diff --git a/launcher/include/assetupdater.h b/launcher/include/assetupdater.h
index d3601f8..527a3cd 100644
--- a/launcher/include/assetupdater.h
+++ b/launcher/include/assetupdater.h
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ class AssetUpdater : public QObject
 public:
     explicit AssetUpdater(Profile &profile, LauncherCore &launcher, QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
-    QCoro::Task<> update();
+    QCoro::Task<bool> update();
 
 private:
-    QCoro::Task<> checkRemoteDalamudAssetVersion();
-    QCoro::Task<> checkRemoteDalamudVersion();
+    QCoro::Task<bool> checkRemoteDalamudAssetVersion();
+    QCoro::Task<bool> checkRemoteDalamudVersion();
 
-    QCoro::Task<> installDalamudAssets();
-    QCoro::Task<> installDalamud();
-    QCoro::Task<> installRuntime();
+    QCoro::Task<bool> installDalamudAssets();
+    QCoro::Task<bool> installDalamud();
+    QCoro::Task<bool> installRuntime();
 
     [[nodiscard]] QUrl dalamudVersionManifestUrl() const;
     [[nodiscard]] QUrl dalamudAssetManifestUrl() const;
diff --git a/launcher/include/launchercore.h b/launcher/include/launchercore.h
index ef1bc1a..eb7eb26 100755
--- a/launcher/include/launchercore.h
+++ b/launcher/include/launchercore.h
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ signals:
     void preferredProtocolChanged();
     void encryptedArgumentsChanged();
     void loginError(QString message);
+    void dalamudError(QString message);
     void stageChanged(QString message);
     void stageIndeterminate();
     void stageDeterminate(int min, int max, int value);
diff --git a/launcher/src/assetupdater.cpp b/launcher/src/assetupdater.cpp
index f83253b..cd69861 100644
--- a/launcher/src/assetupdater.cpp
+++ b/launcher/src/assetupdater.cpp
@@ -22,13 +22,12 @@ AssetUpdater::AssetUpdater(Profile &profile, LauncherCore &launcher, QObject *pa
     , chosenChannel(profile.dalamudChannel())
     , m_profile(profile)
 {
-    launcher.mgr->setRedirectPolicy(QNetworkRequest::NoLessSafeRedirectPolicy);
 }
 
-QCoro::Task<> AssetUpdater::update()
+QCoro::Task<bool> AssetUpdater::update()
 {
     if (!m_profile.dalamudEnabled()) {
-        co_return;
+        co_return true;
     }
 
     qInfo(ASTRA_LOG) << "Checking for asset updates...";
@@ -47,11 +46,18 @@ QCoro::Task<> AssetUpdater::update()
     createIfNeeded(dalamudAssetDir);
     createIfNeeded(dalamudRuntimeDir);
 
-    co_await checkRemoteDalamudAssetVersion();
-    co_await checkRemoteDalamudVersion();
+    if (!co_await checkRemoteDalamudAssetVersion()) {
+        co_return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!co_await checkRemoteDalamudVersion()) {
+        co_return false;
+    }
+
+    co_return true;
 }
 
-QCoro::Task<> AssetUpdater::checkRemoteDalamudAssetVersion()
+QCoro::Task<bool> AssetUpdater::checkRemoteDalamudAssetVersion()
 {
     // first we want to fetch the list of assets required
     const QNetworkRequest request(dalamudAssetManifestUrl());
@@ -60,7 +66,11 @@ QCoro::Task<> AssetUpdater::checkRemoteDalamudAssetVersion()
     const auto reply = launcher.mgr->get(request);
     co_await reply;
 
-    // TODO: handle asset failure
+    if (reply->error() != QNetworkReply::NetworkError::NoError) {
+        Q_EMIT launcher.dalamudError(i18n("Could not check for Dalamud asset updates.\n\n%1", reply->errorString()));
+        co_return false;
+    }
+
     const QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(reply->readAll());
 
     remoteDalamudAssetVersion = doc.object()[QLatin1String("version")].toInt();
@@ -73,11 +83,11 @@ QCoro::Task<> AssetUpdater::checkRemoteDalamudAssetVersion()
     if (remoteDalamudAssetVersion != m_profile.dalamudAssetVersion()) {
         qInfo(ASTRA_LOG) << "Dalamud assets out of date";
 
-        co_await installDalamudAssets();
+        co_return co_await installDalamudAssets();
     }
 }
 
-QCoro::Task<> AssetUpdater::checkRemoteDalamudVersion()
+QCoro::Task<bool> AssetUpdater::checkRemoteDalamudVersion()
 {
     QUrl url(dalamudVersionManifestUrl());
 
@@ -94,8 +104,8 @@ QCoro::Task<> AssetUpdater::checkRemoteDalamudVersion()
     co_await reply;
 
     if (reply->error() != QNetworkReply::NetworkError::NoError) {
-        Q_EMIT launcher.loginError(i18n("Could not check for Dalamud updates.\n\n%1", reply->errorString()));
-        co_return;
+        Q_EMIT launcher.dalamudError(i18n("Could not check for Dalamud updates.\n\n%1", reply->errorString()));
+        co_return false;
     }
 
     const QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(reply->readAll());
@@ -107,15 +117,21 @@ QCoro::Task<> AssetUpdater::checkRemoteDalamudVersion()
     qInfo(ASTRA_LOG) << "Latest available NET runtime:" << remoteRuntimeVersion;
 
     if (remoteDalamudVersion != m_profile.dalamudVersion()) {
-        co_await installDalamud();
+        if (!co_await installDalamud()) {
+            co_return false;
+        }
     }
 
     if (m_profile.runtimeVersion() != remoteRuntimeVersion) {
-        co_await installRuntime();
+        if (!co_await installRuntime()) {
+            co_return false;
+        }
     }
+
+    co_return true;
 }
 
