diff --git a/launcher/InstanceCreationTask.cpp b/launcher/InstanceCreationTask.cpp
index 3908bb9a..a82bdfe8 100644
--- a/launcher/InstanceCreationTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/InstanceCreationTask.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ InstanceCreationTask::InstanceCreationTask() = default;
 
 void InstanceCreationTask::executeTask()
 {
+    setAbortStatus(true);
+
     if (updateInstance()) {
         emitSucceeded();
         return;
diff --git a/launcher/InstanceList.cpp b/launcher/InstanceList.cpp
index bf25d2d0..a4b8d8aa 100644
--- a/launcher/InstanceList.cpp
+++ b/launcher/InstanceList.cpp
@@ -796,10 +796,12 @@ class InstanceStaging : public Task {
     // FIXME/TODO: add ability to abort during instance commit retries
     bool abort() override
     {
-        if (m_child && m_child->canAbort())
-            return m_child->abort();
+        if (!canAbort())
+            return false;
 
-        return false;
+        m_child->abort();
+
+        return Task::abort();
     }
     bool canAbort() const override
     {
diff --git a/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlameInstanceCreationTask.cpp b/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlameInstanceCreationTask.cpp
index 22ee0998..5acb6300 100644
--- a/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlameInstanceCreationTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/modplatform/flame/FlameInstanceCreationTask.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ bool FlameCreationTask::abort()
     if (!canAbort())
         return false;
 
+    m_abort = true;
     if (m_process_update_file_info_job)
         m_process_update_file_info_job->abort();
     if (m_files_job)
diff --git a/launcher/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthInstanceCreationTask.cpp b/launcher/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthInstanceCreationTask.cpp
index 449d7387..a0c67876 100644
--- a/launcher/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthInstanceCreationTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthInstanceCreationTask.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ bool ModrinthCreationTask::abort()
     if (!canAbort())
         return false;
 
+    m_abort = true;
     if (m_files_job)
-        return m_files_job->abort();
+        m_files_job->abort();
     return Task::abort();
 }