diff --git a/core/app.py b/core/app.py
index 4ac6e00..d0f7fea 100644
--- a/core/app.py
+++ b/core/app.py
@@ -380,19 +380,23 @@ class Main:
 		
 		for option in self.options:
 			if name == option.name:
-				self._print("option §B--§r%s§/ already exists" %(name), prefix.fail, exc=GeneralError)
+				self._print("option §B--§r%s§/ already exists" %(name), prefix.fail)
+				raise RuntimeError
 			
 			if option.short_name and short_name == option.short_name:
-				self._print("option §B--§r%s§/'s short name §r%s§/ is already taken by §B--§y%s§/" %(name, short_name, option.name), prefix.fail, exc=GeneralError)
+				self._print("option §B--§r%s§/'s short name §r%s§/ is already taken by §B--§y%s§/" %(name, short_name, option.name), prefix.fail)
+				raise RuntimeError
 		
 		if short_name and len(short_name) > 1:
-			self._print("short name must be a single character; option §B--§r%s§/ has §r%s§/"%(name, short_name), prefix.fail, exc=GeneralError)
+			self._print("short name must be a single character; option §B--§r%s§/ has §r%s§/"%(name, short_name), prefix.fail)
+			raise RuntimeError
 		
 		if callback:
 			use_cfg_file = False
 		
 		if dtype not in ["bool", "str", "int", "float"]:
-			self._print("option §B--§r%s§/'s dtype is not of a supported type" %(name), prefix.fail, exc=GeneralError)
+			self._print("option §B--§r%s§/'s dtype is not of a supported type" %(name), prefix.fail)
+			raise RuntimeError
 		
 		v = _verify_type(default, dtype, plural)
 		
@@ -405,7 +409,8 @@ class Main:
 				else:
 					type_desc = "a %s" %(dtype)
 			
-			self._print("option §B--§r%s§/'s default must be §y%s§/" %(name, type_desc), prefix.fail, exc=GeneralError)
+			self._print("option §B--§r%s§/'s default must be §y%s§/" %(name, type_desc), prefix.fail)
+			raise RuntimeError
 		
 		o = Option(name, dtype, default, description, short_name, plural, use_cfg_file, callback, hidden)
 		self.options.append(o)
@@ -478,13 +483,15 @@ class Main:
 								o.value = bool_on
 						else:
 							if not bool_on:
-								self._print("§B--no-§r%s§/ makes no sense because this option is of type §y%s§/" %(name, o.dtype), prefix.fail, exc=GeneralError)
+								self._print("§B--no-§r%s§/ makes no sense because this option is of type §y%s§/" %(name, o.dtype), prefix.fail)
+								raise RuntimeError
 							
 							# This option takes arguments. These are all words at ptr and higher that don't begin with "--".
 							# If this option is part of a shortgroup it must be at its end.
 							
 							if to_parse.index(w) + 1 != len(to_parse):
-								self._print("option §B{0[0]}§r{1.short_name}§/ needs to be at the end of group §y{0}§/".format(word, o), prefix.fail, exc=GeneralError)
+								self._print("option §B{0[0]}§r{1.short_name}§/ needs to be at the end of group §y{0}§/".format(word, o), prefix.fail)
+								raise RuntimeError
 							
 							got_something = False