diff --git a/Source/NSXPCConnection+HelperApp.m b/Source/NSXPCConnection+HelperApp.m
index 878c777..0f479e2 100644
--- a/Source/NSXPCConnection+HelperApp.m
+++ b/Source/NSXPCConnection+HelperApp.m
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int xpc_task_key = 0;
         }];
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_PRINT
-    dispatch_semaphore_wait(sem, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
+        dispatch_semaphore_wait(sem, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
 #else
         dispatch_time_t waitTime = dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, (int64_t)(NSEC_PER_SEC * 2));
         if (dispatch_semaphore_wait(sem, waitTime) != 0)
diff --git a/Source/OEGameCoreManager.h b/Source/OEGameCoreManager.h
index 7dedea7..d1d653f 100644
--- a/Source/OEGameCoreManager.h
+++ b/Source/OEGameCoreManager.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 @protocol OEGameCoreOwner;
 @class OECorePlugin, OEGameCoreController, OESystemPlugin, OEGameStartupInfo;
 
+typedef void(^OEStartupCompletionHandler)(NSError * _Nullable);
+
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 extern NSString * const OEGameCoreErrorDomain;
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ typedef NS_ERROR_ENUM(OEGameCoreErrorDomain, OEGameCoreManagerErrorCodes)
 #pragma mark - Abstract methods, must be overrode in subclasses
 
 - (void)loadROMWithCompletionHandler:(void(^)(void))completionHandler errorHandler:(void(^)(NSError *))errorHandler;
+- (void)loadROMWithCompletionHandler:(OEStartupCompletionHandler)completionHandler;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/Source/OEGameCoreManager.m b/Source/OEGameCoreManager.m
index 32987f6..5edf59c 100644
--- a/Source/OEGameCoreManager.m
+++ b/Source/OEGameCoreManager.m
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ NSString * const OEGameCoreErrorDomain = @"OEGameCoreErrorDomain";
     [self doesNotImplementSelector:_cmd];
 }
 
+- (void)loadROMWithCompletionHandler:(OEStartupCompletionHandler)completionHandler
+{
+    [self doesNotImplementSelector:_cmd];
+}
+
 - (void)loadROMWithCompletionHandler:(void(^)(void))completionHandler errorHandler:(void(^)(NSError *))errorHandler
 {
     [self doesNotImplementSelector:_cmd];
diff --git a/Source/OEThreadGameCoreManager.m b/Source/OEThreadGameCoreManager.m
index e800403..6167ac7 100644
--- a/Source/OEThreadGameCoreManager.m
+++ b/Source/OEThreadGameCoreManager.m
@@ -81,6 +81,20 @@
     [_helperThread start];
 }
 
+- (void)loadROMWithCompletionHandler:(OEStartupCompletionHandler)completionHandler
+{
+    _helperThread = [[NSThread alloc] initWithTarget:self selector:@selector(_executionThreadNew:) object:completionHandler];
+    _helperThread.name = @"org.openemu.core-manager-thread";
+    _helperThread.qualityOfService = NSQualityOfServiceUserInitiated;
+
+    _helper = [[OpenEmuHelperApp alloc] init];
+    _helperProxy = [OEThreadProxy threadProxyWithTarget:_helper thread:_helperThread];
+
+    _gameCoreOwnerProxy = [OEThreadProxy threadProxyWithTarget:[self gameCoreOwner] thread:[NSThread mainThread]];
+
+    [_helperThread start];
+}
+
 - (void)_executionThread:(OEThreadStartup *)startup
 {
     @autoreleasepool
@@ -122,6 +136,42 @@
     [self _notifyGameCoreDidTerminate];
 }
 
+- (void)_executionThreadNew:(OEStartupCompletionHandler)handler
+{
+    @autoreleasepool
+    {
+        [self setGameCoreHelper:(id<OEGameCoreHelper>)_helperProxy];
+        [_helper setGameCoreOwner:(id<OEGameCoreOwner>)_gameCoreOwnerProxy];
+
+        NSError *error;
+        if(![_helper loadWithStartupInfo:self.startupInfo error:&error])
+        {
+            CFRunLoopPerformBlock(CFRunLoopGetMain(), kCFRunLoopCommonModes, ^{
+                handler(error);
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+
+        CFRunLoopPerformBlock(CFRunLoopGetMain(), kCFRunLoopCommonModes, ^{
+            handler(nil);
+        });
+        
+        handler = nil;
+
+        _dummyTimer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:1e9 repeats:YES block:^(NSTimer * _Nonnull timer) {}];
+
+        CFRunLoopRun();
+
+        if(_stopHandler)
+        {
+            CFRunLoopPerformBlock(CFRunLoopGetMain(), kCFRunLoopCommonModes, _stopHandler);
+            _stopHandler = nil;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    [self _notifyGameCoreDidTerminate];
+}
+
 - (void)_stopHelperThread:(id)object
 {
     [_dummyTimer invalidate];
diff --git a/Source/OEXPCGameCoreManager.m b/Source/OEXPCGameCoreManager.m
index d666043..9c59cce 100644
--- a/Source/OEXPCGameCoreManager.m
+++ b/Source/OEXPCGameCoreManager.m
@@ -63,6 +63,90 @@
     return [NSBundle.mainBundle URLForAuxiliaryExecutable:name];
 }
 
