diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Factories/CharacterDataFactory.cs b/MareSynchronos/Factories/CharacterDataFactory.cs
index 29a714b..a851720 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Factories/CharacterDataFactory.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Factories/CharacterDataFactory.cs
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ public class CharacterDataFactory
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Logger.Warn("Could not create data for " + playerRelatedObject.ObjectKind);
-            Logger.Warn(ex.Message);
-            Logger.Warn(ex.StackTrace ?? string.Empty);
+            Logger.Warn("Could not create data for " + playerRelatedObject.ObjectKind, ex);
         }
 
         if (pointerIsZero)
@@ -88,9 +86,7 @@ public class CharacterDataFactory
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Logger.Debug("Failed to create " + playerRelatedObject.ObjectKind + " data");
-            Logger.Debug(e.Message);
-            Logger.Debug(e.StackTrace ?? string.Empty);
+            Logger.Warn("Failed to create " + playerRelatedObject.ObjectKind + " data", e);
         }
 
         previousData.FileReplacements = previousFileReplacements;
@@ -410,6 +406,7 @@ public class CharacterDataFactory
 
     private void AddResolvePath(string path, bool doNotReverseResolve = false)
     {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path)) return;
         if (doNotReverseResolve) _pathsToForwardResolve.Add(path.ToLowerInvariant());
         else _pathsToReverseResolve.Add(path.ToLowerInvariant());
     }
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Managers/TransientResourceManager.cs b/MareSynchronos/Managers/TransientResourceManager.cs
index 4c183f2..55288b0 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Managers/TransientResourceManager.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Managers/TransientResourceManager.cs
@@ -24,32 +24,34 @@ public class TransientResourceManager : MediatorSubscriberBase, IDisposable
         _configurationService = configurationService;
         _dalamudUtil = dalamudUtil;
 
-        mediator.Subscribe<PenumbraResourceLoadMessage>(this, (msg) => Manager_PenumbraResourceLoadEvent((PenumbraResourceLoadMessage)msg));
-        Mediator.Subscribe<PenumbraModSettingChangedMessage>(this, (_) => Manager_PenumbraModSettingChanged());
-        Mediator.Subscribe<FrameworkUpdateMessage>(this, (_) => DalamudUtil_FrameworkUpdate());
-        Mediator.Subscribe<ClassJobChangedMessage>(this, (_) => DalamudUtil_ClassJobChanged());
-        Mediator.Subscribe<PlayerRelatedObjectPointerUpdateMessage>(this, (msg) => PlayerRelatedPointers = ((PlayerRelatedObjectPointerUpdateMessage)msg).RelatedObjects);
-
         SemiTransientResources.TryAdd(ObjectKind.Player, new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal));
-        if (_configurationService.Current.PlayerPersistentTransientCache.TryGetValue(PlayerPersistentDataKey, out var linesInConfig))
+        if (_configurationService.Current.PlayerPersistentTransientCache.TryGetValue(PlayerPersistentDataKey, out var gamePaths))
         {
             int restored = 0;
-            foreach (var file in linesInConfig)
+            foreach (var gamePath in gamePaths)
             {
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(gamePath)) continue;
+
                 try
                 {
-                    Logger.Debug("Loaded persistent transient resource " + file);
-                    SemiTransientResources[ObjectKind.Player].Add(file);
+                    Logger.Debug("Loaded persistent transient resource " + gamePath);
+                    SemiTransientResources[ObjectKind.Player].Add(gamePath);
                     restored++;
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    Logger.Warn("Error during loading persistent transient resource " + file, ex);
+                    Logger.Warn("Error during loading persistent transient resource " + gamePath, ex);
                 }
 
             }
-            Logger.Debug($"Restored {restored}/{linesInConfig.Count()} semi persistent resources");
+            Logger.Debug($"Restored {restored}/{gamePaths.Count()} semi persistent resources");
         }
+
+        Mediator.Subscribe<PenumbraResourceLoadMessage>(this, (msg) => Manager_PenumbraResourceLoadEvent((PenumbraResourceLoadMessage)msg));
+        Mediator.Subscribe<PenumbraModSettingChangedMessage>(this, (_) => Manager_PenumbraModSettingChanged());
+        Mediator.Subscribe<FrameworkUpdateMessage>(this, (_) => DalamudUtil_FrameworkUpdate());
+        Mediator.Subscribe<ClassJobChangedMessage>(this, (_) => DalamudUtil_ClassJobChanged());
+        Mediator.Subscribe<PlayerRelatedObjectPointerUpdateMessage>(this, (msg) => PlayerRelatedPointers = ((PlayerRelatedObjectPointerUpdateMessage)msg).RelatedObjects);
     }
 
     private void Manager_PenumbraModSettingChanged()
@@ -116,10 +118,10 @@ public class TransientResourceManager : MediatorSubscriberBase, IDisposable
     {
         if (SemiTransientResources.TryGetValue(objectKind, out var result))
         {
-            return result;
+            return result ?? new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
         }
 
-        return new HashSet<string>();
+        return new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
     }
 
     private void Manager_PenumbraResourceLoadEvent(PenumbraResourceLoadMessage msg)
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ public class TransientResourceManager : MediatorSubscriberBase, IDisposable
 
         if (objectKind == ObjectKind.Player && SemiTransientResources.TryGetValue(ObjectKind.Player, out var fileReplacements))
         {
-            _configurationService.Current.PlayerPersistentTransientCache[PlayerPersistentDataKey] = fileReplacements;
+            _configurationService.Current.PlayerPersistentTransientCache[PlayerPersistentDataKey] = fileReplacements.Where(f => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(f)).ToHashSet(StringComparer.Ordinal);
             _configurationService.Save();
         }
         TransientResources[gameObject].Clear();
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/MareSynchronos.csproj b/MareSynchronos/MareSynchronos.csproj
index 8f292bb..452b2cb 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/MareSynchronos.csproj
+++ b/MareSynchronos/MareSynchronos.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Authors></Authors>
     <Company></Company>
-    <Version>0.7.20</Version>
+    <Version>0.7.21</Version>
     <Description></Description>
     <Copyright></Copyright>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/Penumbra-Sync/client</PackageProjectUrl>