diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index 36a252a..9d23d31 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -296,20 +296,6 @@ resincludedirs {"$(ProjectDir)src"}
 
 dependencies.imports()
 
-project "runner"
-kind "WindowedApp"
-language "C++"
-
-files {"./src/runner/**.rc", "./src/runner/**.hpp", "./src/runner/**.cpp", "./src/runner/resources/**.*"}
-
-includedirs {"./src/runner", "./src/common", "%{prj.location}/src"}
-
-resincludedirs {"$(ProjectDir)src"}
-
-links {"common"}
-
-dependencies.imports()
-
 project "client"
 kind "ConsoleApp"
 language "C++"
@@ -327,7 +313,7 @@ includedirs {"./src/client", "./src/common", "%{prj.location}/src"}
 
 resincludedirs {"$(ProjectDir)src"}
 
-dependson {"tlsdll", "runner"}
+dependson {"tlsdll"}
 
 links {"common"}
 
@@ -370,21 +356,5 @@ links {"common"}
 
 resincludedirs {"$(ProjectDir)src"}
 
-project "runner"
-kind "WindowedApp"
-language "C++"
-
-files {"./src/runner/**.rc", "./src/runner/**.hpp", "./src/runner/**.cpp", "./src/runner/resources/**.*"}
-
-includedirs {"./src/runner", "./src/common", "%{prj.location}/src"}
-
-links {"common"}
-
-resincludedirs {"$(ProjectDir)src"}
-
-links {"common"}
-
-dependencies.imports()
-
 group "Dependencies"
 dependencies.projects()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/component/steam_proxy.cpp b/src/client/component/steam_proxy.cpp
index 0cb182f..0b6a8ba 100644
--- a/src/client/component/steam_proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/steam_proxy.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ namespace steam_proxy
 {
 	namespace
 	{
-		utils::binary_resource runner_file(RUNNER, "runner.exe");
-
 		utils::nt::library steam_client_module_{};
 #ifdef LOAD_STEAM_OVERLAY
 		utils::nt::library steam_overlay_module_{};
@@ -84,8 +82,7 @@ namespace steam_proxy
 			steam_pipe_ = steam_client_module_.invoke<steam::HSteamPipe>("Steam_CreateSteamPipe");
 			global_user_ = steam_client_module_.invoke<steam::HSteamUser>(
 				"Steam_ConnectToGlobalUser", steam_pipe_);
-			client_user_ = client_engine_.invoke<void*>(8, steam_pipe_, global_user_);
-			// GetIClientUser
+			client_user_ = client_engine_.invoke<void*>(8, steam_pipe_, global_user_); // GetIClientUser
 			client_utils_ = client_engine_.invoke<void*>(14, steam_pipe_); // GetIClientUtils
 		}
 
@@ -147,36 +144,23 @@ namespace steam_proxy
 
 			client_utils_.invoke<void>("SetAppIDForCurrentPipe", app_id, false);
 
-			char our_directory[MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
-			GetCurrentDirectoryA(sizeof(our_directory), our_directory);
-
-			const auto path = runner_file.get_extracted_file();
-			const std::string cmdline = utils::string::va("\"%s\" -proc %d", path.data(), GetCurrentProcessId());
-
-			steam::game_id game_id;
-			game_id.raw.type = 1; // k_EGameIDTypeGameMod
-			game_id.raw.app_id = app_id & 0xFFFFFF;
-
-			const auto* mod_id = "iw7";
-			game_id.raw.mod_id = *reinterpret_cast<const unsigned int*>(mod_id) | 0x80000000;
-
-			client_user_.invoke<bool>("SpawnProcess", path.data(), cmdline.data(), our_directory,
-				&game_id.bits, title.data(), 0, 0, 0);
-
 			return ownership_state::success;
 		}
 
 		ownership_state start_mod(const std::string& title, const size_t app_id)
 		{
-			__try
+			try
 			{
 				return start_mod_unsafe(title, app_id);
 			}
-			__except (EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER)
+			catch (const std::exception& e)
 			{
 				do_cleanup();
-				return ownership_state::error;
+				printf("Steam: %s\n", e.what());
+				MessageBoxA(GetForegroundWindow(), e.what(), "Error", MB_ICONERROR);
+				TerminateProcess(GetCurrentProcess(), 1234);
 			}
+			return ownership_state::error;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -218,8 +202,9 @@ namespace steam_proxy
 					break;
 				}
 			}
-			catch (std::exception& e)
+			catch (const std::exception& e)
 			{
+				do_cleanup();
 				printf("Steam: %s\n", e.what());
 				MessageBoxA(GetForegroundWindow(), e.what(), "Error", MB_ICONERROR);
 				TerminateProcess(GetCurrentProcess(), 1234);
diff --git a/src/client/resource.hpp b/src/client/resource.hpp
index 0ed778c..34c576e 100644
--- a/src/client/resource.hpp
+++ b/src/client/resource.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #define DW_PLAYLISTS          303
 
 #define TLS_DLL               304
-#define RUNNER                305
 
 #define ICON_IMAGE            306
 
diff --git a/src/client/resource.rc b/src/client/resource.rc
index bfadb29..e657525 100644
--- a/src/client/resource.rc
+++ b/src/client/resource.rc
@@ -107,12 +107,6 @@ TLS_DLL               RCDATA "../../build/bin/x64/Debug/tlsdll.dll"
 TLS_DLL               RCDATA "../../build/bin/x64/Release/tlsdll.dll"
 #endif
 
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-RUNNER                RCDATA "../../build/bin/x64/Debug/runner.exe"
-#else
-RUNNER                RCDATA "../../build/bin/x64/Release/runner.exe"
-#endif
-
 ICON_IMAGE            RCDATA "resources/icon.png"
 
 #endif    // English (United States) resources