diff --git a/include/utils/App/App.h b/include/utils/App/App.h
index 3a63237..857af87 100644
--- a/include/utils/App/App.h
+++ b/include/utils/App/App.h
@@ -117,14 +117,21 @@ namespace Archimedes {
                 //insert temporarily to avoid circular dependencies
                 runOrder.insert(roInsert, m->getName());
 
-                for(auto it = runOrder.begin(); it != runOrder.end(); it++) {
-
-                    if(m->deps.find(*it) == m->deps.end()) {
-                        if(std::holds_alternative<std::string>(m->deps[*it]))
-                            m->depsInstances[*it] = load(std::get<std::string>(m->deps[*it]));
-                        else
-                            m->depsInstances[*it] = load(std::get<Module*>(m->deps[*it]));
+                bool skip = false;
+                for(auto it : m->deps) {
+                    for(auto s : runOrder) {
+                        if(s == it.first) {
+                            skip = true;
+                        }
                     }
+                    
+                    if(skip)
+                        continue;
+                    
+                    if(std::holds_alternative<std::string>(it.second))
+                        m->depsInstances[it.first] = load(std::get<std::string>(it.second));
+                    else
+                        m->depsInstances[it.first] = load(std::get<Module*>(it.second));
                 }
 
                 //reinsert once final order has been reached
@@ -132,6 +139,9 @@ namespace Archimedes {
                 
                 runOrder.insert(roInsert, m->getName());
 
+                for(auto s : runOrder)
+                    std::cout << s << std::endl;
+
                 return m;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/example_apps/ImguiEmbed/ImguiEmbed.cpp b/src/example_apps/ImguiEmbed/ImguiEmbed.cpp
index 003b646..dcde452 100644
--- a/src/example_apps/ImguiEmbed/ImguiEmbed.cpp
+++ b/src/example_apps/ImguiEmbed/ImguiEmbed.cpp
@@ -2,30 +2,26 @@
 
 void ImguiEmbed::run() {
 
-    for(auto* m : modules) {
-        std::cout << "Loading Module: " << m->getName() << std::endl;
-        //if(m->getName() != "WindowModule") 
-            m->onLoad();
-    }
+    for(auto m : runOrder)
+        modules[m]->onLoad();
 
     // Main loop
-    while (!done && !modules.empty()) {
+    while (!done && !runOrder.empty()) {
 
-        for(auto* m : modules) {
-            //std::cout << "Running Module: " << m->getName() << std::endl;
-            //if(m->getName() != "WindowModule") 
-                m->run();
+        for(auto m : runOrder) {
+            modules[m]->run();
         }
 
-        for(auto it = toClose.begin(); it != toClose.end(); it++) {
-            unload(it);
+        for(auto m : toClose) {
+            unload(m);
         }
         toClose.clear();
 
-        for(std::string s : toOpen) {
-            load(s, modules.begin());
+        for(std::string m : toOpen) {
+            load(m);
         }
         toOpen.clear();
     }
 
+
 }
diff --git a/src/example_apps/ImguiEmbed/ImguiEmbed.h b/src/example_apps/ImguiEmbed/ImguiEmbed.h
index 5710ed0..065ef25 100644
--- a/src/example_apps/ImguiEmbed/ImguiEmbed.h
+++ b/src/example_apps/ImguiEmbed/ImguiEmbed.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ImguiEmbed : public Archimedes::App {
         ImguiEmbed() {
             Archimedes::Module* m = (Archimedes::Module*) new TestImgui(nullptr, Get());
 
-            load(m, {});
+            load(m);
         };
         ~ImguiEmbed() {};
 
diff --git a/src/example_apps/MinimalApp/MinimalApp.cpp b/src/example_apps/MinimalApp/MinimalApp.cpp
index b3d3d3b..b8a939f 100644
--- a/src/example_apps/MinimalApp/MinimalApp.cpp
+++ b/src/example_apps/MinimalApp/MinimalApp.cpp
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@
 
 void MinimalApp::run() {
 
-    for(auto m : runOrder)
+    for(std::string m : runOrder) {
+        std::cout << "onLoad module: " << m << std::endl;
         modules[m]->onLoad();
+    }
 
     // Main loop
     while (!done && !runOrder.empty()) {
 
-        for(auto m : runOrder) {
+        for(std::string m : runOrder) {
             modules[m]->run();
         }
 
-        for(auto m : toClose) {
+        for(std::string m : toClose) {
             unload(m);
         }
         toClose.clear();
diff --git a/src/example_apps/MinimalApp/MinimalApp.h b/src/example_apps/MinimalApp/MinimalApp.h
index b1e3487..18cdd65 100644
--- a/src/example_apps/MinimalApp/MinimalApp.h
+++ b/src/example_apps/MinimalApp/MinimalApp.h
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ class MinimalApp : public Archimedes::App {
 
         void handleArgs(const int& argc, char* argv[]) {
             if(argc > 1) {
-                for(int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
+                for(int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+                    std::cout << "Attempting to load: " << argv[i] << std::endl;
                     load(dynamicLoad(argv[i]));
+                }
             } else {
                 std::cout << "No modules to load\n";
                 end();