diff --git a/launcher/Application.cpp b/launcher/Application.cpp
index 96a50f2ba..06ebf4d71 100644
--- a/launcher/Application.cpp
+++ b/launcher/Application.cpp
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv) : QApplication(argc, argv)
 
         m_settings->registerSetting("NumberOfConcurrentTasks", 10);
         m_settings->registerSetting("NumberOfConcurrentDownloads", 6);
+        m_settings->registerSetting("NumberOfManualRetries", 1);
 
         QString defaultMonospace;
         int defaultSize = 11;
diff --git a/launcher/net/ApiDownload.cpp b/launcher/net/ApiDownload.cpp
index 8768b63f8..0494d18ad 100644
--- a/launcher/net/ApiDownload.cpp
+++ b/launcher/net/ApiDownload.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ auto ApiDownload::makeFile(QUrl url, QString path, Options options) -> Download:
 
 void ApiDownload::init()
 {
-    qDebug() << "Setting up api download";
     auto api_headers = new ApiHeaderProxy();
     addHeaderProxy(api_headers);
 }
diff --git a/launcher/net/ApiUpload.cpp b/launcher/net/ApiUpload.cpp
index 505cbd9f9..01b081dd5 100644
--- a/launcher/net/ApiUpload.cpp
+++ b/launcher/net/ApiUpload.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ Upload::Ptr ApiUpload::makeByteArray(QUrl url, std::shared_ptr<QByteArray> outpu
 
 void ApiUpload::init()
 {
-    qDebug() << "Setting up api upload";
     auto api_headers = new ApiHeaderProxy();
     addHeaderProxy(api_headers);
 }
diff --git a/launcher/net/NetJob.cpp b/launcher/net/NetJob.cpp
index 65d6ec3a4..639047e43 100644
--- a/launcher/net/NetJob.cpp
+++ b/launcher/net/NetJob.cpp
@@ -144,21 +144,29 @@ void NetJob::updateState()
 void NetJob::emitFailed(QString reason)
 {
 #if defined(LAUNCHER_APPLICATION)
-    auto response = CustomMessageBox::selectable(nullptr, "Confirm retry",
-                                                 "The tasks failed\n"
-                                                 "Failed urls\n" +
-                                                     getFailedFiles().join("\n\t") +
-                                                     "\n"
-                                                     "If this continues to happen please check the logs of the application"
-                                                     "Do you want to retry?",
-                                                 QMessageBox::Warning, QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No, QMessageBox::No)
-                        ->exec();
+    if (m_ask_retry || m_manual_try < APPLICATION->settings()->get("NumberOfManualRetries").toInt()) {
+        m_manual_try++;
+        auto response = CustomMessageBox::selectable(nullptr, "Confirm retry",
+                                                     "The tasks failed\n"
+                                                     "Failed urls\n" +
+                                                         getFailedFiles().join("\n\t") +
+                                                         "\n"
+                                                         "If this continues to happen please check the logs of the application"
+                                                         "Do you want to retry?",
+                                                     QMessageBox::Warning, QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No, QMessageBox::No)
+                            ->exec();
 
-    if (response == QMessageBox::Yes) {
-        m_try = 0;
-        executeNextSubTask();
-        return;
+        if (response == QMessageBox::Yes) {
+            m_try = 0;
+            executeNextSubTask();
+            return;
+        }
     }
 #endif
     ConcurrentTask::emitFailed(reason);
+}
+
+void NetJob::setAskRetry(bool askRetry)
+{
+    m_ask_retry = askRetry;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/launcher/net/NetJob.h b/launcher/net/NetJob.h
index 09da95771..4eaa49df5 100644
--- a/launcher/net/NetJob.h
+++ b/launcher/net/NetJob.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class NetJob : public ConcurrentTask {
 
     auto getFailedActions() -> QList<Net::NetRequest*>;
     auto getFailedFiles() -> QList<QString>;
+    void setAskRetry(bool askRetry);
 
    public slots:
     // Qt can't handle auto at the start for some reason?
@@ -78,4 +79,6 @@ class NetJob : public ConcurrentTask {
     shared_qobject_ptr<QNetworkAccessManager> m_network;
 
     int m_try = 1;
+    bool m_ask_retry = true;
+    int m_manual_try = 0;
 };
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
index 78c44380a..711b6674c 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ void LauncherPage::applySettings()
 
     s->set("NumberOfConcurrentTasks", ui->numberOfConcurrentTasksSpinBox->value());
     s->set("NumberOfConcurrentDownloads", ui->numberOfConcurrentDownloadsSpinBox->value());
+    s->set("NumberOfManualRetries", ui->numberOfManualRetriesSpinBox->value());
 
     // Console settings
     s->set("ShowConsole", ui->showConsoleCheck->isChecked());
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ void LauncherPage::loadSettings()
 
     ui->numberOfConcurrentTasksSpinBox->setValue(s->get("NumberOfConcurrentTasks").toInt());
     ui->numberOfConcurrentDownloadsSpinBox->setValue(s->get("NumberOfConcurrentDownloads").toInt());
+    ui->numberOfManualRetriesSpinBox->setValue(s->get("NumberOfManualRetries").toInt());
 
     // Console settings
     ui->showConsoleCheck->setChecked(s->get("ShowConsole").toBool());
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
index 928ec8103..8959814bd 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>511</width>
-    <height>629</height>
+    <height>691</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -233,6 +233,20 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item row="2" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="numberOfManualRetriesLabel">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Number of manual retries</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="2" column="1">
+           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="numberOfManualRetriesSpinBox">
+            <property name="minimum">
+             <number>0</number>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
diff --git a/launcher/ui/widgets/VariableSizedImageObject.cpp b/launcher/ui/widgets/VariableSizedImageObject.cpp
index 3dd9d5634..9723a2c56 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/widgets/VariableSizedImageObject.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/widgets/VariableSizedImageObject.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void VariableSizedImageObject::drawObject(QPainter* painter,
 {
     if (!format.hasProperty(ImageData)) {
         QUrl image_url{ qvariant_cast<QString>(format.property(QTextFormat::ImageName)) };
-        if (m_fetching_images.contains(image_url))
+        if (m_fetching_images.contains(image_url) || image_url.isEmpty())
             return;
 
         auto meta = std::make_shared<ImageMetadata>();
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ void VariableSizedImageObject::loadImage(QTextDocument* doc, std::shared_ptr<Ima
         QString("images/%1").arg(QString(QCryptographicHash::hash(meta->url.toEncoded(), QCryptographicHash::Algorithm::Sha1).toHex())));
 
     auto job = new NetJob(QString("Load Image: %1").arg(meta->url.fileName()), APPLICATION->network());
+    job->setAskRetry(false);
     job->addNetAction(Net::ApiDownload::makeCached(meta->url, entry));
 
     auto full_entry_path = entry->getFullPath();