    initGameSpeedRegistry(); 
-})();
-
 window.addEventListener("load", bootApp);
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diff --git a/src/js/states/preload.js b/src/js/states/preload.js
index 0f47e8d6..317c3bfd 100644
--- a/src/js/states/preload.js
+++ b/src/js/states/preload.js
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ import { HUDModalDialogs } from "../game/hud/parts/modal_dialogs";
 import { CHANGELOG } from "../changelog";
 import { globalConfig } from "../core/config";
 
+import { initComponentRegistry } from "../game/component_registry";
+import { initDrawUtils } from "../core/draw_utils";
+import { initItemRegistry } from "../game/item_registry";
+import { initMetaBuildingRegistry } from "../game/meta_building_registry";
+import { initGameSpeedRegistry } from "../game/game_speed_registry";
+
 const logger = createLogger("state/preload");
 
 export class PreloadState extends GameState {
@@ -108,6 +114,18 @@ export class PreloadState extends GameState {
                 return this.app.settings.initialize();
             })
 
+            .then(() => this.setStatus("Loading GeoZ mods"))
+            .then(() => require("../GeoZ/main").initMods())
+
+            .then(() => this.setStatus("Initializing registeries"))
+            .then(() => {
+                initDrawUtils();
+                initComponentRegistry();
+                initItemRegistry();
+                initMetaBuildingRegistry();
+                initGameSpeedRegistry(); 
+            })
+
             .then(() => {
                 // Initialize fullscreen
                 if (this.app.platformWrapper.getSupportsFullscreen()) {