diff --git a/logic/minecraft/InstanceVersion.cpp b/logic/minecraft/InstanceVersion.cpp
index e71609e6..addbcc84 100644
--- a/logic/minecraft/InstanceVersion.cpp
+++ b/logic/minecraft/InstanceVersion.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ bool InstanceVersion::remove(const int index)
 	{
 		return false;
 	}
-	if(!QFile::remove(VersionPatches.at(index)->getPatchFilename()))
+	auto toDelete = VersionPatches.at(index)->getPatchFilename();
+	if(!QFile::remove(toDelete))
 		return false;
 	beginRemoveRows(QModelIndex(), index, index);
 	VersionPatches.removeAt(index);
@@ -504,8 +505,10 @@ void InstanceVersion::installJarModByFilename(QString filepath)
 	f->name = target_name;
 	f->fileId = target_id;
 	f->order = getFreeOrderNumber();
+	QString patchFileName = PathCombine(patchDir, target_id + ".json");
+	f->filename = patchFileName;
 	
-	QFile file(PathCombine(patchDir, target_id + ".json"));
+	QFile file(patchFileName);
 	if (!file.open(QFile::WriteOnly))
 	{
 		QLOG_ERROR() << "Error opening" << file.fileName()
diff --git a/logic/minecraft/VersionBuilder.cpp b/logic/minecraft/VersionBuilder.cpp
index 66e7d327..fea0c8d1 100644
--- a/logic/minecraft/VersionBuilder.cpp
+++ b/logic/minecraft/VersionBuilder.cpp
@@ -111,8 +111,14 @@ void VersionBuilder::readInstancePatches()
 			continue;
 		// parse the file
 		QString filename = patches.absoluteFilePath(id + ".json");
+		QFileInfo finfo(filename);
+		if(!finfo.exists())
+		{
+			QLOG_INFO() << "Patch file " << filename << " was deleted by external means...";
+			continue;
+		}
 		QLOG_INFO() << "Reading" << filename << "by user order";
-		auto file = parseJsonFile(QFileInfo(filename), false);
+		auto file = parseJsonFile(finfo, false);
 		// sanity check. prevent tampering with files.
 		if (file->fileId != id)
 		{