diff --git a/loader/include/Geode/loader/Log.hpp b/loader/include/Geode/loader/Log.hpp
index 563776ec..5142b4b3 100644
--- a/loader/include/Geode/loader/Log.hpp
+++ b/loader/include/Geode/loader/Log.hpp
@@ -114,6 +114,37 @@ namespace geode {
             popNest(getMod());
         }
 
+        struct NestScope {
+        private:
+            bool m_active = true;
+        public:
+            NestScope() {
+                pushNest();
+            }
+
+            NestScope(NestScope const&) {
+                pushNest();
+            }
+
+            NestScope(NestScope&& other) {
+                other.m_active = false;
+            }
+
+            NestScope& operator=(NestScope const&) {
+                pushNest();
+                return *this;
+            }
+
+            NestScope& operator=(NestScope&& other) {
+                other.m_active = false;
+                return *this;
+            }
+
+            ~NestScope() {
+                if (m_active) popNest();
+            }
+        };
+
         class Nest final {
         private:
             class Impl;
diff --git a/loader/src/hooks/save.cpp b/loader/src/hooks/save.cpp
index e3a9ac95..f6c482b3 100644
--- a/loader/src/hooks/save.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/hooks/save.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using namespace geode::prelude;
 namespace {
     void saveModData() {
         log::info("Saving mod data...");
-        log::pushNest();
+        log::NestScope nest;
 
         auto begin = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
 
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ namespace {
         auto end = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
         auto time = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(end - begin).count();
         log::info("Took {}s", static_cast<float>(time) / 1000.f);
-
-        log::popNest();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/loader/src/load.cpp b/loader/src/load.cpp
index afdd159e..a2f32f8c 100644
--- a/loader/src/load.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/load.cpp
@@ -138,17 +138,18 @@ int geodeEntry(void* platformData) {
 
     // set up internal mod, settings and data
     log::info("Setting up internal mod");
-    log::pushNest();
-    auto internalSetupRes = LoaderImpl::get()->setupInternalMod();
-    log::popNest();
-    if (!internalSetupRes) {
-        console::messageBox(
-            "Unable to Load Geode!",
-            "There was a fatal error setting up "
-            "the internal mod and Geode can not be loaded: " + internalSetupRes.unwrapErr()
-        );
-        LoaderImpl::get()->forceReset();
-        return 1;
+    {
+        log::NestScope nest;
+        auto internalSetupRes = LoaderImpl::get()->setupInternalMod();
+        if (!internalSetupRes) {
+            console::messageBox(
+                "Unable to Load Geode!",
+                "There was a fatal error setting up "
+                "the internal mod and Geode can not be loaded: " + internalSetupRes.unwrapErr()
+            );
+            LoaderImpl::get()->forceReset();
+            return 1;
+        }
     }
 
     tryShowForwardCompat();
@@ -161,26 +162,28 @@ int geodeEntry(void* platformData) {
 
     // set up loader, load mods, etc.
     log::info("Setting up loader");
-    log::pushNest();
-    auto setupRes = LoaderImpl::get()->setup();
-    log::popNest();
-    if (!setupRes) {
-        console::messageBox(
-            "Unable to Load Geode!",
-            "There was an unknown fatal error setting up "
-            "the loader and Geode can not be loaded. "
-            "(" + setupRes.unwrapErr() + ")"
-        );
-        LoaderImpl::get()->forceReset();
-        return 1;
+    {
+        log::NestScope nest;
+        auto setupRes = LoaderImpl::get()->setup();
+        if (!setupRes) {
+            console::messageBox(
+                "Unable to Load Geode!",
+                "There was an unknown fatal error setting up "
+                "the loader and Geode can not be loaded. "
+                "(" + setupRes.unwrapErr() + ")"
+            );
+            LoaderImpl::get()->forceReset();
+            return 1;
+        }
     }
 
     crashlog::setupPlatformHandlerPost();
 
     log::debug("Setting up IPC");
-    log::pushNest();
-    ipc::setup();
-    log::popNest();
+    {
+        log::NestScope nest;
+        ipc::setup();
+    }
 
