diff --git a/global-functions.rsc b/global-functions.rsc
index 29e6d06b..6e3d7120 100644
--- a/global-functions.rsc
+++ b/global-functions.rsc
@@ -1126,6 +1126,8 @@
   :global CommitId;
   :global CommitInfo;
   :global ExpectedConfigVersion;
+  :global GlobalConfigReady;
+  :global GlobalFunctionsReady;
   :global Identity;
   :global IDonate;
   :global NoNewsAndChangesNotification;
@@ -1159,8 +1161,7 @@
 
   :local CommitIdBefore $CommitId;
   :local ExpectedConfigVersionBefore $ExpectedConfigVersion;
-  :local ReloadGlobalFunctions false;
-  :local ReloadGlobalConfig false;
+  :local ReloadGlobal false;
   :local DeviceMode [ /system/device-mode/get ];
 
   :local CheckSums ({});
@@ -1269,31 +1270,25 @@
       $LogPrint info $0 ("Updating script: " . $ScriptVal->"name");
       /system/script/set owner=($ScriptVal->"name") \
           source=[ $IfThenElse ($ScriptUpdatesCRLF = true) $SourceCRLF $SourceNew ] $Script;
-      :if ($ScriptVal->"name" = "global-config") do={
-        :set ReloadGlobalConfig true;
-      }
-      :if ($ScriptVal->"name" = "global-functions" || $ScriptVal->"name" ~ ("^mod/.")) do={
-        :set ReloadGlobalFunctions true;
+      :if ($ScriptVal->"name" = "global-config" || \
+           $ScriptVal->"name" = "global-functions" || \
+           $ScriptVal->"name" ~ ("^mod/.")) do={
+        :set ReloadGlobal true;
       }
     } on-error={ }
   }
 
-  :if ($ReloadGlobalFunctions = true) do={
-    $LogPrint info $0 ("Reloading global functions.");
-    :do {
-      /system/script/run global-functions;
-    } on-error={
-      $LogPrint error $0 ("Reloading global functions failed!");
-    }
-  }
+  :if ($ReloadGlobal = true) do={
+    $LogPrint info $0 ("Reloading global configuration and functions.");
+    :set GlobalConfigReady false;
+    :set GlobalFunctionsReady false;
+    :delay 1s;
 
-  :if ($ReloadGlobalConfig = true) do={
-    $LogPrint info $0 ("Reloading global configuration.");
-    :do {
+    :onerror Err {
       /system/script/run global-config;
-    } on-error={
-      $LogPrint error $0 ("Reloading global configuration failed!" . \
-        " Syntax error or missing overlay?");
+      /system/script/run global-functions;
+    } do={
+      $LogPrint error $0 ("Reloading global configuration and functions failed! " . $Err);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/sms-forward.rsc b/sms-forward.rsc
index 8ca5ae43..df5373d4 100644
--- a/sms-forward.rsc
+++ b/sms-forward.rsc
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@
       :if ($Phone = $Settings->"allowed-number" && \
           ($SmsVal->"message")~("^:cmd " . $Settings->"secret" . " script ")) do={
         $LogPrint debug $ScriptName ("Removing SMS, which started a script.");
-        /tool/sms/inbox/remove $Sms;
+        :onerror Err {
+          /tool/sms/inbox/remove $Sms;
+          :delay 300ms;
+        } do={
+          $LogPrint warning $ScriptName ("Failed to remove message: " . $Err);
+        }
       } else={
         :set Messages ($Messages . "\n\nOn " . $SmsVal->"timestamp" . \
             " type " . $SmsVal->"type" . ":\n" . $SmsVal->"message");
@@ -92,7 +97,12 @@
         message=("Received " . [ $IfThenElse ($Count = 1) "this message" ("these " . $Count . " messages") ] . \
           " by " . $Identity . " from " . $Phone . ":" . $Messages) });
       :foreach Sms in=$Delete do={
-        /tool/sms/inbox/remove $Sms;
+        :onerror Err {
+          /tool/sms/inbox/remove $Sms;
+          :delay 300ms;
+        } do={
+          $LogPrint warning $ScriptName ("Failed to remove message: " . $Err);
+        }
       }
     }
   }