diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 990bfe5..013d4a5 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "ConfigManager.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp"
+#include "src/helpers/Log.hpp"
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <glob.h>
 #include <cstring>
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index 8b2f373..eedf85c 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../helpers/Log.hpp"
-
 #include <hyprlang.hpp>
-
+#include <optional>
 #include <vector>
 #include <memory>
 #include <unordered_map>
diff --git a/src/core/hyprlock.cpp b/src/core/hyprlock.cpp
index 7b3e856..5d0fb2b 100644
--- a/src/core/hyprlock.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hyprlock.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "../renderer/Renderer.hpp"
 #include "Auth.hpp"
 #include "Egl.hpp"
-
+#include "linux-dmabuf-unstable-v1-protocol.h"
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/poll.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ void CHyprlock::attemptRestoreOnDeath() {
         return;
 
     // dirty hack
-    uint64_t   timeNowMs = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(std::chrono::system_clock::now() - std::chrono::system_clock::from_time_t({0})).count();
+    uint64_t   timeNowMs = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(std::chrono::system_clock::now() - std::chrono::system_clock::from_time_t(0)).count();
 
     const auto LASTRESTARTPATH = std::string{XDG_RUNTIME_DIR} + "/.hyprlockrestart";
 
diff --git a/src/core/hyprlock.hpp b/src/core/hyprlock.hpp
index 67a4d37..97b1680 100644
--- a/src/core/hyprlock.hpp
+++ b/src/core/hyprlock.hpp
@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@
 #include <wayland-client.h>
 #include "ext-session-lock-v1-protocol.h"
 #include "fractional-scale-v1-protocol.h"
-#include "linux-dmabuf-unstable-v1-protocol.h"
 #include "wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1-protocol.h"
 #include "viewporter-protocol.h"
 #include "Output.hpp"
 #include "CursorShape.hpp"
 #include "Timer.hpp"
-#include "Auth.hpp"
-
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 #include <condition_variable>
diff --git a/src/helpers/Box.cpp b/src/helpers/Box.cpp
index 9b88218..44f43a9 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Box.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Box.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "Box.hpp"
-
+#include <cmath>
 #include <limits>
 #include <algorithm>
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/Box.hpp b/src/helpers/Box.hpp
index c5f30d3..c9ce977 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Box.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Box.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #pragma once
-
 #include "Vector2D.hpp"
 
 class CBox {
diff --git a/src/helpers/Jpeg.cpp b/src/helpers/Jpeg.cpp
index 3616744..d63e802 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Jpeg.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Jpeg.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "Jpeg.hpp"
 #include "Log.hpp"
-
 #include <jpeglib.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
diff --git a/src/helpers/Log.hpp b/src/helpers/Log.hpp
index e11da90..d2bf211 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Log.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Log.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ enum eLogLevel {
                    std::format(reason, ##__VA_ARGS__), __LINE__,                                                                                                                   \
                    ([]() constexpr -> std::string { return std::string(__FILE__).substr(std::string(__FILE__).find_last_of('/') + 1); })().c_str());                               \
         printf("Assertion failed! See the log in /tmp/hypr/hyprland.log for more info.");                                                                                          \
-        *((int*)nullptr) = 1; /* so that we crash and get a coredump */                                                                                                            \
+        std::abort();                                                                                                         \
     }
 
 #define ASSERT(expr) RASSERT(expr, "?")
diff --git a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp
index aaaee3b..bbac1a0 100644
--- a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <string>
-#include <optional>
+
 
 std::string absolutePath(const std::string&, const std::string&);
diff --git a/src/helpers/Vector2D.hpp b/src/helpers/Vector2D.hpp
index 188d4b9..8e19408 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Vector2D.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Vector2D.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <cmath>
 #include <format>
 #include <hyprlang.hpp>
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 2cf92b7..f97945e 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 
 #include "config/ConfigManager.hpp"
 #include "core/hyprlock.hpp"
+#include "src/helpers/Log.hpp"
 #include <cstddef>
+#include <iostream>
 
 void help() {
     std::cout << "Usage: hyprlock [options]\n\n"
diff --git a/src/renderer/AsyncResourceGatherer.cpp b/src/renderer/AsyncResourceGatherer.cpp
index e43392a..59e593e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/AsyncResourceGatherer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/AsyncResourceGatherer.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "../helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/Jpeg.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/Webp.hpp"
+#include "src/helpers/Color.hpp"
+#include "src/helpers/Log.hpp"
 
