diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java
index cb737410..19917f97 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AbstractRipper.java
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractRipper
                 AbstractRipper ripper = (AbstractRipper) constructor.newInstance(url);
                 return ripper;
             } catch (Exception e) {
+                System.err.println(constructor.getName());
+                e.printStackTrace();
                 // Incompatible rippers *will* throw exceptions during instantiation.
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MotherlessRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MotherlessRipper.java
index f4273925..daf33c39 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MotherlessRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/rippers/MotherlessRipper.java
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ public class MotherlessRipper extends AbstractRipper {
 
     @Override
     public String getGID(URL url) throws MalformedURLException {
-        Pattern p = Pattern.compile("^https?://(www\\.)?motherless\\.com/G([VI][A-F0-9]{6,8}).*$");
+        Pattern p = Pattern.compile("^https?://(www\\.)?motherless\\.com/G([MVI][A-F0-9]{6,8}).*$");
         Matcher m = p.matcher(url.toExternalForm());
+        System.err.println(url.toExternalForm());
         if (!m.matches()) {
             throw new MalformedURLException("Expected URL format: http://motherless.com/GIXXXXXXX, got: " + url);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
index 87b6c056..75918378 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
@@ -356,6 +356,10 @@ public class MainWindow implements Runnable, RipStatusHandler {
         } catch (Exception e) {
             logger.error("[!] Error while ripping: " + e.getMessage(), e);
             status("Error: " + e.getMessage());
+            ripButton.setEnabled(true);
+            ripTextfield.setEnabled(true);
+            statusProgress.setValue(0);
+            mainFrame.pack();
             return null;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/utils/Utils.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/utils/Utils.java
index 98039c26..318524ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/utils/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/utils/Utils.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 public class Utils {
 
     public  static final String RIP_DIRECTORY = "rips";
-    private static final File configFile = new File("src/main/resources/rip.properties");
+    private static final String configFile = "rip.properties";
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Utils.class);
 
     private static Configuration config;