diff --git a/app/lib/playlistlib.py b/app/lib/playlistlib.py
index d609496..f6a5a50 100644
--- a/app/lib/playlistlib.py
+++ b/app/lib/playlistlib.py
@@ -145,7 +145,11 @@ def get_recently_added_playlist(cutoff: int = 14):
     )
 
     tracks = get_recent_tracks(cutoff)
-    date = datetime.fromtimestamp(tracks[0].created_date)
+    try:
+        date = datetime.fromtimestamp(tracks[0].created_date)
+    except IndexError:
+        return playlist, []
+
     playlist.last_updated = date_string_to_time_passed(create_new_date(date))
 
     images = get_first_4_images(tracks=tracks)
diff --git a/app/lib/populate.py b/app/lib/populate.py
index 95d6109..ade38c7 100644
--- a/app/lib/populate.py
+++ b/app/lib/populate.py
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ class Populate:
 
         tried_to_download_new_images = False
 
+        ArtistStore.load_artists(instance_key)
+        AlbumStore.load_albums(instance_key)
+        TrackStore.load_all_tracks(instance_key)
+
         if has_connection():
             tried_to_download_new_images = True
             try:
@@ -114,8 +118,6 @@ class Populate:
                 log.warn(e)
                 return
 
-        ArtistStore.load_artists(instance_key)
-
     @staticmethod
     def remove_modified(tracks: Generator[Track, None, None]):
         """
diff --git a/app/models/track.py b/app/models/track.py
index 0cc9ef5..ee84f18 100644
--- a/app/models/track.py
+++ b/app/models/track.py
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ class Track:
     created_date: float = 0.0
 
     def set_created_date(self):
-        self.created_date = Path(self.filepath).stat().st_ctime
+        try:
+            self.created_date = Path(self.filepath).stat().st_ctime
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
 
     def __post_init__(self):
         self.og_title = self.title
diff --git a/app/plugins/lyrics.py b/app/plugins/lyrics.py
index 76024dd..3f5f494 100644
--- a/app/plugins/lyrics.py
+++ b/app/plugins/lyrics.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class LyricsProvider(LRCProvider):
 
         try:
             response = self.session.get(url, params=query, timeout=10)
-        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+        except:
             return None
 
         if response is not None and response.ok:
diff --git a/app/store/albums.py b/app/store/albums.py
index 693a6de..c2b5b5d 100644
--- a/app/store/albums.py
+++ b/app/store/albums.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class AlbumStore:
 
         cls.albums = []
 
+        print("Loading albums... ", end="")
         tracks = remove_duplicates(TrackStore.tracks)
         tracks = sorted(tracks, key=lambda t: t.albumhash)
         grouped = groupby(tracks, lambda t: t.albumhash)
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ class AlbumStore:
                     _al.set_colors(colors)
                     break
 
+        print("Done!")
+
     @classmethod
     def add_album(cls, album: Album):
         """
diff --git a/app/store/artists.py b/app/store/artists.py
index 85a82cc..c23271b 100644
--- a/app/store/artists.py
+++ b/app/store/artists.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class ArtistStore:
         global ARTIST_LOAD_KEY
         ARTIST_LOAD_KEY = instance_key
 
-        print("Loading artists... ", end=" ")
+        print("Loading artists... ", end="")
         cls.artists = get_all_artists(TrackStore.tracks, AlbumStore.albums)
         print("Done!")
         for artist in ardb.get_all_artists():
diff --git a/app/store/tracks.py b/app/store/tracks.py
index ca7e3cb..034a901 100644
--- a/app/store/tracks.py
+++ b/app/store/tracks.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class TrackStore:
         """
         Loads all tracks from the database into the store.
         """
+
+        print("Loading tracks... ", end="")
         global TRACKS_LOAD_KEY
         TRACKS_LOAD_KEY = instance_key
 
@@ -26,14 +28,15 @@ class TrackStore:
         fav_hashes = favdb.get_fav_tracks()
         fav_hashes = " ".join([t[1] for t in fav_hashes])
 
-        print("\n")  # adds space between progress bars and startup info
-        for track in tqdm(cls.tracks, desc="Loading tracks"):
+        for track in cls.tracks:
             if instance_key != TRACKS_LOAD_KEY:
                 return
 
             if track.trackhash in fav_hashes:
                 track.is_favorite = True
 
+        print("Done!")
+
     @classmethod
     def add_track(cls, track: Track):
         """