diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Asset/AssetCreationContext.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Asset/AssetCreationContext.cpp
index 7624716c..268f7479 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Asset/AssetCreationContext.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Asset/AssetCreationContext.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ XAssetInfoGeneric* AssetCreationContext::LoadDefaultAssetDependency(const asset_
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-XAssetInfoGeneric* AssetCreationContext::LoadDependencyGeneric(const asset_type_t assetType, const std::string& assetName)
+XAssetInfoGeneric* AssetCreationContext::LoadDependencyGeneric(const asset_type_t assetType, const std::string& assetName, bool required)
 {
     auto* alreadyLoadedAsset = m_zone.m_pools->GetAssetOrAssetReference(assetType, assetName);
     if (alreadyLoadedAsset)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ XAssetInfoGeneric* AssetCreationContext::LoadDependencyGeneric(const asset_type_
 
         con::error("Could not load asset \"{}\" of type \"{}\"", assetName, *m_zone.m_pools->GetAssetTypeName(assetType));
     }
-    else
+    else if (required)
     {
         con::error("Missing asset \"{}\" of type \"{}\"", assetName, *m_zone.m_pools->GetAssetTypeName(assetType));
     }
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Asset/AssetCreationContext.h b/src/ObjLoading/Asset/AssetCreationContext.h
index 59c00098..c83446c5 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Asset/AssetCreationContext.h
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Asset/AssetCreationContext.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
         return static_cast<XAssetInfo<typename AssetType::Type>*>(LoadDependencyGeneric(AssetType::EnumEntry, assetName));
     }
 
-    XAssetInfoGeneric* LoadDependencyGeneric(asset_type_t assetType, const std::string& assetName);
+    XAssetInfoGeneric* LoadDependencyGeneric(asset_type_t assetType, const std::string& assetName, bool required = true);
 
     template<typename AssetType> IndirectAssetReference LoadIndirectAssetReference(const std::string& assetName)
     {
diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/Asset/GlobalAssetPoolsLoader.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/Asset/GlobalAssetPoolsLoader.cpp
index 5cd4ec2f..d812fb5e 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/Asset/GlobalAssetPoolsLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/Asset/GlobalAssetPoolsLoader.cpp
@@ -11,19 +11,32 @@ GlobalAssetPoolsAssetStealer::GlobalAssetPoolsAssetStealer(GenericAssetRegistrat
 
 std::optional<XAssetInfoGeneric*> GlobalAssetPoolsAssetStealer::Visit_Dependency(const asset_type_t assetType, const char* assetName)
 {
-    auto assetNameToLoad = assetName;
-    if (assetNameToLoad && assetNameToLoad[0] == ',')
-        assetNameToLoad = &assetNameToLoad[1];
-
-    auto* newDependency = m_context.LoadDependencyGeneric(assetType, assetNameToLoad);
-    if (!newDependency)
+    if (assetName && assetName[0] == ',')
     {
-        m_failure = true;
-        return std::nullopt;
+        /*
+        Try to load the actual asset when the asset from the global asset pools just references one.
+        If that fails, keep the reference to not destroy previous existing behaviour of just being able to use assets from the global pools
+        without ignores.
+        */
+        auto* nonReferenceAssetName = &assetName[1];
+
+        auto* assetDependency = m_context.LoadDependencyGeneric(assetType, nonReferenceAssetName, false);
+        if (assetDependency)
+        {
+            m_registration.AddDependency(assetDependency);
+            return assetDependency;
+        }
     }
 
-    m_registration.AddDependency(newDependency);
-    return newDependency;
+    auto* newDependency = m_context.LoadDependencyGeneric(assetType, assetName);
+    if (newDependency)
+    {
+        m_registration.AddDependency(newDependency);
+        return newDependency;
+    }
+
+    m_failure = true;
+    return std::nullopt;
 }
 
 std::optional<scr_string_t> GlobalAssetPoolsAssetStealer::Visit_ScriptString(scr_string_t scriptString)