diff --git a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/HDSkinManager.java b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/HDSkinManager.java
index ac9358ac..c623d0bc 100644
--- a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/HDSkinManager.java
+++ b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/HDSkinManager.java
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
@@ -62,6 +64,8 @@ public final class HDSkinManager implements IResourceManagerReloadListener {
 
     private boolean enabled = true;
 
+    private List<ISkinCacheClearListener> clearListeners = Lists.newArrayList();
+
     private List<SkinServer> skinServers = Lists.newArrayList();
 
     private Map<UUID, Map<Type, ResourceLocation>> skinCache = Maps.newHashMap();
@@ -223,6 +227,10 @@ public final class HDSkinManager implements IResourceManagerReloadListener {
 
     }
 
+    public void addClearListener(ISkinCacheClearListener listener) {
+        clearListeners.add(listener);
+    }
+
     public static void clearSkinCache() {
         LiteLoaderLogger.info("Clearing local player skin cache");
 
@@ -238,6 +246,19 @@ public final class HDSkinManager implements IResourceManagerReloadListener {
             var1.printStackTrace();
         }
 
+        INSTANCE.clearListeners = INSTANCE.clearListeners.stream()
+                .filter(HDSkinManager::onSkinCacheCleared)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+    }
+
+    private static boolean onSkinCacheCleared(ISkinCacheClearListener callback) {
+        try {
+            return callback.onSkinCacheCleared();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LiteLoaderLogger.warning("Exception ancountered calling skin listener '{}'. It will be removed.", callback.getClass().getName());
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     public void addSkinModifier(ISkinModifier modifier) {
diff --git a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/ISkinCacheClearListener.java b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/ISkinCacheClearListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1a21d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/ISkinCacheClearListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package com.voxelmodpack.hdskins;
+
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface ISkinCacheClearListener {
+    boolean onSkinCacheCleared();
+}
diff --git a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/Later.java b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/Later.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8503de38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/Later.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.voxelmodpack.hdskins;
+
+public final class Later extends Thread {
+
+    private final int delay;
+
+    protected Later(int delay, Runnable runnable) {
+        super(runnable);
+        this.delay = delay;
+    }
+
+    public static void performLater(int delay, Runnable callable) {
+        new Later(delay, callable).start();
+    }
+
+    public static void performNow(Runnable callable) {
+        new Later(0, callable).start();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run() {
+        try {
+            if (delay > 0) sleep(delay);
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {}
+        super.run();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/GuiSkins.java b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/GuiSkins.java
index a1f232dc..7e8fe3ac 100644
--- a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/GuiSkins.java
+++ b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/gui/GuiSkins.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.mojang.authlib.GameProfile;
 import com.mojang.authlib.minecraft.MinecraftProfileTexture;
 import com.mumfrey.liteloader.util.log.LiteLoaderLogger;
 import com.voxelmodpack.hdskins.HDSkinManager;
+import com.voxelmodpack.hdskins.Later;
 import com.voxelmodpack.hdskins.skins.SkinUploadResponse;
 import com.voxelmodpack.hdskins.upload.awt.ThreadOpenFilePNG;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import net.minecraft.util.text.TextFormatting;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FilenameUtils;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.lwjgl.BufferUtils;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.Display;
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
 import org.lwjgl.util.glu.GLU;
 
@@ -88,7 +90,8 @@ public class GuiSkins extends GuiScreen implements FutureCallback<SkinUploadResp
     private File selectedSkin;
     private float uploadOpacity = 0.0F;
     private float lastPartialTick;
-    private JFrame fileDrop;
+
+    private static JFrame fileDrop;
 
     private MinecraftProfileTexture.Type textureType = SKIN;
 
@@ -170,7 +173,8 @@ public class GuiSkins extends GuiScreen implements FutureCallback<SkinUploadResp
 
