diff --git a/admin/index.php b/admin/index.php
index 5102e634..d74a35a5 100644
--- a/admin/index.php
+++ b/admin/index.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require_once BASE . 'config.local.php';
 if(file_exists(BASE . 'install') && (!isset($config['installed']) || !$config['installed']))
 {
 	header('Location: ' . BASE_URL . 'install/');
-	die('Setup detected that <b>install/</b> directory exists. Please visit <a href="' . BASE_URL . 'install">this</a> url to start MyAAC Installation.<br/>Delete <b>install/</b> directory if you already installed MyAAC.<br/>Remember to REFRESH this page when you\'re done!');
+	throw new RuntimeException('Setup detected that <b>install/</b> directory exists. Please visit <a href="' . BASE_URL . 'install">this</a> url to start MyAAC Installation.<br/>Delete <b>install/</b> directory if you already installed MyAAC.<br/>Remember to REFRESH this page when you\'re done!');
 }
 
 define('ADMIN_PANEL', true);
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 40ef9dfc..a6138fc8 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if(config('env') === 'dev') {
 if((!isset($config['installed']) || !$config['installed']) && file_exists(BASE . 'install'))
 {
 	header('Location: ' . BASE_URL . 'install/');
-	die('Setup detected that <b>install/</b> directory exists. Please visit <a href="' . BASE_URL . 'install">this</a> url to start MyAAC Installation.<br/>Delete <b>install/</b> directory if you already installed MyAAC.<br/>Remember to REFRESH this page when you\'re done!');
+	throw new RuntimeException('Setup detected that <b>install/</b> directory exists. Please visit <a href="' . BASE_URL . 'install">this</a> url to start MyAAC Installation.<br/>Delete <b>install/</b> directory if you already installed MyAAC.<br/>Remember to REFRESH this page when you\'re done!');
 }
 
 $found = false;
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ $twig->addGlobal('status', $status);
 
 // verify myaac tables exists in database
 if(!$db->hasTable('myaac_account_actions')) {
-	die('Seems that the table <strong>myaac_account_actions</strong> of MyAAC doesn\'t exist in the database. This is a fatal error. You can try to reinstall MyAAC by visiting <a href="' . BASE_URL . 'install">this</a> url.');
+	throw new RuntimeException('Seems that the table <strong>myaac_account_actions</strong> of MyAAC doesn\'t exist in the database. This is a fatal error. You can try to reinstall MyAAC by visiting <a href="' . BASE_URL . 'install">this</a> url.');
 }
 
 // database migrations
diff --git a/install/index.php b/install/index.php
index bd3e3bed..7cebc9b0 100644
--- a/install/index.php
+++ b/install/index.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ if($step == 'finish' && (!isset($config['installed']) || !$config['installed']))
 // step verify
 $steps = array(1 => 'welcome', 2 => 'license', 3 => 'requirements', 4 => 'config', 5 => 'database', 6 => 'admin', 7 => 'finish');
 if(!in_array($step, $steps)) // check if step is valid
-	die('ERROR: Unknown step.');
+	throw new RuntimeException('ERROR: Unknown step.');
 
 $install_status['step'] = $step;
 $errors = array();
diff --git a/system/functions.php b/system/functions.php
index f64c785a..787c4579 100644
--- a/system/functions.php
+++ b/system/functions.php
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ function load_config_lua($filename)
 	if(!@file_exists($config_file))
 	{
 		log_append('error.log', '[load_config_file] Fatal error: Cannot load config.lua (' . $filename . '). Error: ' . print_r(error_get_last(), true));
-		die('ERROR: Cannot find ' . $filename . ' file. More info in system/logs/error.log');
+		throw new RuntimeException('ERROR: Cannot find ' . $filename . ' file. More info in system/logs/error.log');
 	}
 
 	$result = array();
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ function load_config_lua($filename)
 						$ret = @eval("return $value;");
 						if((string) $ret == '') // = parser error
 						{
-							die('ERROR: Loading config.lua file. Line <b>' . ($ln + 1) . '</b> of LUA config file is not valid [key: <b>' . $key . '</b>]');
+							throw new RuntimeException('ERROR: Loading config.lua file. Line <b>' . ($ln + 1) . '</b> of LUA config file is not valid [key: <b>' . $key . '</b>]');
 						}
 						$result[$key] = $ret;
 					}
diff --git a/system/init.php b/system/init.php
index 21660880..41cfb053 100644
--- a/system/init.php
+++ b/system/init.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if(file_exists(BASE . 'config.local.php')) // user customizations
 	require BASE . 'config.local.php';
 
 if(!isset($config['installed']) || !$config['installed']) {
-	die('MyAAC has not been installed yet or there was error during installation. Please install again.');
+	throw new RuntimeException('MyAAC has not been installed yet or there was error during installation. Please install again.');
 }
 
 date_default_timezone_set($config['date_timezone']);
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ else {
 	$vocations->load($file);
 
 	if(!$vocations)
-		die('ERROR: Cannot load <i>vocations.xml</i> file.');
+		throw new RuntimeException('ERROR: Cannot load <i>vocations.xml</i> file.');
 
 	$config['vocations'] = array();
 	foreach($vocations->getElementsByTagName('vocation') as $vocation) {
diff --git a/system/item.php b/system/item.php
index 0434fe39..4d213360 100644
--- a/system/item.php
+++ b/system/item.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function generateItem($id = 100, $count = 1) {
 function itemImageExists($id, $count = 1)
 {
 	if(!isset($id))
-		die('ERROR - itemImageExists: id has been not set!');
+		throw new RuntimeException('ERROR - itemImageExists: id has been not set!');
 
 	$file_name = $id;
 	if($count > 1)
diff --git a/system/libs/items_images.php b/system/libs/items_images.php
index 415c6a07..f2a917f9 100644
--- a/system/libs/items_images.php
+++ b/system/libs/items_images.php
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class Items_Images
 		self::$spr = fopen(self::$files['spr'], 'rb');
 
 		if(!self::$otb || !self::$dat || !self::$spr)
-			die('ERROR: Cannot load data files.');
+			throw new RuntimeException('ERROR: Cannot load data files.');
 		/*
 		if ( $nostand )
 		{
diff --git a/system/pages/forum/show_board.php b/system/pages/forum/show_board.php
index 602e2071..2ead991d 100644
--- a/system/pages/forum/show_board.php
+++ b/system/pages/forum/show_board.php
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ if(isset($last_threads[0]))
 
 		$player->load($thread['player_id']);
 		if(!$player->isLoaded()) {
-			error('Forum error: Player not loaded.');
-			die();
+			throw new RuntimeException('Forum error: Player not loaded.');
 		}
 
 		$player_account = $player->getAccount();
diff --git a/system/pages/forum/show_thread.php b/system/pages/forum/show_thread.php
index 5af7c42b..bf6cda75 100644
--- a/system/pages/forum/show_thread.php
+++ b/system/pages/forum/show_thread.php
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ foreach($posts as &$post)
 	$player = $post['player'];
 	$player->load($post['player_id']);
 	if(!$player->isLoaded()) {
-		error('Forum error: Player not loaded.');
-		die();
+		throw new RuntimeException('Forum error: Player not loaded.');
 	}
 
 	if($config['characters']['outfit']) {