diff --git a/1.6/1.6/Assemblies/ArachnaeSwarm.dll b/1.6/1.6/Assemblies/ArachnaeSwarm.dll
index fec6907..9311a00 100644
Binary files a/1.6/1.6/Assemblies/ArachnaeSwarm.dll and b/1.6/1.6/Assemblies/ArachnaeSwarm.dll differ
diff --git a/1.6/1.6/Defs/Thing_building/ARA_InteractiveEggSac.xml b/1.6/1.6/Defs/Thing_building/ARA_InteractiveEggSac.xml
index dba23de..d9ba36b 100644
--- a/1.6/1.6/Defs/Thing_building/ARA_InteractiveEggSac.xml
+++ b/1.6/1.6/Defs/Thing_building/ARA_InteractiveEggSac.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <passability>PassThroughOnly</passability>
     <fillPercent>0.3</fillPercent>
     <rotatable>false</rotatable>
+    <tickerType>Normal</tickerType>
     <terrainAffordanceNeeded>Light</terrainAffordanceNeeded>
     <statBases>
         <MaxHitPoints>20</MaxHitPoints>
diff --git a/Source/ArachnaeSwarm/CompSpawnPawnFromList.cs b/Source/ArachnaeSwarm/CompSpawnPawnFromList.cs
index ccdeb3c..d12c483 100644
--- a/Source/ArachnaeSwarm/CompSpawnPawnFromList.cs
+++ b/Source/ArachnaeSwarm/CompSpawnPawnFromList.cs
@@ -48,25 +48,65 @@ namespace ArachnaeSwarm
             if (spawnUntilTick > 0 && Find.TickManager.TicksGame >= spawnUntilTick)
             {
                 SpawnPawn(spawningPawnKind);
-                spawnUntilTick = -1;
-                spawningPawnKind = null;
             }
         }
 
         private void SpawnPawn(PawnKindDef pawnKind)
         {
-            Pawn pawn = PawnGenerator.GeneratePawn(new PawnGenerationRequest(pawnKind, parent.Faction));
-            GenSpawn.Spawn(pawn, parent.Position, parent.Map);
-
-            if (Props.lordJob != null)
+            try
             {
-                Lord lord = LordMaker.MakeNewLord(parent.Faction, (LordJob)System.Activator.CreateInstance(Props.lordJob), parent.Map);
-                lord.AddPawn(pawn);
+                if (pawnKind == null)
+                {
+                    Log.Warning("CompSpawnPawnFromList: Tried to spawn pawn but pawnKind is null.");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (!parent.Spawned || parent.Map == null)
+                {
+                    Log.Error($"CompSpawnPawnFromList: Cannot spawn pawn. Parent {parent} is not spawned or map is null.");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                Pawn pawn = PawnGenerator.GeneratePawn(new PawnGenerationRequest(pawnKind, parent.Faction));
+                if (pawn == null)
+                {
+                    Log.Error($"CompSpawnPawnFromList: Failed to generate pawn of kind {pawnKind.defName} for faction {parent.Faction?.Name ?? "null"}.");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (GenSpawn.Spawn(pawn, parent.Position, parent.Map) == null)
+                {
+                    Log.Error($"CompSpawnPawnFromList: Failed to spawn pawn {pawn} at {parent.Position}.");
+                    if (!pawn.Destroyed)
+                    {
+                        pawn.Destroy();
+                    }
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (Props.lordJob != null)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        LordJob lordJobInstance = (LordJob)System.Activator.CreateInstance(Props.lordJob);
+                        Lord lord = LordMaker.MakeNewLord(parent.Faction, lordJobInstance, parent.Map);
+                        lord.AddPawn(pawn);
+                    }
+                    catch (System.Exception e)
+                    {
+                        Log.Error($"CompSpawnPawnFromList: Error creating LordJob {Props.lordJob?.Name ?? "null"} or assigning pawn {pawn}. Exception: {e}");
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (Props.destroyOnSpawn)
+                {
+                    parent.Destroy(DestroyMode.Vanish);
+                }
             }
-
-            if (Props.destroyOnSpawn)
+            finally
             {
-                parent.Destroy(DestroyMode.Vanish);
+                spawnUntilTick = -1;
+                spawningPawnKind = null;
             }
         }