-QCoro::Task<> AssetUpdater::installDalamudAssets()
+QCoro::Task<bool> AssetUpdater::installDalamudAssets()
 {
     Q_EMIT launcher.stageChanged(i18n("Updating Dalamud assets..."));
 
@@ -157,9 +173,11 @@ QCoro::Task<> AssetUpdater::installDalamudAssets()
     file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text);
     file.write(QString::number(remoteDalamudAssetVersion).toUtf8());
     file.close();
+
+    co_return true;
 }
 
-QCoro::Task<> AssetUpdater::installDalamud()
+QCoro::Task<bool> AssetUpdater::installDalamud()
 {
     Q_EMIT launcher.stageChanged(i18n("Updating Dalamud..."));
 
@@ -180,14 +198,17 @@ QCoro::Task<> AssetUpdater::installDalamud()
         !JlCompress::extractDir(tempDir.path() + QLatin1String("/latest.zip"), dalamudDir.absoluteFilePath(m_profile.dalamudChannelName())).empty();
 
     if (!success) {
-        // TODO: handle failure here
-        qCritical(ASTRA_LOG) << "Failed to install Dalamud!";
+        qCritical(ASTRA_LOG) << "Failed to install Dalamud";
+        Q_EMIT launcher.dalamudError(i18n("Failed to install Dalamud."));
+        co_return false;
     }
 
     m_profile.setDalamudVersion(remoteDalamudVersion);
+
+    co_return true;
 }
 
-QCoro::Task<> AssetUpdater::installRuntime()
+QCoro::Task<bool> AssetUpdater::installRuntime()
 {
     Q_EMIT launcher.stageChanged(i18n("Updating .NET Runtime..."));
 
@@ -227,12 +248,17 @@ QCoro::Task<> AssetUpdater::installRuntime()
     success |= !JlCompress::extractDir(tempDir.path() + QStringLiteral("/dotnet-desktop.zip"), dalamudRuntimeDir.absolutePath()).empty();
 
     if (!success) {
-        qCritical(ASTRA_LOG) << "Failed to install dotnet!";
+        qCritical(ASTRA_LOG) << "Failed to install dotnet";
+        Q_EMIT launcher.dalamudError(i18n("Failed to install .NET runtime."));
+
+        co_return false;
     } else {
         QFile file(dalamudRuntimeDir.absoluteFilePath(QStringLiteral("runtime.ver")));
         file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text);
         file.write(remoteRuntimeVersion.toUtf8());
         file.close();
+
+        co_return true;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp b/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp
index 048529e..9ab02e1 100755
--- a/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp
+++ b/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ void LauncherCore::launchGame(Profile &profile, const LoginAuth &auth)
 QCoro::Task<> LauncherCore::beginLogin(LoginInformation &info)
 {
     auto assetUpdater = new AssetUpdater(*info.profile, *this, this);
-    co_await assetUpdater->update();
-
-    if (info.profile->account()->isSapphire()) {
-        m_sapphireLauncher->login(info.profile->account()->lobbyUrl(), info);
-    } else {
-        m_squareBoot->checkGateStatus(info);
+    if (co_await assetUpdater->update()) {
+        if (info.profile->account()->isSapphire()) {
+            m_sapphireLauncher->login(info.profile->account()->lobbyUrl(), info);
+        } else {
+            m_squareBoot->checkGateStatus(info);
+        }
     }
 
     assetUpdater->deleteLater();
diff --git a/launcher/ui/Pages/StatusPage.qml b/launcher/ui/Pages/StatusPage.qml
index 1f80ccd..a18a6e5 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/Pages/StatusPage.qml
+++ b/launcher/ui/Pages/StatusPage.qml
@@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ Kirigami.Page {
         onRejected: applicationWindow().pageStack.layers.pop()
     }
 
+    Kirigami.PromptDialog {
+        id: dalamudErrorDialog
+        title: i18n("Dalamud Error")
+
+        showCloseButton: false
+        standardButtons: Kirigami.Dialog.Yes | Kirigami.Dialog.Cancel
+
+        onAccepted: {
+            LauncherCore.currentProfile.dalamudEnabled = false;
+            applicationWindow().pageStack.layers.pop()
+        }
+        onRejected: applicationWindow().pageStack.layers.pop()
+    }
+
     Connections {
         target: LauncherCore
 
@@ -53,5 +67,10 @@ Kirigami.Page {
             errorDialog.subtitle = message
             errorDialog.open()
         }
+
+        function onDalamudError(message) {
+            dalamudErrorDialog.subtitle = i18n("An error occured while updating Dalamud:\n\n%1.\n\nWould you like to disable Dalamud?", message);
+            dalamudErrorDialog.open();
+        }
     }
 }
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