diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/claw/read.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/claw/read.cpp
index 3d2d834a..e62c7e87 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/claw/read.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/claw/read.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ Result<Buffer> stripClawHeader(const ox::Buffer &buff) noexcept {
 
 Result<ModelObject> readClaw(TypeStore &ts, const char *buff, std::size_t buffSz) noexcept {
 	oxRequire(header, readClawHeader(buff, buffSz));
-	oxRequire(t, ts.getLoad(header.typeName, header.typeVersion, header.typeParams));
+	auto const [t, tdErr] = ts.getLoad(header.typeName, header.typeVersion, header.typeParams);
+	if (tdErr) {
+		return OxError(3, "Could not load type descriptor");
+	}
 	ModelObject obj;
 	oxReturnError(obj.setType(t));
 	switch (header.fmt) {