     // download and install new loader update in the background
     
diff --git a/loader/src/loader/LoaderImpl.cpp b/loader/src/loader/LoaderImpl.cpp
index d878a564..dbd6163e 100644
--- a/loader/src/loader/LoaderImpl.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/loader/LoaderImpl.cpp
@@ -81,35 +81,32 @@ Result<> Loader::Impl::setup() {
 
     if (this->supportsLaunchArguments()) {
         log::debug("Loading launch arguments");
-        log::pushNest();
+        log::NestScope nest;
         this->initLaunchArguments();
-        log::popNest();
     }
 
     // on some platforms, using the crash handler overrides more convenient native handlers
     if (!this->getLaunchFlag("disable-crash-handler")) {
         log::debug("Setting up crash handler");
-        log::pushNest();
+        log::NestScope nest;
         if (!crashlog::setupPlatformHandler()) {
             log::debug("Failed to set up crash handler");
         }
-        log::popNest();
     } else {
         log::debug("Crash handler setup skipped");
     }
 
     log::debug("Loading hooks");
-    log::pushNest();
-    if (!this->loadHooks()) {
+    if (log::NestScope nest; !this->loadHooks()) {
         return Err("There were errors loading some hooks, see console for details");
     }
-    log::popNest();
 
     log::debug("Setting up directories");
-    log::pushNest();
-    this->createDirectories();
-    this->addSearchPaths();
-    log::popNest();
+    {
+        log::NestScope nest;
+        this->createDirectories();
+        this->addSearchPaths();
+    }
 
     // Trigger on_mod(Loaded) for the internal mod
     // this function is already on the gd thread, so this should be fine
@@ -129,7 +126,7 @@ void Loader::Impl::addSearchPaths() {
 
 void Loader::Impl::updateResources(bool forceReload) {
     log::debug("Adding resources");
-    log::pushNest();
+    log::NestScope nest;
     for (auto const& [_, mod] : m_mods) {
         if (!forceReload && ModImpl::getImpl(mod)->m_resourcesLoaded)
             continue;
@@ -140,7 +137,6 @@ void Loader::Impl::updateResources(bool forceReload) {
     // we have to call it in both places since setup is only called once ever, but updateResources is called
     // on every texture reload
     CCFileUtils::get()->updatePaths();
-    log::popNest();
 }
 
 std::vector<Mod*> Loader::Impl::getAllMods() {
@@ -178,24 +174,22 @@ bool Loader::Impl::isModVersionSupported(VersionInfo const& target) {
 void Loader::Impl::saveData() {
     for (auto& [id, mod] : m_mods) {
         log::debug("{}", mod->getID());
-        log::pushNest();
+        log::NestScope nest;
         auto r = mod->saveData();
         if (!r) {
             log::warn("Unable to save data for mod \"{}\": {}", mod->getID(), r.unwrapErr());
         }
-        log::popNest();
     }
 }
 
 void Loader::Impl::loadData() {
     for (auto& [_, mod] : m_mods) {
         log::debug("{}", mod->getID());
-        log::pushNest();
+        log::NestScope nest;
         auto r = mod->loadData();
         if (!r) {
             log::warn("Unable to load data for mod \"{}\": {}", mod->getID(), r.unwrapErr());
         }
-        log::popNest();
     }
 }
 
