diff --git a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
index d70164380..20746fd30 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
@@ -91,9 +91,15 @@ namespace Dalamud {
 
             Task.Run(async () => {
                 try {
-                    await AssetManager.EnsureAssets(this.baseDirectory);
+                    var res = await AssetManager.EnsureAssets(this.baseDirectory);
+
+                    if (!res) {
+                        Log.Error("One or more assets failed to download.");
+                        Unload();
+                        return;
+                    }
                 } catch (Exception e) {
-                    Log.Error(e, "Could not ensure assets.");
+                    Log.Error(e, "Error in asset task.");
                     Unload();
                     return;
                 }
diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/AssetManager.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/AssetManager.cs
index 108d3ab16..e45ad1015 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/AssetManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/AssetManager.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface
             {"https://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/lds/pc/global/fonts/FFXIV_Lodestone_SSF.ttf", "UIRes/gamesym.ttf" }
         };
 
-        public static async Task EnsureAssets(string baseDir) {
+        public static async Task<bool> EnsureAssets(string baseDir) {
             using var client = new WebClient();
 
             Log.Verbose("Starting asset download");
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface
                     try {
                         File.WriteAllBytes(filePath, client.DownloadData(entry.Key));
                     } catch (Exception ex) {
-                        // If another game is running, we don't want to just fail in here
                         Log.Error(ex, "Could not download asset.");
+                        return false;
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            return true;
         }
     }
 }