 CAsyncResourceGatherer::CAsyncResourceGatherer() {
     if (g_pHyprlock->getScreencopy())
@@ -345,7 +347,7 @@ void CAsyncResourceGatherer::renderText(const SPreloadRequest& rq) {
     target.cairo        = CAIRO;
     target.cairosurface = CAIROSURFACE;
     target.data         = cairo_image_surface_get_data(CAIROSURFACE);
-    target.size         = {layoutWidth / PANGO_SCALE, layoutHeight / PANGO_SCALE};
+    target.size         = {layoutWidth / (double)PANGO_SCALE, layoutHeight / (double)PANGO_SCALE};
 
     std::lock_guard lg{preloadTargetsMutex};
     preloadTargets.push_back(target);
diff --git a/src/renderer/AsyncResourceGatherer.hpp b/src/renderer/AsyncResourceGatherer.hpp
index ff4bb5d..7046cec 100644
--- a/src/renderer/AsyncResourceGatherer.hpp
+++ b/src/renderer/AsyncResourceGatherer.hpp
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "Shader.hpp"
-#include "../helpers/Box.hpp"
-#include "../helpers/Color.hpp"
 #include "DMAFrame.hpp"
-#include "Texture.hpp"
 #include <thread>
 #include <atomic>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/src/renderer/DMAFrame.cpp b/src/renderer/DMAFrame.cpp
index c67c6ac..134ad03 100644
--- a/src/renderer/DMAFrame.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/DMAFrame.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #include "DMAFrame.hpp"
+#include "linux-dmabuf-unstable-v1-protocol.h"
 #include "wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1-protocol.h"
 #include "../helpers/Log.hpp"
 #include "../core/hyprlock.hpp"
 #include "../core/Egl.hpp"
-
 #include <EGL/eglext.h>
 #include <libdrm/drm_fourcc.h>
 #include <GLES3/gl32.h>
diff --git a/src/renderer/DMAFrame.hpp b/src/renderer/DMAFrame.hpp
index 7309432..e4b7c66 100644
--- a/src/renderer/DMAFrame.hpp
+++ b/src/renderer/DMAFrame.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include "../core/Output.hpp"
 #include <gbm.h>
-#include "Texture.hpp"
 #include "Shared.hpp"
 
 struct zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1;
diff --git a/src/renderer/Framebuffer.cpp b/src/renderer/Framebuffer.cpp
index 75de303..bec5dc3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/Framebuffer.cpp
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ bool CFramebuffer::alloc(int w, int h, bool highres) {
 
     if (firstAlloc || m_vSize != Vector2D(w, h)) {
         glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, m_cTex.m_iTexID);
-        glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, glFormat, w, h, 0, GL_RGBA, glType, 0);
+        glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, glFormat, w, h, 0, GL_RGBA, glType, nullptr);
 
         glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, m_iFb);
         glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_TEXTURE_2D, m_cTex.m_iTexID, 0);
 
         if (m_pStencilTex) {
             glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, m_pStencilTex->m_iTexID);
-            glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_DEPTH24_STENCIL8, w, h, 0, GL_DEPTH_STENCIL, GL_UNSIGNED_INT_24_8, 0);
+            glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_DEPTH24_STENCIL8, w, h, 0, GL_DEPTH_STENCIL, GL_UNSIGNED_INT_24_8, nullptr);
 
             glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, m_iFb);
 
