diff --git a/src/Mods.cpp b/src/Mods.cpp
index b681dd64..98d41a1f 100644
--- a/src/Mods.cpp
+++ b/src/Mods.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ std::optional<std::string> Mods::on_initialize() const {
 
 
 std::optional<std::string> Mods::on_initialize_d3d_thread() const {
-    std::scoped_lock _{g_framework->get_hook_monitor_mutex()};
+    auto do_not_hook_d3d = g_framework->acquire_do_not_hook_d3d();
 
     utility::Config cfg{ (REFramework::get_persistent_dir() / REFrameworkConfig::REFRAMEWORK_CONFIG_NAME).string() };
 
diff --git a/src/REFramework.cpp b/src/REFramework.cpp
index b052dc83..32114a3f 100644
--- a/src/REFramework.cpp
+++ b/src/REFramework.cpp
@@ -47,17 +47,25 @@ using namespace std::literals;
 std::unique_ptr<REFramework> g_framework{};
 
 void REFramework::hook_monitor() {
+    if (m_do_not_hook_d3d_count.load() > 0) {
+        // Wait until nothing important is happening
+        m_last_present_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + std::chrono::seconds(5);
+        m_last_chance_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + std::chrono::seconds(1);
+        m_has_last_chance = true;
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (!m_hook_monitor_mutex.try_lock()) {
         // If this happens then we can assume execution is going as planned
         // so we can just reset the times so we dont break something
         m_last_present_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + std::chrono::seconds(5);
         m_last_chance_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + std::chrono::seconds(1);
         m_has_last_chance = true;
-    } else {
-        m_hook_monitor_mutex.unlock();
+        return;
     }
 
-    std::scoped_lock _{ m_hook_monitor_mutex };
+    // Take ownership of the mutex with adopt_lock
+    std::lock_guard _{ m_hook_monitor_mutex, std::adopt_lock };
 
     if (g_framework == nullptr) {
         return;
@@ -2018,7 +2026,7 @@ bool REFramework::first_frame_initialize() {
         return is_init_ok;
     }
 
-    std::scoped_lock _{get_hook_monitor_mutex()};
+    auto do_not_hook_d3d = acquire_do_not_hook_d3d();
 
     spdlog::info("Running first frame D3D initialization of mods...");
 
diff --git a/src/REFramework.hpp b/src/REFramework.hpp
index f29d6849..f90d14cf 100644
--- a/src/REFramework.hpp
+++ b/src/REFramework.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,26 @@ class RETypes;
 class REFramework {
 private:
     void hook_monitor();
+    std::atomic<uint32_t> m_do_not_hook_d3d_count{0};
+
+public:
+    struct DoNotHook {
+        DoNotHook(std::atomic<uint32_t>& count) : m_count(count) {
+            ++m_count;
+        }
+    
+        ~DoNotHook() {
+            --m_count;
+        }
+
+    private:
+        std::atomic<uint32_t>& m_count;
+    };
+
+    DoNotHook acquire_do_not_hook_d3d() {
+        return DoNotHook{m_do_not_hook_d3d_count};
+    }
+
 
 public:
     REFramework(HMODULE reframework_module);
@@ -121,6 +141,10 @@ class REFramework {
         return m_hook_monitor_mutex;
     }
 
+    auto& get_startup_mutex() {
+        return m_startup_mutex;
+    }
+
     void set_font_size(int size) { 
         if (m_font_size != size) {
             m_font_size = size;
diff --git a/src/mods/ScriptRunner.cpp b/src/mods/ScriptRunner.cpp
index b306986e..c4b97c9e 100644
--- a/src/mods/ScriptRunner.cpp
+++ b/src/mods/ScriptRunner.cpp
@@ -1168,7 +1168,8 @@ void ScriptRunner::spew_error(const std::string& p) {
 
 
 void ScriptRunner::reset_scripts() {
-    std::scoped_lock __{ g_framework->get_hook_monitor_mutex() }; // Stops D3D monitor from attempting to re-hook during long script startups
+    auto do_not_hook_d3d = g_framework->acquire_do_not_hook_d3d();
+    
     std::scoped_lock _{ m_access_mutex };
 
     {