diff --git a/src/ConanServerManager/Lib/ServerApp.cs b/src/ConanServerManager/Lib/ServerApp.cs
index 30992f08..d91c22cf 100644
--- a/src/ConanServerManager/Lib/ServerApp.cs
+++ b/src/ConanServerManager/Lib/ServerApp.cs
@@ -2387,9 +2387,7 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    var profile = ServerProfile.LoadFrom(profileFile);
-                    profile.DestroyServerFilesWatcher();
-                    profile.SaveLauncher();
+                    var profile = ServerProfile.LoadFromProfileFileBasic(profileFile, null);
                     profiles.Add(ServerProfileSnapshot.Create(profile), profile);
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
@@ -2957,7 +2955,8 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
                                     ServerProcess = ServerProcess,
                                     SteamCMDProcessWindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
                                 };
-                                profileExitCodes.TryAdd(profile, app.PerformProfileUpdate(branch, profile));
+                                app.PerformProfileUpdate(branch, profile);
+                                profileExitCodes.TryAdd(profile, app.ExitCode);
                             });
                         }
                         else
@@ -2977,7 +2976,8 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
                                     ServerProcess = ServerProcess,
                                     SteamCMDProcessWindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
                                 };
-                                profileExitCodes.TryAdd(profile, app.PerformProfileUpdate(branch, profile));
+                                app.PerformProfileUpdate(branch, profile);
+                                profileExitCodes.TryAdd(profile, app.ExitCode);
                             }
                         }
 
@@ -3041,10 +3041,11 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
 
                 // load all the profiles, do this at the very start in case the user changes one or more while the process is running.
                 LoadProfiles();
-
+                
+                var profiles = _profiles.Keys.Where(p => p.EnableAutoBackup);
                 var exitCodes = new ConcurrentDictionary<ServerProfileSnapshot, int>();
 
-                Parallel.ForEach(_profiles.Keys.Where(p => p.EnableAutoBackup), profile => {
+                Parallel.ForEach(profiles, profile => {
                     var app = new ServerApp
                     {
                         DeleteOldBackupFiles = Config.Default.AutoBackup_DeleteOldFiles,
@@ -3053,7 +3054,8 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
                         SendEmails = true,
                         ServerProcess = ServerProcessType.AutoBackup
                     };
-                    exitCodes.TryAdd(profile, app.PerformProfileBackup(profile, CancellationToken.None));
+                    app.PerformProfileBackup(profile, CancellationToken.None);
+                    exitCodes.TryAdd(profile, app.ExitCode);
                 });
 
                 foreach (var profile in _profiles.Keys)
diff --git a/src/ConanServerManager/Lib/ServerProfile.cs b/src/ConanServerManager/Lib/ServerProfile.cs
index d4b32244..a5c73077 100644
--- a/src/ConanServerManager/Lib/ServerProfile.cs
+++ b/src/ConanServerManager/Lib/ServerProfile.cs
@@ -908,6 +908,22 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
         }
 
         public static ServerProfile LoadFromProfileFile(string file, ServerProfile profile)
+        {
+            profile = LoadFromProfileFileBasic(file, profile);
+
+            if (profile is null)
+                return null;
+
+            profile.CheckLauncherArgs();
+
+            profile.LoadServerFiles(true, true);
+            profile.SetupServerFilesWatcher();
+
+            profile._lastSaveLocation = file;
+            return profile;
+        }
+
+        public static ServerProfile LoadFromProfileFileBasic(string file, ServerProfile profile)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(file) || !File.Exists(file))
                 return null;
@@ -945,17 +961,12 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
                 }
             }
 
-            profile.CheckLauncherArgs();
-
             var serverConfigFile = Path.Combine(GetProfileServerConfigDir(profile), Config.Default.ServerGameConfigFile);
             if (File.Exists(serverConfigFile))
             {
                 profile = LoadFromConfigFiles(serverConfigFile, profile);
             }
 
-            profile.LoadServerFiles(true, true);
-            profile.SetupServerFilesWatcher();
-
             profile._lastSaveLocation = file;
             return profile;
         }
@@ -1047,10 +1058,14 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
 
         public void SaveProfile()
         {
+            var settings = new JsonSerializerSettings();
+            settings.Converters.Add(new NullableValueConverter<int>());
+            settings.Converters.Add(new NullableValueConverter<float>());
+
             //
             // Save the profile
             //
-            JsonUtils.SerializeToFile(this, GetProfileFile());
+            JsonUtils.SerializeToFile(this, GetProfileFile(), settings);
         }
 
         public void SaveLauncher()