@@ -73,15 +73,20 @@ bool CFramebuffer::alloc(int w, int h, bool highres) {
 }
 
 void CFramebuffer::addStencil() {
+    if (!m_pStencilTex) {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "No stencil texture allocated.");
+        return;
+    }
+
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, m_pStencilTex->m_iTexID);
-    glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_DEPTH24_STENCIL8, m_vSize.x, m_vSize.y, 0, GL_DEPTH_STENCIL, GL_UNSIGNED_INT_24_8, 0);
+    glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_DEPTH24_STENCIL8, m_vSize.x, m_vSize.y, 0, GL_DEPTH_STENCIL, GL_UNSIGNED_INT_24_8, nullptr);
 
     glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, m_iFb);
 
     glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT, GL_TEXTURE_2D, m_pStencilTex->m_iTexID, 0);
 
     auto status = glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
-    RASSERT((status == GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE), "Failed adding a stencil to fbo!", status);
+    RASSERT((status == GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE), "Failed adding a stencil to fbo! (FB status: {})", status);
 
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
     glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
@@ -99,9 +104,13 @@ void CFramebuffer::release() {
     if (m_cTex.m_iTexID)
         glDeleteTextures(1, &m_cTex.m_iTexID);
 
+    if (m_pStencilTex && m_pStencilTex->m_iTexID)
+        glDeleteTextures(1, &m_pStencilTex->m_iTexID);
+
     m_cTex.m_iTexID = 0;
     m_iFb           = -1;
     m_vSize         = Vector2D();
+    m_pStencilTex   = nullptr;
 }
 
 CFramebuffer::~CFramebuffer() {
diff --git a/src/renderer/Renderer.cpp b/src/renderer/Renderer.cpp
index 26fae5d..776fc76 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/Renderer.cpp
@@ -6,14 +6,11 @@
 #include "../core/hyprlock.hpp"
 #include "../renderer/DMAFrame.hpp"
 #include "mtx.hpp"
-
 #include <GLES3/gl32.h>
 #include <GLES3/gl3ext.h>
-
 #include <algorithm>
-
 #include "Shaders.hpp"
-
+#include "src/helpers/Log.hpp"
 #include "widgets/PasswordInputField.hpp"
 #include "widgets/Background.hpp"
 #include "widgets/Label.hpp"
diff --git a/src/renderer/Renderer.hpp b/src/renderer/Renderer.hpp
index 07de9bc..77c8e73 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Renderer.hpp
+++ b/src/renderer/Renderer.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <optional>
-
 #include "../core/LockSurface.hpp"
 #include "Shader.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/Box.hpp"
diff --git a/src/renderer/widgets/IWidget.cpp b/src/renderer/widgets/IWidget.cpp
index 50d1e05..776fb1c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/widgets/IWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/widgets/IWidget.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "IWidget.hpp"
 #include "../../helpers/Log.hpp"
 #include "../../core/hyprlock.hpp"
+#include "src/core/Auth.hpp"
 #include <chrono>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
diff --git a/src/renderer/widgets/Label.cpp b/src/renderer/widgets/Label.cpp
index 29c335b..b7f7c7f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/widgets/Label.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/widgets/Label.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "Label.hpp"
 #include "../../helpers/Color.hpp"
 #include <hyprlang.hpp>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include "../Renderer.hpp"
 #include "../../helpers/Log.hpp"
 #include "../../core/hyprlock.hpp"
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ CLabel::~CLabel() {
 }
 
 static void onTimer(std::shared_ptr<CTimer> self, void* data) {
+    if (data == nullptr)
+        return;
     const auto PLABEL = (CLabel*)data;
 
