diff --git a/textures.cpp b/textures.cpp
index 994c481..0f31e17 100644
--- a/textures.cpp
+++ b/textures.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace textures {
 
   static TextureManager TMGR;
   static bool initialized = false;
+  static bool failure = false;
 
   void load_sprite_textures(SpriteTextureMap &mapping, json &config, bool smooth) {
     for(auto& [name, settings] : config.items()) {
@@ -25,8 +26,10 @@ namespace textures {
 
       int width = settings["frame_width"];
       int height = settings["frame_height"];
-      dbc::check(width % 2 == 0,
-          fmt::format("sprite {} has invalid frame size {}", name, width));
+
+      dbc::check(width % 2 == 0 && height % 2 == 0,
+          fmt::format("sprite {}:{} has invalid frame size {}:{}",
+            path, name, width, height));
 
       sf::Vector2i frame_size{width, height};
 
@@ -113,11 +116,18 @@ namespace textures {
   }
 
   void init() {
-    if(!initialized) {
-      load_tiles();
-      load_sprites();
-      load_map_tiles();
-      initialized = true;
+    dbc::check(!failure, "YOU HAD A CATASTROPHIC TEXTURES FAILURE, FIX IT");
+
+    try {
+      if(!initialized) {
+        load_tiles();
+        load_sprites();
+        load_map_tiles();
+        initialized = true;
+      }
+    } catch(...) {
+      failure = true;
+      throw;
     }
   }