@@ -238,7 +232,7 @@ void Loader::Impl::updateModResources(Mod* mod) {
         return;
 
     log::debug("{}", mod->getID());
-    log::pushNest();
+    log::NestScope nest;
 
     for (auto const& sheet : mod->getMetadata().getSpritesheets()) {
         log::debug("Adding sheet {}", sheet);
@@ -258,8 +252,6 @@ void Loader::Impl::updateModResources(Mod* mod) {
             CCSpriteFrameCache::get()->addSpriteFramesWithFile(plist.c_str());
         }
     }
-
-    log::popNest();
 }
 
 void Loader::Impl::addProblem(LoadProblem const& problem) {
@@ -275,14 +267,14 @@ void Loader::Impl::addProblem(LoadProblem const& problem) {
 void Loader::Impl::queueMods(std::vector<ModMetadata>& modQueue) {
     for (auto const& dir : m_modSearchDirectories) {
         log::debug("Searching {}", dir);
-        log::pushNest();
+        log::NestScope nest;
         for (auto const& entry : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(dir)) {
             if (!std::filesystem::is_regular_file(entry) ||
                 entry.path().extension() != GEODE_MOD_EXTENSION)
                 continue;
 
             log::debug("Found {}", entry.path().filename());
-            log::pushNest();
+            log::NestScope nest;
 
             auto res = ModMetadata::createFromGeodeFile(entry.path());
             if (!res) {
@@ -292,7 +284,6 @@ void Loader::Impl::queueMods(std::vector<ModMetadata>& modQueue) {
                     res.unwrapErr()
                 });
                 log::error("Failed to queue: {}", res.unwrapErr());
-                log::popNest();
                 continue;
             }
             auto modMetadata = res.unwrap();
@@ -310,14 +301,11 @@ void Loader::Impl::queueMods(std::vector<ModMetadata>& modQueue) {
                     "A mod with the same ID is already present."
                 });
                 log::error("Failed to queue: a mod with the same ID is already queued");
-                log::popNest();
                 continue;
             }
 
             modQueue.push_back(modMetadata);
-            log::popNest();
         }
-        log::popNest();
     }
 }
 
@@ -335,7 +323,7 @@ void Loader::Impl::populateModList(std::vector<ModMetadata>& modQueue) {
 
     for (auto const& metadata : modQueue) {
         log::debug("{} {}", metadata.getID(), metadata.getVersion());
-        log::pushNest();
+        log::NestScope nest;
 
         auto mod = new Mod(metadata);
 
@@ -347,20 +335,17 @@ void Loader::Impl::populateModList(std::vector<ModMetadata>& modQueue) {
                 res.unwrapErr()
             });
             log::error("Failed to set up: {}", res.unwrapErr());
-            log::popNest();
             continue;
         }
 
         m_mods.insert({metadata.getID(), mod});
-
-        log::popNest();
     }
 }
 
 void Loader::Impl::buildModGraph() {
     for (auto const& [id, mod] : m_mods) {
         log::debug("{}", mod->getID());
-        log::pushNest();
+        log::NestScope nest;
         for (auto& dependency : mod->m_impl->m_metadata.m_impl->m_dependencies) {
             log::debug("{}", dependency.id);
             if (!m_mods.contains(dependency.id)) {
@@ -387,7 +372,6 @@ void Loader::Impl::buildModGraph() {
             incompatibility.mod =
                 m_mods.contains(incompatibility.id) ? m_mods[incompatibility.id] : nullptr;
         }
-        log::popNest();
     }
 }
 
@@ -404,7 +388,6 @@ void Loader::Impl::loadModGraph(Mod* node, bool early) {
             res.unwrapErr()
         });
         log::error("{}", res.unwrapErr());
-        log::popNest();
         return;
     }
 
@@ -418,7 +401,6 @@ void Loader::Impl::loadModGraph(Mod* node, bool early) {
             geodeVerRes.unwrapErr()
         });
         log::error("{}", geodeVerRes.unwrapErr());
-        log::popNest();
         return;
     }
     
@@ -431,12 +413,10 @@ void Loader::Impl::loadModGraph(Mod* node, bool early) {
         return;
     }
 
-    log::debug("{} {}", node->getID(), node->getVersion());
-    log::pushNest();
+    log::NestScope nest;
 
     if (node->isEnabled()) {
         log::warn("Mod {} already loaded, this should never happen", node->getID());
-        log::popNest();
         return;
     }
 