     // update label
@@ -64,41 +67,49 @@ void CLabel::plantTimer() {
 
 CLabel::CLabel(const Vector2D& viewport_, const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::any>& props, const std::string& output) :
     outputStringPort(output), shadow(this, props, viewport_) {
-    labelPreFormat         = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::STRING>(props.at("text"));
-    std::string textAlign  = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::STRING>(props.at("text_align"));
-    std::string fontFamily = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::STRING>(props.at("font_family"));
-    CColor      labelColor = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::INT>(props.at("color"));
-    int         fontSize   = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::INT>(props.at("font_size"));
+    try {
+        labelPreFormat         = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::STRING>(props.at("text"));
+        std::string textAlign  = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::STRING>(props.at("text_align"));
+        std::string fontFamily = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::STRING>(props.at("font_family"));
+        CColor      labelColor = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::INT>(props.at("color"));
+        int         fontSize   = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::INT>(props.at("font_size"));
 
-    label = formatString(labelPreFormat);
+        label = formatString(labelPreFormat);
 
-    request.id                   = getUniqueResourceId();
-    resourceID                   = request.id;
-    request.asset                = label.formatted;
-    request.type                 = CAsyncResourceGatherer::eTargetType::TARGET_TEXT;
-    request.props["font_family"] = fontFamily;
-    request.props["color"]       = labelColor;
-    request.props["font_size"]   = fontSize;
-    request.props["cmd"]         = label.cmd;
+        request.id                   = getUniqueResourceId();
+        resourceID                   = request.id;
+        request.asset                = label.formatted;
+        request.type                 = CAsyncResourceGatherer::eTargetType::TARGET_TEXT;
+        request.props["font_family"] = fontFamily;
+        request.props["color"]       = labelColor;
+        request.props["font_size"]   = fontSize;
+        request.props["cmd"]         = label.cmd;
 
-    if (!textAlign.empty())
-        request.props["text_align"] = textAlign;
+        if (!textAlign.empty())
+            request.props["text_align"] = textAlign;
 
-    g_pRenderer->asyncResourceGatherer->requestAsyncAssetPreload(request);
+        g_pRenderer->asyncResourceGatherer->requestAsyncAssetPreload(request);
 
-    auto POS__ = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::VEC2>(props.at("position"));
-    pos        = {POS__.x, POS__.y};
-    configPos  = pos;
+        auto POS__ = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::VEC2>(props.at("position"));
+        pos        = {POS__.x, POS__.y};
+        configPos  = pos;
 
-    viewport = viewport_;
+        viewport = viewport_;
 
-    halign = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::STRING>(props.at("halign"));
-    valign = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::STRING>(props.at("valign"));
+        halign = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::STRING>(props.at("halign"));
+        valign = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::STRING>(props.at("valign"));
 
-    angle = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::FLOAT>(props.at("rotate"));
-    angle = angle * M_PI / 180.0;
+        angle = std::any_cast<Hyprlang::FLOAT>(props.at("rotate"));
+        angle = angle * M_PI / 180.0;
 
-    plantTimer();
+        plantTimer();
+    } catch (const std::bad_any_cast& e) {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "Failed to construct CLabel: {}", e.what());
+        throw;
+    } catch (const std::out_of_range& e) {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "Missing propperty for CLabel:{}", e.what());
+        throw;
+    }
 }
 
 bool CLabel::draw(const SRenderData& data) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/widgets/Label.hpp b/src/renderer/widgets/Label.hpp
index eb6a775..26b938d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/widgets/Label.hpp
+++ b/src/renderer/widgets/Label.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class CLabel : public IWidget {
 
     CAsyncResourceGatherer::SPreloadRequest request;
 
-    std::shared_ptr<CTimer>                 labelTimer;
+    std::shared_ptr<CTimer>                 labelTimer = nullptr;
 
     CShadowable                             shadow;
 };
diff --git a/src/renderer/widgets/Shadowable.hpp b/src/renderer/widgets/Shadowable.hpp
index 5dafb68..7e222a8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/widgets/Shadowable.hpp
+++ b/src/renderer/widgets/Shadowable.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "../Framebuffer.hpp"
-#include "../Texture.hpp"
 #include "../../helpers/Color.hpp"
 #include "IWidget.hpp"