+- (void)loadROMWithCompletionHandler:(OEStartupCompletionHandler)completionHandler
+{
+    NSError *error = nil;
+    _helperConnection = [NSXPCConnection connectionWithServiceName:self.serviceName executableURL:self.executableURL error:&error];
+    if(_helperConnection == nil)
+    {
+        os_log_error(OE_LOG_HELPER, "No listener endpoint for identifier: %@", self.executableURL);
+
+        if (error == nil)
+        {
+            error = [NSError errorWithDomain:OEGameCoreErrorDomain
+                                        code:OEGameCoreCouldNotLoadROMError
+                                    userInfo:nil];
+        }
+        CFRunLoopPerformBlock(CFRunLoopGetMain(), kCFRunLoopCommonModes, ^{
+            completionHandler(error);
+        });
+        
+        // There's no listener endpoint, so don't bother trying to create an NSXPCConnection.
+        // Returning now since calling initWithListenerEndpoint: and passing it nil results in a memory leak.
+        // Also, there's no point in trying to get the gameCoreHelper if there's no _helperConnection.
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    __weak OEXPCGameCoreManager *weakSelf = self;
+    [_helperConnection setInvalidationHandler:^{
+        OEXPCGameCoreManager *strongSelf = weakSelf;
+        if (strongSelf)
+            [strongSelf _notifyGameCoreDidTerminate];
+    }];
+    
+    _gameCoreOwnerProxy = [OEThreadProxy threadProxyWithTarget:[self gameCoreOwner] thread:[NSThread mainThread]];
+    
+    [_helperConnection setExportedInterface:[NSXPCInterface interfaceWithProtocol:@protocol(OEGameCoreOwner)]];
+    [_helperConnection setExportedObject:_gameCoreOwnerProxy];
+
+    NSXPCInterface *intf = [NSXPCInterface interfaceWithProtocol:@protocol(OEXPCGameCoreHelper)];
+    
+    // startup
+    [intf setClasses:[NSSet setWithObject:OEGameStartupInfo.class]
+         forSelector:@selector(loadWithStartupInfo:completionHandler:)
+       argumentIndex:0
+             ofReply:NO];
+   
+    [_helperConnection setRemoteObjectInterface:intf];
+    [_helperConnection resume];
+
+    __block void *gameCoreHelperPointer;
+    id<OEXPCGameCoreHelper> gameCoreHelper =
+    [_helperConnection remoteObjectProxyWithErrorHandler:
+     ^(NSError *error)
+     {
+        os_log_error(OE_LOG_HELPER, "Helper Connection (%p) failed with error: %{public}@",
+                     gameCoreHelperPointer, error);
+        
+        [self stop];
+    }];
+
+    gameCoreHelperPointer = (__bridge void *)gameCoreHelper;
+
+    if(gameCoreHelper == nil) return;
+
+    [gameCoreHelper loadWithStartupInfo:self.startupInfo completionHandler:
+     ^(NSError *error)
+     {
+         if(error != nil)
+         {
+             CFRunLoopPerformBlock(CFRunLoopGetMain(), kCFRunLoopCommonModes, ^{
+                 completionHandler(error);
+                 [self stop];
+             });
+
+             // There's no listener endpoint, so don't bother trying to create an NSXPCConnection.
+             // Returning now since calling initWithListenerEndpoint: and passing it nil results in a memory leak.
+             return;
+         }
+
+         [self setGameCoreHelper:gameCoreHelper];
+        CFRunLoopPerformBlock(CFRunLoopGetMain(), kCFRunLoopCommonModes, ^{
+            completionHandler(nil);
+        });
+     }];
+}
+
 - (void)loadROMWithCompletionHandler:(void(^)(void))completionHandler errorHandler:(void(^)(NSError *))errorHandler
 {
     NSError *error = nil;