@@ -447,6 +427,7 @@ void Loader::Impl::loadModGraph(Mod* node, bool early) {
 
     auto unzipFunction = [this, node]() {
         log::debug("Unzip");
+        log::NestScope nest;
         auto res = node->m_impl->unzipGeodeFile(node->getMetadata());
         return res;
     };
@@ -454,6 +435,7 @@ void Loader::Impl::loadModGraph(Mod* node, bool early) {
     auto loadFunction = [this, node, early]() {
         if (node->shouldLoad()) {
             log::debug("Load");
+            log::NestScope nest;
             auto res = node->m_impl->loadBinary();
             if (!res) {
                 this->addProblem({
@@ -479,7 +461,6 @@ void Loader::Impl::loadModGraph(Mod* node, bool early) {
             });
             log::error("{}", reason.value());
             m_refreshingModCount -= 1;
-            log::popNest();
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -494,7 +475,6 @@ void Loader::Impl::loadModGraph(Mod* node, bool early) {
             });
             log::error("Failed to unzip: {}", res.unwrapErr());
             m_refreshingModCount -= 1;
-            log::popNest();
             return;
         }
         loadFunction();
@@ -524,7 +504,6 @@ void Loader::Impl::loadModGraph(Mod* node, bool early) {
             });
         }).detach();
     }
-    log::popNest();
 }
 
 void Loader::Impl::findProblems() {
@@ -538,7 +517,7 @@ void Loader::Impl::findProblems() {
             continue;
         }
         log::debug("{}", id);
-        log::pushNest();
+        log::NestScope nest;
 
         for (auto const& dep : mod->getMetadata().getDependencies()) {
             if (dep.mod && dep.mod->isEnabled() && dep.version.compare(dep.mod->getVersion()))
@@ -665,18 +644,15 @@ void Loader::Impl::findProblems() {
             });
             log::error("{} failed to load for an unknown reason", id);
         }
-
-        log::popNest();
     }
 }
 
 void Loader::Impl::refreshModGraph() {
     log::info("Refreshing mod graph");
-    log::pushNest();
+    log::NestScope nest;
 
     if (m_isSetup) {
         log::error("Cannot refresh mod graph after startup");
-        log::popNest();
         return;
     }
 
@@ -686,48 +662,51 @@ void Loader::Impl::refreshModGraph() {
 
     m_loadingState = LoadingState::Queue;
     log::debug("Queueing mods");
-    log::pushNest();
     std::vector<ModMetadata> modQueue;
-    this->queueMods(modQueue);
-    log::popNest();
+    {
+        log::NestScope nest;
+        this->queueMods(modQueue);
+    }
 
     m_loadingState = LoadingState::List;
     log::debug("Populating mod list");
-    log::pushNest();
-    this->populateModList(modQueue);
-    modQueue.clear();
-    log::popNest();
+    {
+        log::NestScope nest;
+        this->populateModList(modQueue);
+        modQueue.clear();
+    }
 
     m_loadingState = LoadingState::Graph;
     log::debug("Building mod graph");
-    log::pushNest();
-    this->buildModGraph();
-    log::popNest();
+    {
+        log::NestScope nest;
+        this->buildModGraph();
+    }
 
     log::debug("Ordering mod stack");
-    log::pushNest();
-    this->orderModStack();
-    log::popNest();
+    {
+        log::NestScope nest;
+        this->orderModStack();
+    }
 
     m_loadingState = LoadingState::EarlyMods;
     log::debug("Loading early mods");
-    log::pushNest();
-    while (!m_modsToLoad.empty() && m_modsToLoad.front()->needsEarlyLoad()) {
-        auto mod = m_modsToLoad.front();
-        m_modsToLoad.pop_front();
-        this->loadModGraph(mod, true);
+    {
+        log::NestScope nest;
+        while (!m_modsToLoad.empty() && m_modsToLoad.front()->needsEarlyLoad()) {
+            auto mod = m_modsToLoad.front();
+            m_modsToLoad.pop_front();
+            this->loadModGraph(mod, true);
+        }
     }
-    log::popNest();
 
     auto end = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
     auto time = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(end - begin).count();
     log::info("Took {}s. Continuing next frame...", static_cast<float>(time) / 1000.f);
 
