diff --git a/crates/polymodel-renderer-protocol/src/load_state.rs b/crates/polymodel-renderer-protocol/src/load_state.rs
index 03708fa..ee7b81e 100644
--- a/crates/polymodel-renderer-protocol/src/load_state.rs
+++ b/crates/polymodel-renderer-protocol/src/load_state.rs
@@ -237,7 +237,10 @@ impl LoadReducer {
             }
             LoadEvent::LoadFailed {
                 error, candidate, ..
-            } if matches!(self.state, LoadState::Loading(_)) => {
+            } if matches!(
+                self.state,
+                LoadState::Loading(_) | LoadState::Installing(_)
+            ) => {
                 let disposed = self.take_resources(candidate);
                 self.state = LoadState::Failed(identity.load_epoch, error.code);
                 TransitionResult::committed(self.state.clone(), disposed)
diff --git a/crates/polymodel-renderer-worker/src/worker.rs b/crates/polymodel-renderer-worker/src/worker.rs
index d5379bf..9a44c6c 100644
--- a/crates/polymodel-renderer-worker/src/worker.rs
+++ b/crates/polymodel-renderer-worker/src/worker.rs
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ fn handle_load_mesh(
         if st.disposed || namespace != RendererNamespace::Interactive {
             return;
         }
+        let previous_identity = st.load_reducer.current_identity();
         let result = st.load_reducer.reduce(LoadEvent::StartLoad {
             namespace,
             identity,
@@ -548,10 +549,14 @@ fn handle_load_mesh(
         }
         st.pending_scene = None;
         st.needs_render = true;
-        st.post_event(&RendererEvent::LoadCancelled {
-            namespace,
-            identity,
-        });
+        if let Some(previous_identity) = previous_identity
+            && identity > previous_identity
+        {
+            st.post_event(&RendererEvent::LoadCancelled {
+                namespace,
+                identity: previous_identity,
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     let state_clone = state.clone();