diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/gui/screens/accounts/AccountsScreen.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/gui/screens/accounts/AccountsScreen.java
index 47756608c7..d620cacf63 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/gui/screens/accounts/AccountsScreen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/gui/screens/accounts/AccountsScreen.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.gui.widgets.containers.WHorizontalList;
 import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.gui.widgets.pressable.WButton;
 import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.systems.accounts.Account;
+import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.systems.accounts.AccountType;
 import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.systems.accounts.Accounts;
 import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.utils.misc.NbtUtils;
 import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.utils.network.MeteorExecutor;
@@ -50,23 +51,28 @@ public static void addAccount(@Nullable AddAccountScreen screen, AccountsScreen
         if (screen != null) screen.locked = true;
 
         MeteorExecutor.execute(() -> {
-            if (account.fetchInfo()) {
-                account.getCache().loadHead();
+            if (!account.fetchInfo()) {
+                mc.execute(() -> {
+                    if (screen != null) screen.locked = false;
+                });
+                return;
+            }
 
-                Accounts.get().add(account);
-                if (account.login()) Accounts.get().save();
+            Accounts.get().add(account);
+
+            if (account.login()) {
+                if (account.getType() != AccountType.Cracked) account.getCache().loadHead(parent::reload);
+                Accounts.get().save();
+            }
 
+            mc.execute(() -> {
                 if (screen != null) {
                     screen.locked = false;
                     screen.close();
                 }
 
                 parent.reload();
-
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (screen != null) screen.locked = false;
+            });
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/gui/screens/accounts/AddCrackedAccountScreen.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/gui/screens/accounts/AddCrackedAccountScreen.java
index 856b231961..11ebcf3b50 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/gui/screens/accounts/AddCrackedAccountScreen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/gui/screens/accounts/AddCrackedAccountScreen.java
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
 import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.systems.accounts.Accounts;
 import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.systems.accounts.types.CrackedAccount;
 
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
 public class AddCrackedAccountScreen extends AddAccountScreen {
+    private static final Pattern USERNAME_REGEX = Pattern.compile("^[A-Za-z0-9_]{3,16}$");
+
     public AddCrackedAccountScreen(GuiTheme theme, AccountsScreen parent) {
         super(theme, "Add Cracked Account", parent);
     }
@@ -23,8 +27,7 @@ public void initWidgets() {
         // Name
         t.add(theme.label("Name: "));
         WTextBox name = t.add(theme.textBox("", "seasnail8169", (text, c) ->
-            // Username can't contain spaces
-            c != ' '
+            Character.isLetterOrDigit(c) || c == '_'
         )).minWidth(400).expandX().widget();
         name.setFocused(true);
         t.row();
@@ -32,11 +35,12 @@ public void initWidgets() {
         // Add
         add = t.add(theme.button("Add")).expandX().widget();
         add.action = () -> {
-            if (!name.get().isEmpty() && name.get().length() < 17) {
-                CrackedAccount account = new CrackedAccount(name.get());
-                if (!(Accounts.get().exists(account))) {
-                    AccountsScreen.addAccount(this, parent, account);
-                }
+            String username = name.get().trim();
+            if (!USERNAME_REGEX.matcher(username).matches()) return;
+
+            CrackedAccount account = new CrackedAccount(username);
+            if (!(Accounts.get().exists(account))) {
+                AccountsScreen.addAccount(this, parent, account);
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/gui/tabs/builtin/FriendsTab.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/gui/tabs/builtin/FriendsTab.java
index aeaec4e1ed..600060ff3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/gui/tabs/builtin/FriendsTab.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/gui/tabs/builtin/FriendsTab.java
@@ -62,11 +62,15 @@ public void initWidgets() {
 
                 if (Friends.get().add(friend)) {
                     nameW.set("");
-                    reload();
+                    initTable(table);
+                    nameW.setFocused(true);
 
