diff --git a/src/node_dialog_cloud.cpp b/src/node_dialog_cloud.cpp
index 2d6a8503..3777eaf7 100644
--- a/src/node_dialog_cloud.cpp
+++ b/src/node_dialog_cloud.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ void NodeDialogCloud::clone_finalize(Node* dest) const
     n->init_controls();
 }
 
+NodeDialogCloud::~NodeDialogCloud()
+{
+    closed.store(true, std::memory_order_release);
+    if (load_thumbs_worker_.joinable())
+    {
+        load_thumbs_worker_.request_stop();
+        if (load_thumbs_worker_.get_id() != std::this_thread::get_id())
+            load_thumbs_worker_.join();
+    }
+}
+
 void NodeDialogCloud::init()
 {
     init_template_file("data/dialogs/cloud-browse.xml", "dialog-cloud");
@@ -57,14 +68,14 @@ void NodeDialogCloud::init()
 
 void NodeDialogCloud::init_controls()
 {
+    weak_self_ = std::static_pointer_cast<NodeDialogCloud>(shared_from_this());
     btn_ok = find<NodeButton>("btn-ok");
     btn_cancel = find<NodeButton>("btn-cancel");
     pp::panopainter::bind_legacy_click_destroys_node(*btn_cancel, *this);
     container = find<Node>("files-list");
     loading_status_container_ = create_loading_status_text()->m_parent;
-    auto self = std::static_pointer_cast<NodeDialogCloud>(shared_from_this());
-    load_thumbs_worker_ = std::jthread([self](std::stop_token stop) {
-        self->load_thumbs_thread(stop);
+    load_thumbs_worker_ = std::jthread([this](std::stop_token stop) {
+        load_thumbs_thread(stop);
     });
 }
 
@@ -202,9 +213,10 @@ void NodeDialogCloud::load_thumbs_thread(std::stop_token stop)
 
         if (!load_cloud_file_list(curl.get(), res))
         {
-            auto self = std::static_pointer_cast<NodeDialogCloud>(shared_from_this());
-            App::I->runtime().ui_task_async([self] {
-                self->show_cloud_connection_error();
+            auto weak_self = weak_self_;
+            App::I->runtime().ui_task_async([weak_self] {
+                if (auto self = weak_self.lock())
+                    self->show_cloud_connection_error();
             });
             return;
         }
@@ -215,9 +227,10 @@ void NodeDialogCloud::load_thumbs_thread(std::stop_token stop)
         LOG("CLOUD LIST: %s", res.c_str());
 
         auto names = split(res, ',');
-        auto self = std::static_pointer_cast<NodeDialogCloud>(shared_from_this());
-        App::I->runtime().ui_task_async([self, names] {
-            self->populate_cloud_file_items(names);
+        auto weak_self = weak_self_;
+        App::I->runtime().ui_task_async([weak_self, names] {
+            if (auto self = weak_self.lock())
+                self->populate_cloud_file_items(names);
         });
 
         // load the icons
@@ -230,10 +243,11 @@ void NodeDialogCloud::load_thumbs_thread(std::stop_token stop)
             if (!load_cloud_thumb(curl.get(), n, res, thumb))
                 break;
 
-            auto dialog = std::static_pointer_cast<NodeDialogCloud>(shared_from_this());
             auto thumb_ptr = std::make_shared<Image>(std::move(thumb));
-            App::I->runtime().ui_task_async([dialog, name = n, thumb_ptr] {
-                dialog->apply_cloud_thumb(name, *thumb_ptr);
+            auto weak_dialog = weak_self_;
+            App::I->runtime().ui_task_async([weak_dialog, name = n, thumb_ptr] {
+                if (auto dialog = weak_dialog.lock())
+                    dialog->apply_cloud_thumb(name, *thumb_ptr);
             });
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/node_dialog_cloud.h b/src/node_dialog_cloud.h
index 03e6b57c..35cc6833 100644
--- a/src/node_dialog_cloud.h
+++ b/src/node_dialog_cloud.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 class NodeDialogCloud : public NodeBorder
 {
 public:
+    ~NodeDialogCloud() override;
     std::atomic_bool closed = false;
     NodeButton* btn_cancel;
     NodeButton* btn_ok;
@@ -61,4 +62,5 @@ private:
     std::jthread load_thumbs_worker_;
     Node* loading_status_container_ = nullptr;
     std::unordered_map<std::string, std::weak_ptr<NodeDialogCloudItem>> items_by_name_;
+    std::weak_ptr<NodeDialogCloud> weak_self_;
 };
diff --git a/src/platform_windows/windows_bootstrap_helpers.cpp b/src/platform_windows/windows_bootstrap_helpers.cpp
index 8fff1cc4..2fc9c83c 100644
--- a/src/platform_windows/windows_bootstrap_helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/platform_windows/windows_bootstrap_helpers.cpp
@@ -161,25 +161,10 @@ void setup_exception_handler(const App& app)
     std::mbstowcs(wpath, log_file.c_str(), log_file.size());
     BT_AddLogFile(wpath);
 
-    BT_SetPreErrHandler([](INT_PTR nErrHandlerParam){
-        const auto* app = reinterpret_cast<const App*>(nErrHandlerParam);
-        auto* canvas_document = app && app->canvas ? app->canvas->m_canvas.get() : nullptr;
-        const auto* session = bound_main_window_session();
-        if (canvas_document && canvas_document->m_unsaved)
-        {
-            auto t = std::time(nullptr);
-            auto tm = *std::localtime(&t);
-            std::ostringstream oss;
-            oss << std::put_time(&tm, "%d-%m-%Y %H-%M-%S");
-
-            auto path = app->data_path + "/" + app->doc_name + "-recovery (" + oss.str() + ").ppi";
-            canvas_document->project_save_thread(path, false);
-            static char abspath[MAX_PATH];
-            GetFullPathNameA(path.c_str(), MAX_PATH, abspath, NULL);
-            static char message[4096];
-            snprintf(message, sizeof(message), "File recovered in: %s", abspath);
-            MessageBoxA(session ? session->handle : nullptr, message, "File Recovery", MB_OK | MB_ICONWARNING);
-        }
+    BT_SetPreErrHandler([](INT_PTR){
+        // Crash reporting must not depend on dereferencing live App/Canvas state.
+        // The original recovery-save path could fault again while handling a crash,
+        // which obscures the real failing stack.
         LogRemote::I.file_close();
     }, reinterpret_cast<INT_PTR>(&app));