diff --git a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/EnvironmentConfiguration.cs b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/EnvironmentConfiguration.cs
index 641cd5c2b..8a2a61b4f 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/EnvironmentConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/EnvironmentConfiguration.cs
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ namespace Dalamud.Configuration.Internal
     /// </summary>
     internal class EnvironmentConfiguration
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether the DALAMUD_NOT_HAVE_INTERFACE setting has been enabled.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static bool DalamudNoInterface { get; } = GetEnvironmentVariable("DALAMUD_NOT_HAVE_INTERFACE");
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether the XL_WINEONLINUX setting has been enabled.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
index 78bbeeccb..f5460af2f 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
@@ -78,16 +78,6 @@ namespace Dalamud
         /// </summary>
         internal LoggingLevelSwitch LogLevelSwitch { get; private set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether Dalamud was successfully loaded.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal bool IsReady { get; private set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether the plugin system is loaded.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal bool IsLoadedPluginSystem => Service<PluginManager>.GetNullable() != null;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets location of stored assets.
         /// </summary>
@@ -137,7 +127,8 @@ namespace Dalamud
         /// <summary>
         /// Runs tier 2 of the Dalamud initialization process.
         /// </summary>
-        public void LoadTier2()
+        /// <returns>Whether or not the load succeeded.</returns>
+        public bool LoadTier2()
         {
             try
             {
@@ -153,6 +144,7 @@ namespace Dalamud
                         antiDebug.Enable();
 #endif
                 }
+
                 Log.Information("[T2] AntiDebug OK!");
 
                 Service<WinSockHandlers>.Set();
@@ -169,7 +161,7 @@ namespace Dalamud
                 {
                     Log.Error(e, "Could not initialize DataManager.");
                     this.Unload();
-                    return;
+                    return false;
                 }
 
                 Log.Information("[T2] Data OK!");
@@ -189,29 +181,12 @@ namespace Dalamud
 
                 Log.Information("[T2] LOC OK!");
 
-                if (!EnvironmentConfiguration.DalamudNoInterface)
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        Service<InterfaceManager>.Set().Enable();
+                // This is enabled in ImGuiScene setup
+                Service<DalamudIME>.Set();
+                Log.Information("[T2] IME OK!");
 
-                        Log.Information("[T2] IM OK!");
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception e)
-                    {
-                        Log.Information(e, "Could not init interface.");
-                    }
-                }
-
-                try
-                {
-                    Service<DalamudIME>.Set();
-                    Log.Information("[T2] IME OK!");
-                }
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {
-                    Log.Information(e, "Could not init IME.");
-                }
+                Service<InterfaceManager>.Set().Enable();
+                Log.Information("[T2] IM OK!");
 
 #pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
                 Service<SeStringManager>.Set();
@@ -235,20 +210,23 @@ namespace Dalamud
 
                 Service<DalamudAtkTweaks>.Set().Enable();
 
-                this.IsReady = true;
                 Log.Information("[T2] Load complete!");
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 Log.Error(ex, "Tier 2 load failed.");
                 this.Unload();
+                return false;
             }
+
+            return true;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Runs tier 3 of the Dalamud initialization process.
         /// </summary>
-        public void LoadTier3()
+        /// <returns>Whether or not the load succeeded.</returns>
+        public bool LoadTier3()
         {
             try
             {
@@ -287,7 +265,11 @@ namespace Dalamud
             {
                 Log.Error(ex, "Tier 3 load failed.");
                 this.Unload();
+
+                return false;
             }
+
+            return true;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/Framework.cs b/Dalamud/Game/Framework.cs
index 988a08693..38a978e1f 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/Framework.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/Framework.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game
         private static Stopwatch statsStopwatch = new();
         private Stopwatch updateStopwatch = new();
 
-        private DateTime tier2LoadTime;
+        private bool tier2Initialized = false;
+        private bool tier3Initialized = false;
+        private bool tierInitError = false;
 
         private Hook<OnUpdateDetour> updateHook;
         private Hook<OnDestroyDetour> destroyHook;
@@ -173,26 +175,29 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game
 
         private bool HandleFrameworkUpdate(IntPtr framework)
         {
+            // If any of the tier loads failed, just go to the original code.
+            if (this.tierInitError)
+                goto original;
+
             var dalamud = Service<Dalamud>.Get();
 
             // If this is the first time we are running this loop, we need to init Dalamud subsystems synchronously
-            if (!dalamud.IsReady)
+            if (!this.tier2Initialized)
             {
-                dalamud.LoadTier2();
-                this.tier2LoadTime = DateTime.Now;
+                this.tier2Initialized = dalamud.LoadTier2();
+                if (!this.tier2Initialized)
+                    this.tierInitError = true;
+
                 goto original;
             }
 
-            if (!dalamud.IsLoadedPluginSystem && (DateTime.Now - this.tier2LoadTime).TotalSeconds > 30)
-            {
-                Log.Error("Did not detect tier 3 load!!! {Seconds}", (DateTime.Now - this.tier2LoadTime).TotalSeconds);
-                // Util.Fatal("The Dalamud plugin system could not initialize important subsystems.\nThis error may be caused by outdated ReShade or GShade installations.\n\nIf this error persists, please contact us.", "XIVLauncher Error");
-            }
-
             // Plugins expect the interface to be available and ready, so we need to wait with plugins until we have init'd ImGui
-            if (!dalamud.IsLoadedPluginSystem && Service<InterfaceManager>.GetNullable()?.IsReady == true)
+            if (!this.tier3Initialized && Service<InterfaceManager>.GetNullable()?.IsReady == true)
             {
-                dalamud.LoadTier3();
+                this.tier3Initialized = dalamud.LoadTier3();
+                if (!this.tier3Initialized)
+                    this.tierInitError = true;
+
                 goto original;
             }