diff --git a/binding/binding-mri.cpp b/binding/binding-mri.cpp
index a9565fb..35289bc 100644
--- a/binding/binding-mri.cpp
+++ b/binding/binding-mri.cpp
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ RB_METHOD(mkxpSystemMemory) {
 RB_METHOD(mkxpReloadPathCache) {
     RB_UNUSED_PARAM;
     
-    shState->fileSystem().reloadPathCache();
+    GUARD_EXC(shState->fileSystem().reloadPathCache(););
     return Qnil;
 }
 
@@ -968,7 +968,11 @@ static void runRMXPScripts(BacktraceData &btData) {
     /* Execute preloaded scripts */
     for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i = conf.preloadScripts.begin();
          i != conf.preloadScripts.end(); ++i)
+    {
+        if (shState->rtData().rqTerm)
+            break;
         runCustomScript(*i);
+    }
     
     VALUE exc = rb_gv_get("$!");
     if (exc != Qnil)
@@ -976,6 +980,9 @@ static void runRMXPScripts(BacktraceData &btData) {
     
     while (true) {
         for (long i = 0; i < scriptCount; ++i) {
+            if (shState->rtData().rqTerm)
+                break;
+            
             VALUE script = rb_ary_entry(scriptArray, i);
             VALUE scriptDecoded = rb_ary_entry(script, 3);
             VALUE string =
diff --git a/src/filesystem/filesystem.cpp b/src/filesystem/filesystem.cpp
index d5abc27..67c9be0 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/filesystem.cpp
+++ b/src/filesystem/filesystem.cpp
@@ -396,6 +396,9 @@ struct CacheEnumData {
 
 static PHYSFS_EnumerateCallbackResult cacheEnumCB(void *d, const char *origdir,
                                                   const char *fname) {
+  if (shState && shState->rtData().rqTerm)
+    throw Exception(Exception::MKXPError, "Game close requested. Aborting path cache enumeration.");
+
   CacheEnumData &data = *static_cast<CacheEnumData *>(d);
   char fullPath[512];
 
diff --git a/src/sharedstate.cpp b/src/sharedstate.cpp
index f11153e..83af953 100644
--- a/src/sharedstate.cpp
+++ b/src/sharedstate.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ struct SharedStatePrivate
 	      _glState(threadData->config),
 	      fontState(threadData->config),
 	      stampCounter(0)
+	{}
+	
+	void init(RGSSThreadData *threadData)
 	{
         
         startupTime = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
@@ -380,7 +383,24 @@ unsigned int SharedState::genTimeStamp()
 SharedState::SharedState(RGSSThreadData *threadData)
 {
 	p = new SharedStatePrivate(threadData);
-	p->screen = p->graphics.getScreen();
+	SharedState::instance = this;
+	try
+	{
+		p->init(threadData);
+		p->screen = p->graphics.getScreen();
+	}
+	catch (const Exception &exc)
+	{
+		// If the "error" was the user quitting the game before the path cache finished building,
+		// then just return
+		if (rtData().rqTerm)
+			return;
+		
+		delete p;
+		SharedState::instance = 0;
+		
+		throw exc;
+	}
 }
 
 SharedState::~SharedState()