diff --git a/code/modules/nightmare/nmtasks/mapload.dm b/code/modules/nightmare/nmtasks/mapload.dm
index d53b5663197d..23dcae72cae4 100644
--- a/code/modules/nightmare/nmtasks/mapload.dm
+++ b/code/modules/nightmare/nmtasks/mapload.dm
@@ -34,16 +34,13 @@
 /datum/nmtask/mapload/proc/step_parse()
 	. = TRUE
 	if(!fexists(filepath))
-		log_debug("Nightmare Mapload: File does not exist: [filepath]")
-		return
+		CRASH("Nightmare Mapload: File does not exist: [filepath]")
 	if(!parsed)
 		parsed = new(file(filepath))
 		if(!parsed?.bounds)
-			log_debug("Nightmare Mapload: File loading failed: [filepath]")
-			return
+			CRASH("Nightmare Mapload: File loading failed: [filepath]")
 		if(isnull(parsed.bounds[1]))
-			log_debug("Nightmare Mapload: Map parsing failed: [filepath]")
-			return
+			CRASH("Nightmare Mapload: Map parsing failed: [filepath]")
 	return FALSE
 
 /datum/nmtask/mapload/proc/step_loadmap(list/statsmap)
@@ -51,19 +48,17 @@
 	UNTIL(!Master.map_loading)
 	target_turf = GLOB.nightmare_landmarks[landmark]
 	if(!target_turf?.z)
-		log_debug("Nightmare Mapload: Could not find landmark: [landmark]")
-		return
+		CRASH("Nightmare Mapload: Could not find landmark: [landmark]")
 	var/result = parsed.load(target_turf.x, target_turf.y, target_turf.z, crop_map = TRUE, no_changeturf = FALSE, place_on_top = FALSE, delete = replace)
 	if(!result || !parsed.bounds)
-		log_debug("Nightmare Mapload: Map insertion failed unexpectedly for file: [filepath]")
-		return
+		CRASH("Nightmare Mapload: Map insertion failed unexpectedly for file: [filepath]")
 	return FALSE
 
 /datum/nmtask/mapload/proc/step_init(list/statsmap)
 	if(initialize_boundary_contents())
 		log_debug("Nightmare Mapload: Loaded '[filepath]' at '[landmark]' ([target_turf.x], [target_turf.y], [target_turf.z])")
 		return FALSE
-	log_debug("Nightmare Mapload: Loaded map file but could not initialize: '[filepath]' at ([target_turf.x], [target_turf.y], [target_turf.z])")
+	stack_trace("Nightmare Mapload: Loaded map file but could not initialize: '[filepath]' at ([target_turf.x], [target_turf.y], [target_turf.z])")
 	return TRUE
 
 /// Initialize atoms/areas in bounds - basically a Nightmare version of [/datum/map_template/initTemplateBounds]