diff --git a/launcher/Exception.h b/launcher/Exception.h
index ef1e4e0d8..55b40fdc8 100644
--- a/launcher/Exception.h
+++ b/launcher/Exception.h
@@ -1,4 +1,37 @@
-// Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license. See README.md for details.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only AND Apache-2.0
+/*
+ *  Prism Launcher - Minecraft Launcher
+ *  Copyright (c) 2024 TheKodeToad <TheKodeToad@proton.me>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, version 3.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following copyright and
+ * permission notice:
+ *
+ *      Copyright 2013-2021 MultiMC Contributors
+ *
+ *      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *      you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *      You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *      WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *      See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *      limitations under the License.
+ */
 
 #pragma once
 
@@ -8,12 +41,12 @@
 
 class Exception : public std::exception {
    public:
-    Exception(const QString& message) : std::exception(), m_message(message) { qCritical() << "Exception:" << message; }
-    Exception(const Exception& other) : std::exception(), m_message(other.cause()) {}
+    Exception(const QString& message) : std::exception(), m_message(message.toUtf8()) { qCritical() << "Exception:" << message; }
+    Exception(const Exception& other) : std::exception(), m_message(other.m_message) {}
     virtual ~Exception() noexcept {}
-    const char* what() const noexcept { return m_message.toLatin1().constData(); }
-    QString cause() const { return m_message; }
+    const char* what() const noexcept { return m_message.constData(); }
+    QString cause() const { return QString::fromUtf8(m_message); }
 
    private:
-    QString m_message;
+    QByteArray m_message;
 };
diff --git a/launcher/modplatform/helpers/NetworkResourceAPI.cpp b/launcher/modplatform/helpers/NetworkResourceAPI.cpp
index 16ec90ec2..225583764 100644
--- a/launcher/modplatform/helpers/NetworkResourceAPI.cpp
+++ b/launcher/modplatform/helpers/NetworkResourceAPI.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Task::Ptr NetworkResourceAPI::searchProjects(SearchArgs&& args, SearchCallbacks&
         callbacks.on_succeed(doc);
     });
 
-    QObject::connect(netJob.get(), &NetJob::failed, [&netJob, callbacks](QString reason) {
+    QObject::connect(netJob.get(), &NetJob::failed, [netJob, callbacks](const QString& reason) {
         int network_error_code = -1;
         if (auto* failed_action = netJob->getFailedActions().at(0); failed_action && failed_action->m_reply)
             network_error_code = failed_action->m_reply->attribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpStatusCodeAttribute).toInt();
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Task::Ptr NetworkResourceAPI::getProjectVersions(VersionSearchArgs&& args, Versi
 
         callbacks.on_succeed(doc, args.pack);
     });
-    QObject::connect(netJob.get(), &NetJob::failed, [&netJob, callbacks](QString reason) {
+    QObject::connect(netJob.get(), &NetJob::failed, [netJob, callbacks](const QString& reason) {
         int network_error_code = -1;
         if (auto* failed_action = netJob->getFailedActions().at(0); failed_action && failed_action->m_reply)
             network_error_code = failed_action->m_reply->attribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpStatusCodeAttribute).toInt();
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Task::Ptr NetworkResourceAPI::getDependencyVersion(DependencySearchArgs&& args,
 
         callbacks.on_succeed(doc, args.dependency);
     });
-    QObject::connect(netJob.get(), &NetJob::failed, [&netJob, callbacks](QString reason) {
+    QObject::connect(netJob.get(), &NetJob::failed, [netJob, callbacks](const QString& reason) {
         int network_error_code = -1;
         if (auto* failed_action = netJob->getFailedActions().at(0); failed_action && failed_action->m_reply)
             network_error_code = failed_action->m_reply->attribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpStatusCodeAttribute).toInt();
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/ResourceModel.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/ResourceModel.cpp
index 8a70eb4de..f3c7ff60b 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/ResourceModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/ResourceModel.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ void ResourceModel::loadEntry(QModelIndex& entry)
             };
         if (!callbacks.on_fail)
             callbacks.on_fail = [](QString reason, int) {
-                QMessageBox::critical(nullptr, tr("Error"), tr("A network error occurred. Could not load project versions:%1").arg(reason));
+                QMessageBox::critical(nullptr, tr("Error"),
+                                      tr("A network error occurred. Could not load project versions: %1").arg(reason));
             };
 
         if (auto job = m_api->getProjectVersions(std::move(args), std::move(callbacks)); job)
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ void ResourceModel::loadEntry(QModelIndex& entry)
             callbacks.on_fail = [this](QString reason) {
                 if (!s_running_models.constFind(this).value())
                     return;
-                QMessageBox::critical(nullptr, tr("Error"), tr("A network error occurred. Could not load project info:%1").arg(reason));
+                QMessageBox::critical(nullptr, tr("Error"), tr("A network error occurred. Could not load project info: %1").arg(reason));
             };
         if (!callbacks.on_abort)
             callbacks.on_abort = [this] {