diff --git a/src/js/application.js b/src/js/application.js
index 98f3718c..088020e9 100644
--- a/src/js/application.js
+++ b/src/js/application.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class Application {
         try {
             await MODS.initMods();
         } catch (ex) {
-            alert("Failed to load mods (launch with --dev for more info): \n\n" + ex);
+            throw new Error("Failed to initialize mods", { cause: ex });
         }
 
         this.unloaded = false;
diff --git a/src/js/core/animation_frame.js b/src/js/core/animation_frame.js
index 1e0de209..1724d79b 100644
--- a/src/js/core/animation_frame.js
+++ b/src/js/core/animation_frame.js
@@ -52,11 +52,7 @@ export class AnimationFrame {
             dt = resetDtMs;
         }
 
-        try {
-            this.frameEmitted.dispatch(dt);
-        } catch (ex) {
-            console.error(ex);
-        }
+        this.frameEmitted.dispatch(dt);
         this.lastTime = time;
         window.requestAnimationFrame(this.boundMethod);
     }
diff --git a/src/js/core/state_manager.js b/src/js/core/state_manager.js
index 733fce5e..52815d27 100644
--- a/src/js/core/state_manager.js
+++ b/src/js/core/state_manager.js
@@ -95,12 +95,8 @@ export class StateManager {
         const dialogParent = document.createElement("div");
         dialogParent.classList.add("modalDialogParent");
         document.body.appendChild(dialogParent);
-        try {
-            this.currentState.internalEnterCallback(payload);
-        } catch (ex) {
-            console.error(ex);
-            throw ex;
-        }
+
+        this.currentState.internalEnterCallback(payload);
 
         this.app.sound.playThemeMusic(this.currentState.getThemeMusic());
 
diff --git a/src/js/game/modes/regular.js b/src/js/game/modes/regular.js
index aafa9fc7..c9e2edc3 100644
--- a/src/js/game/modes/regular.js
+++ b/src/js/game/modes/regular.js
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ function generateUpgrades() {
                     try {
                         ShapeDefinition.fromShortKey(shape);
                     } catch (ex) {
-                        throw new Error("Invalid upgrade goal: '" + ex + "' for shape" + shape);
+                        throw new Error("Invalid upgrade goal for shape " + shape, { cause: ex });
                     }
                 });
             });
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ export function generateLevelDefinitions() {
             try {
                 ShapeDefinition.fromShortKey(shape);
             } catch (ex) {
-                throw new Error("Invalid tutorial goal: '" + ex + "' for shape" + shape);
+                throw new Error("Invalid tutorial goal for shape " + shape, { cause: ex });
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/js/mods/modloader.ts b/src/js/mods/modloader.ts
index e9c93381..f071ed27 100644
--- a/src/js/mods/modloader.ts
+++ b/src/js/mods/modloader.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { GLOBAL_APP } from "@/core/globals";
 import { SavegameStoredMods } from "@/savegame/savegame_typedefs";
 import { createLogger } from "../core/logging";
 import { DisabledMod } from "./disabled_mod";
-import { ErroredMod } from "./errored_mod";
 import { Mod, ModConstructor } from "./mod";
 import { ModInfo, ModMetadata, ModQueueEntry } from "./mod_metadata";
 import { MOD_SIGNALS } from "./mod_signals";
@@ -84,22 +83,16 @@ export class ModLoader {
             queue.map(async e => ({ entry: e, mod: await this.loadMod(e) }))
         );
 
-        // Initialize all mods sequentially and collect errors
+        // Initialize all mods sequentially
         // TODO: Also collect early errors from the main process
         for (const { entry, mod } of loadedMods) {
-            try {
-                await mod.init();
-            } catch (err) {
-                if (err instanceof Error) {
-                    mod.errors.push(err);
-                }
-            }
-
             this.mods.set(mod.id, {
                 source: entry.source,
                 file: entry.file,
                 mod,
             });
+
+            await mod.init();
         }
     }
 
@@ -139,13 +132,7 @@ export class ModLoader {
             return new DisabledMod(entry.metadata, this.app, this);
         }
 
-        try {
-            return await this.createModInstance(entry.metadata);
-        } catch (err) {
-            const mod = new ErroredMod(entry.metadata, this.app, this);
-            mod.errors.push(err instanceof Error ? err : new Error(err.toString()));
-            return mod;
-        }
+        return await this.createModInstance(entry.metadata);
     }
 
     private async createModInstance(metadata: ModMetadata): Promise<Mod> {