diff --git a/src/image/loading_displaying.js b/src/image/loading_displaying.js
index f257b2a0d3..53150839ce 100644
--- a/src/image/loading_displaying.js
+++ b/src/image/loading_displaying.js
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ p5.prototype.loadImage = function(path, successCallback, failureCallback) {
           e => {
             if (typeof failureCallback === 'function') {
               failureCallback(e);
-              self._decrementPreload();
             } else {
               console.error(e);
             }
+            self._decrementPreload();
           }
         );
       } else {
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ p5.prototype.loadImage = function(path, successCallback, failureCallback) {
           p5._friendlyFileLoadError(0, img.src);
           if (typeof failureCallback === 'function') {
             failureCallback(e);
-            self._decrementPreload();
           } else {
             console.error(e);
           }
+          self._decrementPreload();
         };
 
         // Set crossOrigin in case image is served with CORS headers.
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@ p5.prototype.loadImage = function(path, successCallback, failureCallback) {
       p5._friendlyFileLoadError(0, path);
       if (typeof failureCallback === 'function') {
         failureCallback(e);
-        self._decrementPreload();
       } else {
         console.error(e);
       }
+      self._decrementPreload();
     });
   return pImg;
 };
diff --git a/src/io/files.js b/src/io/files.js
index 88d627b25a..6ea1f9b5f7 100644
--- a/src/io/files.js
+++ b/src/io/files.js
@@ -298,8 +298,9 @@ p5.prototype.loadJSON = function(...args) {
       if (errorCallback) {
         errorCallback(err);
       } else {
-        throw err;
+        console.error(err);
       }
+      self._decrementPreload();
     }
   );
 
@@ -494,8 +495,9 @@ p5.prototype.loadStrings = function(...args) {
       if (errorCallback) {
         errorCallback(err);
       } else {
-        throw err;
+        console.error(err);
       }
+      self._decrementPreload();
     }
   );
 
@@ -757,6 +759,7 @@ p5.prototype.loadTable = function(path) {
       } else {
         console.error(err);
       }
+      self._decrementPreload();
     }
   );
 
@@ -975,8 +978,9 @@ p5.prototype.loadXML = function(...args) {
       if (errorCallback) {
         errorCallback(err);
       } else {
-        throw err;
+        console.error(err);
       }
+      self._decrementPreload();
     }
   );
 
@@ -1033,8 +1037,9 @@ p5.prototype.loadBytes = function(file, callback, errorCallback) {
       if (errorCallback) {
         errorCallback(err);
       } else {
-        throw err;
+        console.error(err);
       }
+      self._decrementPreload();
     }
   );
   return ret;
diff --git a/src/typography/loading_displaying.js b/src/typography/loading_displaying.js
index f625db3d99..32f29c9d15 100644
--- a/src/typography/loading_displaying.js
+++ b/src/typography/loading_displaying.js
@@ -135,9 +135,11 @@ p5.prototype.loadFont = function(path, onSuccess, onError) {
     if (err) {
       p5._friendlyFileLoadError(4, path);
       if (typeof onError !== 'undefined') {
-        return onError(err);
+        onError(err);
+      } else {
+        console.error(err, path);
       }
-      console.error(err, path);
+      self._decrementPreload();
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/webgl/loading.js b/src/webgl/loading.js
index 9e22824da4..5beb53bda0 100755
--- a/src/webgl/loading.js
+++ b/src/webgl/loading.js
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ p5.prototype.loadModel = function(path,options) {
         'Sorry, the file type is invalid. Only OBJ and STL files are supported.'
       );
     }
+    self._decrementPreload();
   }
   return model;
 };