diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index d23ef92..8808a58 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ CxxWrap = "0.15.1"
 MacroTools = "0.5"
 Observables = "0.5"
 Requires = "1.0"
-jlqml_jll = "0.6.0"
+jlqml_jll = "0.6.1"
 julia = "1.6"
 
 [extras]
diff --git a/src/QML.jl b/src/QML.jl
index 4d66cec..28bf3b1 100644
--- a/src/QML.jl
+++ b/src/QML.jl
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ end
 function load_qml(qmlfilename, engine)
   ctx = root_context(CxxRef(engine))
   if !load_into_engine(engine, QString(qmlfilename))
-    cleanup()
     error("Failed to load QML file ", qmlfilename)
   end
   return engine
@@ -98,6 +97,7 @@ function loadqml(qmlfilename; kwargs...)
     return load_qml(qmlfilename, qml_engine)
   catch
     cleanup()
+    QML.process_events()
     rethrow()
   end
 end