                     MeteorExecutor.execute(() -> {
                         friend.updateInfo();
-                        mc.execute(this::reload);
+                        mc.execute(() -> {
+                            initTable(table);
+                            nameW.setFocused(true);
+                        });
                     });
                 }
             };
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ private void initTable(WTable table) {
                 WMinus remove = table.add(theme.minus()).expandCellX().right().widget();
                 remove.action = () -> {
                     Friends.get().remove(friend);
-                    reload();
+                    initTable(table);
                 };
 
                 table.row();
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/AccountCache.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/AccountCache.java
index 6aab00aa94..66deaecd0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/AccountCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/AccountCache.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package meteordevelopment.meteorclient.systems.accounts;
 
 import com.mojang.util.UndashedUuid;
+import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.utils.network.MeteorExecutor;
 import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.utils.misc.ISerializable;
 import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.utils.misc.NbtException;
 import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.utils.render.PlayerHeadTexture;
@@ -18,14 +19,35 @@ public class AccountCache implements ISerializable<AccountCache> {
     public String username = "";
     public String uuid = "";
     private PlayerHeadTexture headTexture;
+    private volatile boolean loadingHead;
 
     public PlayerHeadTexture getHeadTexture() {
         return headTexture != null ? headTexture : PlayerHeadUtils.STEVE_HEAD;
     }
 
     public void loadHead() {
-        if (uuid == null || uuid.isBlank()) return;
-        mc.execute(() -> headTexture = PlayerHeadUtils.fetchHead(UndashedUuid.fromStringLenient(uuid)));
+        loadHead(null);
+    }
+
+    public void loadHead(Runnable callback) {
+        if (headTexture != null || uuid == null || uuid.isBlank()) {
+            if (callback != null) mc.execute(callback);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (loadingHead) return;
+
+        loadingHead = true;
+
+        MeteorExecutor.execute(() -> {
+            byte[] head = PlayerHeadUtils.fetchHead(UndashedUuid.fromStringLenient(uuid));
+
+            mc.execute(() -> {
+                if (head != null) headTexture = new PlayerHeadTexture(head, true);
+                loadingHead = false;
+                if (callback != null) callback.run();
+            });
+        });
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/types/CrackedAccount.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/types/CrackedAccount.java
index bfb907f3be..cb810bb8f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/types/CrackedAccount.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/types/CrackedAccount.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ public boolean fetchInfo() {
     public boolean login() {
         super.login();
 
-        cache.loadHead();
         setSession(new Session(name, Uuids.getOfflinePlayerUuid(name), "", Optional.empty(), Optional.empty()));
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/types/MicrosoftAccount.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/types/MicrosoftAccount.java
index ac73b22f5a..4f6a308a43 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/types/MicrosoftAccount.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/types/MicrosoftAccount.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ public boolean login() {
         if (token == null) return false;
 
         super.login();
-        cache.loadHead();
 
         setSession(new Session(cache.username, UndashedUuid.fromStringLenient(cache.uuid), token, Optional.empty(), Optional.empty()));
         return true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/types/SessionAccount.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/types/SessionAccount.java
index 7d2a81f6c4..e5917c7ce6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/types/SessionAccount.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/accounts/types/SessionAccount.java
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ public boolean login() {
         if (accessToken == null || accessToken.isBlank()) return false;
 
         super.login();
-        cache.loadHead();
 
         setSession(new Session(cache.username, UndashedUuid.fromStringLenient(cache.uuid), accessToken, Optional.empty(), Optional.empty()));
         return true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/friends/Friend.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/friends/Friend.java
index 125479962d..12dea12812 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/friends/Friend.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/friends/Friend.java
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ public void updateInfo() {
         if (res != null && res.statusCode() == 200) {
             name = res.body().name;
             id = UndashedUuid.fromStringLenient(res.body().id);
-            mc.execute(() -> headTexture = PlayerHeadUtils.fetchHead(id));
+
+            byte[] head = PlayerHeadUtils.fetchHead(id);
+            mc.execute(() -> {
+                if (head != null) headTexture = new PlayerHeadTexture(head, true);
+            });
         }
 
         // cracked accounts shouldn't be assigned ids
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/friends/Friends.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/friends/Friends.java
index 271d6ae92e..36f363ab70 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/friends/Friends.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/friends/Friends.java
@@ -34,15 +34,12 @@ public static Friends get() {
 
     public boolean add(Friend friend) {
         if (friend.name.isEmpty() || friend.name.contains(" ")) return false;
+        if (get(friend.name) != null) return false;
 
-        if (!friends.contains(friend)) {
-            friends.add(friend);
-            save();
-
-            return true;
-        }
+        friends.add(friend);
+        save();
 
-        return false;
+        return true;
     }
 
     public boolean remove(Friend friend) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/utils/render/PlayerHeadTexture.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/utils/render/PlayerHeadTexture.java
index 31c6c6b154..71a3d66756 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/utils/render/PlayerHeadTexture.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/utils/render/PlayerHeadTexture.java
@@ -23,17 +23,48 @@
 public class PlayerHeadTexture extends Texture {
     private boolean needsRotate;
 
