diff --git a/examples/particles/src/main.cpp b/examples/particles/src/main.cpp
index 4343fdc..11adb5e 100644
--- a/examples/particles/src/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/particles/src/main.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,12 @@ public:
     ParticleEmitter() : Super(texture, sf::Vector2f(350, 350), .5f, 5, 900, se::Range2f(-25, 25, -25, 25),
             se::particle::ParticleAttributes{std::chrono::milliseconds(500), sf::Vector2f(.1f, .1f), 5,
             sf::Vector2f(2, 2)}, particle_properties, emitter_properties) {
-        texture.loadFromFile("particle.png"); // The particle I tested with was 5x5 pixels
+        // The particle I tested with was 5x5 pixels
+        if (!texture.loadFromFile("particle.png")) {
+            std::cerr << "Failed to load particle.png!" << std::endl;
+            throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load particle.png");
+        }
+
         texture.setSmooth(true);
 
         particle_properties.emplace_back(std::make_unique<se::particle::RandomVelocityParticleProperty>(se::Range2f(-1.5f, 1.5f, -1.5f, 1.5f)));
diff --git a/include/simpleengine/async_event.h b/include/simpleengine/async_event.h
index 23e0280..871f7ad 100644
--- a/include/simpleengine/async_event.h
+++ b/include/simpleengine/async_event.h
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ namespace simpleengine {
     public:
         explicit AsyncEvent(sf::RenderWindow* window = nullptr) : simpleengine::Event(window) {
             update_thread = std::thread( [this]() {
-                while (!quit) {
+                while (!destroying) {
                     std::unique_lock<std::mutex> unique_lock(mutex);
                     cond_var.wait(unique_lock);
 
                     // After waiting check if we're quiting and if we need to stop this thread.
-                    if (quit) break;
+                    if (destroying) break;
             
                     AsyncUpdate(tick_delta_time);
                 }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace simpleengine {
         }
 
         virtual ~AsyncEvent() {
-            quit = true;
+            destroying = true;
 
             // Notify the async updating thread that we're quiting.
             {
diff --git a/include/simpleengine/events/entity_event.h b/include/simpleengine/events/entity_event.h
index 1abc32d..9713e39 100644
--- a/include/simpleengine/events/entity_event.h
+++ b/include/simpleengine/events/entity_event.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace simpleengine {
             entity->Update(delta_time);
 
             if (entity->IsDestroying()) {
-                quit = true;
+                destroying = true;
             }
         }