diff --git a/kernel/src/thread/Scheduler.cpp b/kernel/src/thread/Scheduler.cpp
index ee6fb844..20bbf9b9 100644
--- a/kernel/src/thread/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/thread/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ void Scheduler::load_user_task(const char* filename)
     if (ELFLoader::check_elf_image_from_filesystem(filename) < 0)
     {
         kerrorln("Failed to load %s from initrd", filename);
+        Interrupts::pop();
         return;
     }
     Task* new_task = new Task;