-    public PlayerHeadTexture(String url) {
+    public PlayerHeadTexture(byte[] head, boolean needsRotate) {
         super(8, 8, TextureFormat.RGBA8, FilterMode.NEAREST, FilterMode.NEAREST);
 
-        BufferedImage skin;
-        try {
-            skin = ImageIO.read(Http.get(url).sendInputStream());
-        } catch (IOException e) {
+        upload(BufferUtils.createByteBuffer(head.length).put(head));
+        this.needsRotate = needsRotate;
+    }
+
+    public PlayerHeadTexture() {
+        super(8, 8, TextureFormat.RGBA8, FilterMode.NEAREST, FilterMode.NEAREST);
+
+        try (InputStream inputStream = mc.getResourceManager().getResource(MeteorClient.identifier("textures/steve.png")).get().getInputStream()) {
+            ByteBuffer data = TextureUtil.readResource(inputStream);
+            data.rewind();
+
+            try (MemoryStack stack = MemoryStack.stackPush()) {
+                IntBuffer width = stack.mallocInt(1);
+                IntBuffer height = stack.mallocInt(1);
+                IntBuffer comp = stack.mallocInt(1);
+
+                ByteBuffer image = STBImage.stbi_load_from_memory(data, width, height, comp, 4);
+                upload(image);
+                STBImage.stbi_image_free(image);
+            }
+            MemoryUtil.memFree(data);
+        }
+        catch (IOException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
-            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public boolean needsRotate() {
+        return needsRotate;
+    }
+
+    public static byte[] downloadHead(String url) throws IOException {
+        BufferedImage skin;
+        try (InputStream in = Http.get(url).sendInputStream()) {
+            skin = ImageIO.read(in);
         }
 
+        if (skin == null) throw new IOException("Failed to decode skin image.");
+
         byte[] head = new byte[8 * 8 * 4];
         int[] pixel = new int[4];
 
@@ -43,8 +74,7 @@ public PlayerHeadTexture(String url) {
                 skin.getData().getPixel(x, y, pixel);
 
                 for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
-                    head[i] = (byte) pixel[j];
-                    i++;
+                    head[i++] = (byte) pixel[j];
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -56,43 +86,13 @@ public PlayerHeadTexture(String url) {
 
                 if (pixel[3] != 0) {
                     for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
-                        head[i] = (byte) pixel[j];
-                        i++;
+                        head[i++] = (byte) pixel[j];
                     }
                 }
                 else i += 4;
             }
         }
 
-        upload(BufferUtils.createByteBuffer(head.length).put(head));
-
-        needsRotate = true;
-    }
-
-    public PlayerHeadTexture() {
-        super(8, 8, TextureFormat.RGBA8, FilterMode.NEAREST, FilterMode.NEAREST);
-
-        try (InputStream inputStream = mc.getResourceManager().getResource(MeteorClient.identifier("textures/steve.png")).get().getInputStream()) {
-            ByteBuffer data = TextureUtil.readResource(inputStream);
-            data.rewind();
-
-            try (MemoryStack stack = MemoryStack.stackPush()) {
-                IntBuffer width = stack.mallocInt(1);
-                IntBuffer height = stack.mallocInt(1);
-                IntBuffer comp = stack.mallocInt(1);
-
-                ByteBuffer image = STBImage.stbi_load_from_memory(data, width, height, comp, 4);
-                upload(image);
-                STBImage.stbi_image_free(image);
-            }
-            MemoryUtil.memFree(data);
-        }
-        catch (IOException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }
-    }
-
-    public boolean needsRotate() {
-        return needsRotate;
+        return head;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/utils/render/PlayerHeadUtils.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/utils/render/PlayerHeadUtils.java
index 828fb2c48e..59140867d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/utils/render/PlayerHeadUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/utils/render/PlayerHeadUtils.java
@@ -21,11 +21,18 @@ public static void init() {
         STEVE_HEAD = new PlayerHeadTexture();
     }
 
-    public static PlayerHeadTexture fetchHead(UUID id) {
+    public static byte[] fetchHead(UUID id) {
         if (id == null) return null;
 
         String url = getSkinUrl(id);
-        return url != null ? new PlayerHeadTexture(url) : null;
+        if (url == null) return null;
+
+        try {
+            return PlayerHeadTexture.downloadHead(url);
+        } catch (java.io.IOException e) {
+            MeteorClient.LOG.error("Could not fetch player head for {}.", id, e);
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 
     public static String getSkinUrl(UUID id) {