diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/CardGui.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/CardGui.cpp
index c8763102c..ba3105a23 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/CardGui.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/CardGui.cpp
@@ -58,9 +58,12 @@ void CardGui::Render()
   float cardScale = quad ? 40 / quad->mHeight : 1;
   float scale = actZ * cardScale;
 
-  JQuad* shadow = resources.GetQuad("shadow");
-  shadow->SetColor(ARGB(static_cast<unsigned char>(actA)/2,255,255,255));
-  renderer->RenderQuad(shadow, actX + (actZ-1)*15, actY + (actZ-1)*15, actT, 28*actZ/16, 40*actZ/16); 
+  JQuad* shadow = NULL;
+  if (actZ > 1) {
+    shadow = resources.GetQuad("shadow");
+    shadow->SetColor(ARGB(static_cast<unsigned char>(actA)/2,255,255,255));
+    renderer->RenderQuad(shadow, actX + (actZ-1)*15, actY + (actZ-1)*15, actT, 28*actZ/16, 40*actZ/16); 
+  }
 
   if (quad) {
     quad->SetColor(ARGB(static_cast<unsigned char>(actA),255,255,255));
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ void CardGui::Render()
   }
 
   if (tc && !tc->canTarget(card)) {
+    if (!shadow) shadow = resources.GetQuad("shadow");
     shadow->SetColor(ARGB(200,255,255,255));
     renderer->RenderQuad(shadow, actX, actY, actT, (28*actZ + 1)/16 , 40*actZ/16);
   }
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/WCachedResource.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/WCachedResource.cpp
index f13648953..3352aeb3f 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/WCachedResource.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/WCachedResource.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <JFileSystem.h>
 #include "../include/GameOptions.h"
 #include "../include/WResourceManager.h"
+#include <assert.h>
 
 
 //WResource
@@ -277,6 +278,10 @@ bool WCachedTexture::Attempt(string filename, int submode, int & error){
   if(submode & TEXTURE_SUB_5551)
     format = GU_PSM_5551;
 
+  if(!realname.size()){
+    error = CACHE_ERROR_404;
+    return false;
+  }
 
   texture = JRenderer::GetInstance()->LoadTexture(realname.c_str(),TEX_TYPE_USE_VRAM,format);
   
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/WResourceManager.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/WResourceManager.cpp
index 571bd93a8..afe184b70 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/WResourceManager.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/WResourceManager.cpp
@@ -965,22 +965,8 @@ cacheItem* WCache<cacheItem, cacheActual>::AttemptNew(string filename, int submo
 
   cacheItem* item = NEW cacheItem;
   if(!item) {
-    //Try a few times to get an item.
-    for(int attempt=0;attempt<MAX_CACHE_ATTEMPTS;attempt++){
-      if(!RemoveOldest() || item)
-        break;
-      item = NEW cacheItem;
-    }
-    //We /really/ shouldn't get this far.
-    if(!item){
-      resources.ClearUnlocked();
-      item = NEW cacheItem;
-      if(!item){
-        //Nothing let us make an item. Failure.
-        mError = CACHE_ERROR_BAD_ALLOC;
-        return NULL;
-      }
-    }
+    mError = CACHE_ERROR_BAD_ALLOC;
+    return NULL;
   }
 
   mError = CACHE_ERROR_NONE;
@@ -1137,9 +1123,8 @@ cacheItem * WCache<cacheItem, cacheActual>::Get(string id, int style, int submod
     it = cache.find(lookup);
     //Well, we've found something...
     if(it != cache.end()) {
-      if(!it->second && (submode & CACHE_EXISTING)){
-         mError = CACHE_ERROR_404;
-      }
+      if (!it->second)
+        mError = CACHE_ERROR_404;
       return it->second; //A hit.
     }
   }  
@@ -1154,15 +1139,12 @@ cacheItem * WCache<cacheItem, cacheActual>::Get(string id, int style, int submod
   cacheItem * item = AttemptNew(id,submode);       
   
   if(style == RETRIEVE_MANAGE){
+    managed[lookup] = item; //Record a hit or miss.
     if(item){
-      managed[lookup] = item; //Record a hit.
       item->deadbolt(); //Make permanent.
     }
-    else if(mError == CACHE_ERROR_404)
-      managed[lookup] = NULL;  //File not found. Record a miss
   } 
   else {
-    if(item || mError == CACHE_ERROR_404)
       cache[lookup] = item;
   }