     @Override
     public void initGui() {
-        enableDnd();
+        Later.performLater(1, this::enableDnd);
+
         this.initPanoramaRenderer();
         this.buttonList.clear();
         this.buttonList.add(this.btnBrowse = new GuiButton(0, 30, this.height - 36, 60, 20, "Browse..."));
@@ -191,16 +195,21 @@ public class GuiSkins extends GuiScreen implements FutureCallback<SkinUploadResp
     private void enableDnd() {
         if (fileDrop != null) {
             fileDrop.setVisible(true);
+            fileDrop.requestFocusInWindow();
+            fileDrop.setLocation(Display.getX(), Display.getY());
             return;
         }
         fileDrop = new JFrame("Skin Drop");
         fileDrop.setType(Type.UTILITY);
-        fileDrop.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
+        fileDrop.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
         fileDrop.setResizable(false);
         fileDrop.setTitle("Skin Drop");
         fileDrop.setSize(256, 256);
-        // fileDrop.setAlwaysOnTop(true);
+        fileDrop.setAlwaysOnTop(true);
+        fileDrop.getRootPane().setWindowDecorationStyle(JRootPane.NONE);
+        fileDrop.setLocation(Display.getX(), Display.getY());
         fileDrop.getContentPane().setLayout(null);
+
         JPanel panel = new JPanel();
         panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createMatteBorder(1, 1, 1, 1, Color.GRAY));
         panel.setBounds(10, 11, 230, 205);
@@ -215,6 +224,7 @@ public class GuiSkins extends GuiScreen implements FutureCallback<SkinUploadResp
         try {
             dt.addDropTargetListener((FileDropListener) files -> files.stream().findFirst().ifPresent(this::loadLocalFile));
             fileDrop.setVisible(true);
+            fileDrop.requestFocusInWindow();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
@@ -227,10 +237,16 @@ public class GuiSkins extends GuiScreen implements FutureCallback<SkinUploadResp
     @Override
     public void onGuiClosed() {
         super.onGuiClosed();
-        if (this.fileDrop != null)
-            this.fileDrop.dispose();
-        this.localPlayer.releaseTextures();
-        this.remotePlayer.releaseTextures();
+        Later.performLater(1, () -> {
+            if (!(Minecraft.getMinecraft().currentScreen instanceof GuiSkins)) {
+                if (fileDrop != null) {
+                    fileDrop.setVisible(false);
+                }
+                GuiSkins.this.localPlayer.releaseTextures();
+                GuiSkins.this.remotePlayer.releaseTextures();
+                HDSkinManager.clearSkinCache();
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     private void onFileOpenDialogClosed(JFileChooser fileDialog, int dialogResult) {
@@ -283,7 +299,7 @@ public class GuiSkins extends GuiScreen implements FutureCallback<SkinUploadResp
                     this.selectedSkin = null;
                     this.localPlayer.releaseTextures();
                     this.openFileThread = new ThreadOpenFilePNG(this.mc, I18n.format("hdskins.open.title"), this::onFileOpenDialogClosed);
-                    this.openFileThread.start();
+                    this.openFileThread.setParent(fileDrop).start();
                     guiButton.enabled = false;
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/upload/awt/ThreadOpenFile.java b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/upload/awt/ThreadOpenFile.java
index fbd68e5d..7735c96a 100644
--- a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/upload/awt/ThreadOpenFile.java
+++ b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/upload/awt/ThreadOpenFile.java
@@ -2,9 +2,17 @@ package com.voxelmodpack.hdskins.upload.awt;
 
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 
+import java.awt.AWTEvent;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
+
 import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
 import javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter;
 
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.Display;
+
+import com.voxelmodpack.hdskins.Later;
+
 /**
  * Base class for "open file" dialog threads
  *
@@ -19,6 +27,10 @@ public abstract class ThreadOpenFile extends Thread {
      */
     protected final IOpenFileCallback parentScreen;
 
