diff --git a/src/kintsugi3d/builder/core/IBRRequestManager.java b/src/kintsugi3d/builder/core/IBRRequestManager.java
index 0974d089..8c7fa0b6 100644
--- a/src/kintsugi3d/builder/core/IBRRequestManager.java
+++ b/src/kintsugi3d/builder/core/IBRRequestManager.java
@@ -11,20 +11,19 @@
 
 package kintsugi3d.builder.core;
 
-import java.util.LinkedList;
-import java.util.Queue;
-
-import javafx.scene.control.*;
-import kintsugi3d.builder.javafx.controllers.menubar.MenubarController;
-import kintsugi3d.gl.interactive.GraphicsRequest;
 import javafx.application.Platform;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import javafx.scene.control.Alert;
 import javafx.scene.control.Alert.AlertType;
+import kintsugi3d.builder.javafx.ProjectIO;
 import kintsugi3d.builder.rendering.IBRInstanceManager;
 import kintsugi3d.gl.core.Context;
+import kintsugi3d.gl.interactive.GraphicsRequest;
 import kintsugi3d.gl.interactive.ObservableGraphicsRequest;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.Queue;
 
 public class IBRRequestManager<ContextType extends Context<ContextType>> implements IBRRequestQueue<ContextType>
 {
@@ -149,21 +148,7 @@ public synchronized void addIBRRequest(ObservableIBRRequest request)
                     }
                     catch (Exception | AssertionError e)
                     {
-                        log.error("Error occurred while executing request:", e);
-                        Platform.runLater(() ->
-                        {
-                            ButtonType ok = new ButtonType("OK", ButtonBar.ButtonData.CANCEL_CLOSE);
-                            ButtonType showLog = new ButtonType("Show Log", ButtonBar.ButtonData.YES);
-                            Alert alert = new Alert(Alert.AlertType.NONE,
-                                    "An error occurred processing request. Processing has stopped\nSee the log for more info.",
-                                    ok, showLog);
-
-                            ((ButtonBase) alert.getDialogPane().lookupButton(showLog)).setOnAction(event -> {
-                                // Use the menubar's console open function to prevent 2 console windows from appearing
-                                MenubarController.getInstance().help_console();
-                            });
-                            alert.show();
-                        });
+                        ProjectIO.handleException("Error occured while excecuting request", e);
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/kintsugi3d/builder/export/specular/SpecularFitRequest.java b/src/kintsugi3d/builder/export/specular/SpecularFitRequest.java
index c7eac140..b8b47e06 100644
--- a/src/kintsugi3d/builder/export/specular/SpecularFitRequest.java
+++ b/src/kintsugi3d/builder/export/specular/SpecularFitRequest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import kintsugi3d.builder.fit.SpecularFitProcess;
 import kintsugi3d.builder.fit.SpecularFitProgramFactory;
 import kintsugi3d.builder.fit.settings.SpecularFitRequestParams;
+import kintsugi3d.builder.javafx.ProjectIO;
 import kintsugi3d.builder.javafx.controllers.menubar.MenubarController;
 import kintsugi3d.builder.metrics.ColorAppearanceRMSE;
 import kintsugi3d.builder.resources.ibr.ReadonlyIBRResources;
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ public <ContextType extends Context<ContextType>> void executeRequest(IBRInstanc
         }
         catch(IOException e) // thrown by createReflectanceProgram
         {
-            log.error("Error executing specular fit request:", e);
+            ProjectIO.handleException("Error executing specular fit request:", e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/kintsugi3d/builder/javafx/ProjectIO.java b/src/kintsugi3d/builder/javafx/ProjectIO.java
index 0ab81dda..6648707b 100644
--- a/src/kintsugi3d/builder/javafx/ProjectIO.java
+++ b/src/kintsugi3d/builder/javafx/ProjectIO.java
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ public void fail(Throwable e)
                 projectLoaded = false;
                 if (e instanceof MeshImportException)
                 {
-                    //TODO: change to (e.getMessage(), e)?
-                    handleException("Imported object is missing texture coordinates", e);
+                    handleException(e.getMessage(), e);
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ public boolean isProjectLoaded()
         return projectLoaded;
     }
 
-    private static void handleException(String message, Throwable e)
+    public static void handleException(String message, Throwable e)
     {
         log.error("{}:", message, e);
         Platform.runLater(() ->
diff --git a/src/kintsugi3d/builder/javafx/controllers/menubar/MenubarController.java b/src/kintsugi3d/builder/javafx/controllers/menubar/MenubarController.java
index ae58f3fa..3873e4ec 100644
--- a/src/kintsugi3d/builder/javafx/controllers/menubar/MenubarController.java
+++ b/src/kintsugi3d/builder/javafx/controllers/menubar/MenubarController.java
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
+import static kintsugi3d.builder.javafx.ProjectIO.handleException;
+
 public class MenubarController
 {
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MenubarController.class);
@@ -405,8 +407,6 @@ public void complete()
             {
                 this.maximum = 0.0;
                 ProgressBarsController.getInstance().endStopwatches();
-                //TODO: desaturate progress bars instead of hiding stage
-//                ProgressBarsController.getInstance().hideStage();
                 setReadyToDismissMiniProgBar();
 
                 if(overallProgressBar.getProgress() == ProgressIndicator.INDETERMINATE_PROGRESS){
@@ -1052,21 +1052,6 @@ public void launchViewerApp()
         }
     }
 
-    private void handleException(String message, Exception e)
-    {
-        log.error("{}:", message, e);
-        Platform.runLater(() ->
-        {
-            ButtonType ok = new ButtonType("OK", ButtonBar.ButtonData.OK_DONE);
-            ButtonType showLog = new ButtonType("Show Log", ButtonBar.ButtonData.YES);
-            Alert alert = new Alert(AlertType.ERROR, message + "\nSee the log for more info.", ok, showLog);
-            ((Button) alert.getDialogPane().lookupButton(showLog)).setOnAction(event -> {
-                help_console();
-            });
-            alert.show();
-        });
-    }
-
     public void file_removeInvalidReferences() {
         RecentProjects.removeInvalidReferences();
     }