diff --git a/logic/minecraft/MinecraftProfile.cpp b/logic/minecraft/MinecraftProfile.cpp
index 345930cae..0661aec13 100644
--- a/logic/minecraft/MinecraftProfile.cpp
+++ b/logic/minecraft/MinecraftProfile.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "minecraft/MinecraftProfile.h"
 #include "ProfileUtils.h"
 #include "NullProfileStrategy.h"
+#include "VersionBuildError.h"
 
 MinecraftProfile::MinecraftProfile(ProfileStrategy *strategy)
 	: QAbstractListModel()
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ void MinecraftProfile::reload()
 {
 	beginResetModel();
 	m_strategy->load();
-	reapply();
+	reapplySafe();
 	endResetModel();
 }
 
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ bool MinecraftProfile::remove(const int index)
 	beginRemoveRows(QModelIndex(), index, index);
 	VersionPatches.removeAt(index);
 	endRemoveRows();
-	reapply();
+	reapplySafe();
 	saveCurrentOrder();
 	return true;
 }
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ bool MinecraftProfile::customize(int index)
 		qCritical() << "Patch" << patch->getPatchID() << "could not be customized";
 		return false;
 	}
-	reapply();
+	reapplySafe();
 	saveCurrentOrder();
 	// FIXME: maybe later in unstable
 	// emit dataChanged(createIndex(index, 0), createIndex(index, columnCount(QModelIndex()) - 1));
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ bool MinecraftProfile::revert(int index)
 		qCritical() << "Patch" << patch->getPatchID() << "could not be reverted";
 		return false;
 	}
-	reapply();
+	reapplySafe();
 	saveCurrentOrder();
 	// FIXME: maybe later in unstable
 	// emit dataChanged(createIndex(index, 0), createIndex(index, columnCount(QModelIndex()) - 1));
@@ -221,13 +222,13 @@ bool MinecraftProfile::revertToVanilla()
 			if(!remove(it->getPatchID()))
 			{
 				qWarning() << "Couldn't remove" << it->getPatchID() << "from profile!";
-				reapply();
+				reapplySafe();
 				saveCurrentOrder();
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	reapply();
+	reapplySafe();
 	saveCurrentOrder();
 	return true;
 }
@@ -398,8 +399,8 @@ void MinecraftProfile::move(const int index, const MoveDirection direction)
 	beginMoveRows(QModelIndex(), index, index, QModelIndex(), togap);
 	VersionPatches.swap(index, theirIndex);
 	endMoveRows();
+	reapplySafe();
 	saveCurrentOrder();
-	reapply();
 }
 void MinecraftProfile::resetOrder()
 {
@@ -417,6 +418,21 @@ void MinecraftProfile::reapply()
 	finalize();
 }
 
+bool MinecraftProfile::reapplySafe()
+{
+	try
+	{
+		reapply();
+	}
+	catch(MMCError & error)
+	{
+		clear();
+		qWarning() << "Couldn't apply profile patches because: " << error.cause();
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 void MinecraftProfile::finalize()
 {
 	// HACK: deny april fools. my head hurts enough already.
diff --git a/logic/minecraft/MinecraftProfile.h b/logic/minecraft/MinecraftProfile.h
index dba7d7447..d97f7bb8b 100644
--- a/logic/minecraft/MinecraftProfile.h
+++ b/logic/minecraft/MinecraftProfile.h
@@ -82,9 +82,12 @@ public:
 	/// clear the profile
 	void clear();
 
-	/// apply the patches
+	/// apply the patches. Throws all sorts of errors.
 	void reapply();
 
+	/// apply the patches. Catches all the errors and returns true/false for success/failure
+	bool reapplySafe();
+
 	/// do a finalization step (should always be done after applying all patches to profile)
 	void finalize();
 
diff --git a/logic/minecraft/OneSixProfileStrategy.cpp b/logic/minecraft/OneSixProfileStrategy.cpp
index 160e2c24b..e0ee4c219 100644
--- a/logic/minecraft/OneSixProfileStrategy.cpp
+++ b/logic/minecraft/OneSixProfileStrategy.cpp
@@ -389,14 +389,7 @@ bool OneSixProfileStrategy::installJarMods(QStringList filepaths)
 		profile->appendPatch(f);
 	}
 	profile->saveCurrentOrder();
-	try
-	{
-		profile->reapply();
-	}
-	catch (VersionIncomplete &error)
-	{
-		qDebug() << "Version was incomplete:" << error.cause();
-	}
+	profile->reapplySafe();
 	return true;
 }