+    private JFileChooser fileDialog;
+
+    private JFrame parent = null;
+
     protected ThreadOpenFile(Minecraft minecraft, String dialogTitle, IOpenFileCallback callback)
             throws IllegalStateException {
         if (minecraft.isFullScreen()) {
@@ -29,14 +41,35 @@ public abstract class ThreadOpenFile extends Thread {
         this.dialogTitle = dialogTitle;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void start() {
+        Later.performLater(0, this);
+    }
+
+    public ThreadOpenFile setParent(JFrame parent) {
+        this.parent = parent;
+        this.parent.setAlwaysOnTop(true);
+
+        return this;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void run() {
-        JFileChooser fileDialog = new JFileChooser();
+        if (parent == null) {
+            parent = new JFrame("InternalDialog");
+            parent.setAlwaysOnTop(true);
+        }
+
+        parent.requestFocusInWindow();
+        parent.setVisible(false);
+
+        fileDialog = new JFileChooser();
         fileDialog.setDialogTitle(this.dialogTitle);
         fileDialog.setFileFilter(this.getFileFilter());
 
-        int dialogResult = fileDialog.showOpenDialog(null);
+        int dialogResult = fileDialog.showOpenDialog(parent);
 
+        parent.setVisible(true);
         this.parentScreen.onFileOpenDialogClosed(fileDialog, dialogResult);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/MineLittlePony.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/MineLittlePony.java
index 86d447eb..ecf9b9ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/MineLittlePony.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/MineLittlePony.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class MineLittlePony {
 
         config = new PonyConfig();
         ponyManager = new PonyManager(config);
+
         renderManager = new PonyRenderManager();
 
         LiteLoader.getInstance().registerExposable(config, null);
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ public class MineLittlePony {
 //        manager.setGatewayURL(GATEWAY_URL);
         manager.addSkinModifier(new PonySkinModifier());
 //        logger.info("Set MineLP skin server URL.");
+        manager.addClearListener(ponyManager);
 
         RenderManager rm = minecraft.getRenderManager();
         renderManager.initialisePlayerRenderers(rm);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/PonyManager.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/PonyManager.java
index 7e9a4254..0ad3a6f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/PonyManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/PonyManager.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonParseException;
 import com.minelittlepony.model.PMAPI;
 import com.minelittlepony.pony.data.Pony;
 import com.minelittlepony.pony.data.PonyLevel;
+import com.voxelmodpack.hdskins.ISkinCacheClearListener;
 
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.entity.AbstractClientPlayer;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
  * The PonyManager is responsible for reading and recoding all the pony data associated with an entity of skin.
  *
  */
-public class PonyManager implements IResourceManagerReloadListener {
+public class PonyManager implements IResourceManagerReloadListener, ISkinCacheClearListener {
 
     public static final ResourceLocation STEVE = new ResourceLocation("minelittlepony", "textures/entity/steve_pony.png");
     public static final ResourceLocation ALEX = new ResourceLocation("minelittlepony", "textures/entity/alex_pony.png");
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ public class PonyManager implements IResourceManagerReloadListener {
     private PonyConfig config;
 
     private Map<ResourceLocation, Pony> poniesCache = Maps.newHashMap();
-    private Map<ResourceLocation, Pony> backgroudPoniesCache = Maps.newHashMap();
 
     public PonyManager(PonyConfig config) {
         this.config = config;
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ public class PonyManager implements IResourceManagerReloadListener {
     @Override
     public void onResourceManagerReload(IResourceManager resourceManager) {
         poniesCache.clear();
-        backgroudPoniesCache.clear();
         backgroundPonyList.clear();
         try {
             for (IResource res : resourceManager.getAllResources(BGPONIES_JSON)) {
@@ -202,4 +201,11 @@ public class PonyManager implements IResourceManagerReloadListener {
             return ponies.stream().map(this::apply).collect(Collectors.toList());
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onSkinCacheCleared() {
+        MineLittlePony.logger.info("Flushed {} cached ponies.", poniesCache.size());
+        poniesCache.clear();
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/hdskins/gui/GuiSkinsMineLP.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/hdskins/gui/GuiSkinsMineLP.java
index 1a540e88..87b434c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/hdskins/gui/GuiSkinsMineLP.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/hdskins/gui/GuiSkinsMineLP.java
@@ -40,12 +40,4 @@ public class GuiSkinsMineLP extends GuiSkins {
             ponyManager.removePony(resource);
         }
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onGuiClosed() {
-        super.onGuiClosed();
-        ponyManager.removePony(localPlayer.getSkinTexture());
-        ponyManager.removePony(remotePlayer.getSkinTexture());
-
-    }
 }