diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Loader/CannotRuntimeDisableException.cs b/IPA.Loader/Loader/CannotRuntimeDisableException.cs
index fe0e9973..da608f19 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Loader/CannotRuntimeDisableException.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Loader/CannotRuntimeDisableException.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ namespace IPA.Loader
         /// <param name="plugin">the plugin that cannot be disabled</param>
         public CannotRuntimeDisableException(PluginMetadata plugin) : base($"Cannot runtime disable plugin \"{plugin.Name}\" ({plugin.Id})")
             => Plugin = plugin;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creats an exception with the given plugin metadata and message information.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="plugin">the plugin that cannot be disabled</param>
+        /// <param name="message">the message to associate with it</param>
+        public CannotRuntimeDisableException(PluginMetadata plugin, string message) : base($"{message} \"{plugin.Name}\" ({plugin.Id})")
+            => Plugin = plugin;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates an exception from a serialization context. Not currently implemented.
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginManager.cs b/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginManager.cs
index 62002591..72b9ee46 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginManager.cs
@@ -190,8 +190,11 @@ namespace IPA.Loader
                                 return TaskEx6.FromException(new CannotRuntimeDisableException(exec.Executor.Metadata));
 
                             var res = TaskEx.WhenAll(exec.Dependents.Select(d => Disable(d, alreadyDisabled)))
-                                 .ContinueWith(t => TaskEx.WhenAll(t, exec.Executor.Disable()), UnityMainThreadTaskScheduler.Default).Unwrap();
-                            // The WhenAll above allows us to wait for the executor to disable, but still propagate errors
+                                 .ContinueWith(t => t.IsFaulted 
+                                    ? TaskEx.WhenAll(t, TaskEx6.FromException(
+                                        new CannotRuntimeDisableException(exec.Executor.Metadata, "Dependents cannot be disabled for plugin"))) 
+                                    : exec.Executor.Disable(), UnityMainThreadTaskScheduler.Default).Unwrap();
+                            // We do not want to call the disable method if a dependent couldn't be disabled
                             // By scheduling on a UnityMainThreadScheduler, we ensure that Disable() is always called on the Unity main thread
                             alreadyDisabled.Add(exec.Executor, res);
                             return res;