diff --git a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/HDSkinManager.java b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/HDSkinManager.java
index 50b4b16d..0d5865bf 100644
--- a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/HDSkinManager.java
+++ b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/HDSkinManager.java
@@ -288,6 +288,12 @@ public final class HDSkinManager implements IResourceManagerReloadListener {
 
     public void parseSkin(GameProfile profile, Type type, ResourceLocation resource, MinecraftProfileTexture texture) {
 
+        // The texture needs to be loaded in order to be parsed.
+        ITextureObject ito = null;
+        while (ito == null) {
+            ito = Minecraft.getMinecraft().getTextureManager().getTexture(resource);
+        }
+
         // grab the metadata object via reflection. Object is live.
         Map<String, String> metadata = ProfileTextureUtil.getMetadata(texture);
         boolean wasNull = metadata == null;
@@ -295,11 +301,16 @@ public final class HDSkinManager implements IResourceManagerReloadListener {
             metadata = new HashMap<>();
         }
         for (ISkinParser parser : skinParsers) {
-            parser.parse(profile, type, resource, metadata);
+            try {
+                parser.parse(profile, type, resource, metadata);
+            } catch (Throwable t) {
+                logger.error("Exception thrown while parsing skin: ", t);
+            }
         }
         if (wasNull && !metadata.isEmpty()) {
             ProfileTextureUtil.setMetadata(texture, metadata);
         }
+
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/mixin/MixinNetworkPlayerInfo$1.java b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/mixin/MixinNetworkPlayerInfo$1.java
index dbe8a5a1..46a1a915 100644
--- a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/mixin/MixinNetworkPlayerInfo$1.java
+++ b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/mixin/MixinNetworkPlayerInfo$1.java
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package com.voxelmodpack.hdskins.mixin;
 
-import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Runnables;
 import com.mojang.authlib.minecraft.MinecraftProfileTexture;
 import com.voxelmodpack.hdskins.HDSkinManager;
 import com.voxelmodpack.hdskins.INetworkPlayerInfo;
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.network.NetworkPlayerInfo;
 import net.minecraft.client.resources.SkinManager;
 import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
@@ -30,15 +28,14 @@ public abstract class MixinNetworkPlayerInfo$1 implements SkinManager.SkinAvaila
             at = @At(value = "HEAD"))
     private void skinAvailable(MinecraftProfileTexture.Type typeIn, ResourceLocation location, MinecraftProfileTexture profileTexture,
             CallbackInfo ci) {
-        CompletableFuture.runAsync(Runnables.doNothing())
-                .thenAcceptAsync((v) -> {
-                    // schedule parsing next tick, texture may not be uploaded at this point
-                    HDSkinManager.INSTANCE.parseSkin(player.getGameProfile(), typeIn, location, profileTexture);
+        CompletableFuture.runAsync(() -> {
+            // schedule parsing next tick, texture may not be uploaded at this point
+            HDSkinManager.INSTANCE.parseSkin(player.getGameProfile(), typeIn, location, profileTexture);
 
-                    // re-set the skin-type because vanilla has already set it
-                    String model = profileTexture.getMetadata("model");
-                    ((INetworkPlayerInfo) player).setSkinType(model != null ? model : "default");
+            // re-set the skin-type because vanilla has already set it
+            String model = profileTexture.getMetadata("model");
+            ((INetworkPlayerInfo) player).setSkinType(model != null ? model : "default");
 
-                }, Minecraft.getMinecraft()::addScheduledTask);
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/mixin/MixinNetworkPlayerInfo.java b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/mixin/MixinNetworkPlayerInfo.java
index b48501ac..e8730a11 100644
--- a/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/mixin/MixinNetworkPlayerInfo.java
+++ b/src/hdskins/java/com/voxelmodpack/hdskins/mixin/MixinNetworkPlayerInfo.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.voxelmodpack.hdskins.mixin;
 
-import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Runnables;
 import com.mojang.authlib.GameProfile;
 import com.mojang.authlib.minecraft.MinecraftProfileTexture;
 import com.mojang.authlib.minecraft.MinecraftProfileTexture.Type;
@@ -73,11 +72,9 @@ public abstract class MixinNetworkPlayerInfo implements INetworkPlayerInfo {
         HDSkinManager.INSTANCE.loadProfileTextures(this.gameProfile)
                 .thenAcceptAsync(m -> m.forEach((type, profile) -> {
                     HDSkinManager.INSTANCE.loadTexture(type, profile, (typeIn, location, profileTexture) -> {
-                        CompletableFuture.runAsync(Runnables.doNothing())
-                                // schedule parsing next tick
-                                .thenAcceptAsync((v) -> {
+                        CompletableFuture.runAsync(() -> {
                                     HDSkinManager.INSTANCE.parseSkin(gameProfile, typeIn, location, profileTexture);
-                                }, Minecraft.getMinecraft()::addScheduledTask);
+                        });
                         customTextures.put(type, location);
                         customProfiles.put(type, profileTexture);
                     });