-    log::popNest();
-
     m_loadingState = LoadingState::Mods;
 
-    queueInMainThread([&]() {
+    queueInMainThread([this]() {
         this->continueRefreshModGraph();
     });
 }
@@ -781,7 +760,7 @@ void Loader::Impl::orderModStack() {
 
 void Loader::Impl::continueRefreshModGraph() {
     if (m_refreshingModCount != 0) {
-        queueInMainThread([&]() {
+        queueInMainThread([this]() {
             this->continueRefreshModGraph();
         });
         return;
@@ -794,28 +773,27 @@ void Loader::Impl::continueRefreshModGraph() {
     }
 
     log::info("Continuing mod graph refresh...");
-    log::pushNest();
+    log::NestScope nest;
 
     m_timerBegin = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
 
     switch (m_loadingState) {
         case LoadingState::Mods:
             if (!m_modsToLoad.empty()) {
-                log::debug("Loading mods");
-                log::pushNest();
                 auto mod = m_modsToLoad.front();
                 m_modsToLoad.pop_front();
+                log::debug("Loading mod {} {}", mod->getID(), mod->getVersion());
                 this->loadModGraph(mod, false);
-                log::popNest();
                 break;
             }
             m_loadingState = LoadingState::Problems;
             [[fallthrough]];
         case LoadingState::Problems:
             log::debug("Finding problems");
-            log::pushNest();
-            this->findProblems();
-            log::popNest();
+            {
+                log::NestScope nest;
+                this->findProblems();
+            }
             m_loadingState = LoadingState::Done;
             {
                 auto end = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
@@ -831,12 +809,10 @@ void Loader::Impl::continueRefreshModGraph() {
     }
 
     if (m_loadingState != LoadingState::Done) {
-        queueInMainThread([&]() {
+        queueInMainThread([this]() {
             this->continueRefreshModGraph();
         });
     }
-
-    log::popNest();
 }
 
 std::vector<LoadProblem> Loader::Impl::getProblems() const {
diff --git a/loader/test/main/main.cpp b/loader/test/main/main.cpp
index af1a2beb..578bd210 100644
--- a/loader/test/main/main.cpp
+++ b/loader/test/main/main.cpp
@@ -39,23 +39,24 @@ struct $modify(MenuLayer) {
 
         // Launch arguments
         log::info("Testing launch args...");
-        log::pushNest();
+        log::NestScope nest;
         log::info("For global context:");
-        log::pushNest();
-        for (const auto& arg : Loader::get()->getLaunchArgumentNames()) {
-            log::info("{}", arg);
+        {
+            log::NestScope nest;
+            for (const auto& arg : Loader::get()->getLaunchArgumentNames()) {
+                log::info("{}", arg);
+            }
         }
-        log::popNest();
         log::info("For this mod:");
-        log::pushNest();
-        for (const auto& arg : Mod::get()->getLaunchArgumentNames()) {
-            log::info("{}", arg);
+        {
+            log::NestScope nest;
+            for (const auto& arg : Mod::get()->getLaunchArgumentNames()) {
+                log::info("{}", arg);
+            }
         }
-        log::popNest();
         log::info("Mod has launch arg 'mod-arg': {}", Mod::get()->hasLaunchArgument("mod-arg"));
         log::info("Loader flag 'bool-arg': {}", Loader::get()->getLaunchFlag("bool-arg"));
         log::info("Loader int 'int-arg': {}", Loader::get()->parseLaunchArgument<int>("int-arg").unwrapOr(0));
-        log::popNest();
 
         return true;
     }