diff --git a/Synthesis.Bethesda.Execution/Modules/SolutionPatcherModule.cs b/Synthesis.Bethesda.Execution/Modules/SolutionPatcherModule.cs
index d4ee8b8d..c1851907 100644
--- a/Synthesis.Bethesda.Execution/Modules/SolutionPatcherModule.cs
+++ b/Synthesis.Bethesda.Execution/Modules/SolutionPatcherModule.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Autofac;
+using Autofac;
+using Mutagen.Bethesda.Synthesis.Projects;
 using Noggog.Autofac;
 using Synthesis.Bethesda.Execution.Patchers.Git.Services;
 using Synthesis.Bethesda.Execution.Patchers.Solution;
@@ -18,5 +19,12 @@ protected override void Load(ContainerBuilder builder)
             .NotInjection()
             .AsImplementedInterfaces()
             .AsSelf();
+            
+        builder.RegisterAssemblyTypes(typeof(CreateTemplatePatcherSolution).Assembly)
+            .InNamespacesOf(
+                typeof(CreateTemplatePatcherSolution))
+            .NotInjection()
+            .AsImplementedInterfaces()
+            .AsSelf();
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Synthesis.Bethesda.GUI/Settings/BackupSettings.cs b/Synthesis.Bethesda.GUI/Settings/BackupSettings.cs
index c9ec83ab..e9d074d5 100644
--- a/Synthesis.Bethesda.GUI/Settings/BackupSettings.cs
+++ b/Synthesis.Bethesda.GUI/Settings/BackupSettings.cs
@@ -34,19 +34,55 @@ public BackupSettings(
     
     public void Start()
     {
-        _initRepository.Init(RepoDirectory);
-        CreateGitIgnore();
-        using var repo = _repositoryCheckouts.Get(RepoDirectory);
-        StageIfExists(GitIgnorePath, repo.Repository);
-        StageIfExists(PipelineSettings, repo.Repository);
-        StageIfExists(GuiSettings, repo.Repository);
         try
         {
+            _initRepository.Init(RepoDirectory);
+        }
+        catch (LibGit2SharpException e)
+        {
+            _logger.Warning(e, "Could not initiate backup repository.");
+            return;
+        }
+        try
+        {
+            CreateGitIgnore();
+            using var repo = _repositoryCheckouts.Get(RepoDirectory);
+            StageIfExists(GitIgnorePath, repo.Repository);
+            StageIfExists(PipelineSettings, repo.Repository);
+            StageIfExists(GuiSettings, repo.Repository);
             repo.Repository.Commit("Settings changed");
         }
         catch (EmptyCommitException)
         {
         }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            HandleException(ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void HandleException(Exception? ex)
+    {
+        switch (ex)
+        {
+            case LibGit2SharpException:
+            case NullReferenceException:
+                WipeBackup(ex);
+                break;
+            case AggregateException agg:
+                HandleException(agg.InnerException);
+                break;
+            case null:
+                return;
+            default:
+                throw ex;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void WipeBackup(Exception ex)
+    {
+        _logger.Warning(ex, "Wiping backup settings.");
+        _fileSystem.Directory.DeleteEntireFolder(RepoDirectory);
     }
 
     private void CreateGitIgnore()
diff --git a/Synthesis.Bethesda.GUI/ViewModels/Patchers/Initialization/Solution/NewSolutionInitVm.cs b/Synthesis.Bethesda.GUI/ViewModels/Patchers/Initialization/Solution/NewSolutionInitVm.cs
index 822c79f0..f5a3bb85 100644
--- a/Synthesis.Bethesda.GUI/ViewModels/Patchers/Initialization/Solution/NewSolutionInitVm.cs
+++ b/Synthesis.Bethesda.GUI/ViewModels/Patchers/Initialization/Solution/NewSolutionInitVm.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Reactive.Linq;
-using Mutagen.Bethesda.Environments.DI;
 using Mutagen.Bethesda.Synthesis.Projects;
 using Noggog;
 using Noggog.WPF;
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ public class NewSolutionInitVm : ASolutionInitializer
     public string ProjectNameWatermark => _projectNameWatermark.Value;
 
     public NewSolutionInitVm(
-        IGameCategoryContext gameCategoryContext,
         IPatcherFactory patcherFactory,
         IValidateProjectPath validateProjectPath,
         CreateTemplatePatcherSolution createTemplatePatcherSolution)