diff --git a/CustomTracks/Backgrounds/VideoBackground.cs b/CustomTracks/Backgrounds/VideoBackground.cs
index 1c5a64b..b9d9778 100644
--- a/CustomTracks/Backgrounds/VideoBackground.cs
+++ b/CustomTracks/Backgrounds/VideoBackground.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public VideoBackground(string videoPath)
     {
         _videoPath = videoPath;
     }
-    
+
     public override void SetUpBackground(BGController controller, GameObject bg)
     {
         DisableParts(bg);
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ public override void OnResume(PauseContext ctx)
     public static IEnumerable<YieldInstruction> PlayVideoDelayed(VideoPlayer videoPlayer)
     {
         yield return new WaitForSeconds(2.4f);
-
-        if (videoPlayer != null)
-        {
-            videoPlayer.Play();
-        }
+        videoPlayer?.Play();
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CustomTracks/ChartCompatibility.cs b/CustomTracks/ChartCompatibility.cs
index dd93958..3e3f89e 100644
--- a/CustomTracks/ChartCompatibility.cs
+++ b/CustomTracks/ChartCompatibility.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public override int ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, int existingVal
                 if (reader.TokenType is JsonToken.Float)
                 {
                     var chartName = (string) serializer.Context.Context;
-                    _logger.LogWarning($"Chart '{chartName}' has invalid type {reader.TokenType.ToString()} on field {_fieldName} (expected an integer)");
+                    _logger.LogWarning($"Chart '{chartName}' has invalid type {reader.TokenType} on field {_fieldName} (expected an integer)");
                 }
 
                 return (int) Convert.ToDouble(reader.Value);
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public override int ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, int existingVal
 
             if (reader.TokenType != JsonToken.Integer)
             {
-                throw new JsonException($"Expected number, got {reader.TokenType.ToString()}");
+                throw new JsonException($"Expected number, got {reader.TokenType}");
             }
 
             return Convert.ToInt32(reader.Value);
diff --git a/CustomTracks/CustomTrack.cs b/CustomTracks/CustomTrack.cs
index dcca86f..dcb28a1 100644
--- a/CustomTracks/CustomTrack.cs
+++ b/CustomTracks/CustomTrack.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public CustomTrack(string folderPath, CustomTrackData data, TrackLoader loader)
 
     public SavedLevel LoadChart()
     {
-        return _loader?.ShouldReloadChart() == true ? _loader.ReloadTrack(this) : _data.ToSavedLevel();
+        return (bool)_loader?.ShouldReloadChart() ? _loader.ReloadTrack(this) : _data.ToSavedLevel();
     }
 
     public LoadedTromboneTrack LoadTrack()
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ public Coroutines.YieldTask<FSharpResult<TrackAudio, string>> LoadClip()
 
     private AbstractBackground LoadBackground()
     {
-        if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(folderPath, "bg.trombackground")))
+        var possibleBackgroundPath = Path.Combine(folderPath, "bg.trombackground");
+        if (File.Exists(possibleBackgroundPath))
         {
-            var bundle = AssetBundle.LoadFromFile(Path.Combine(folderPath, "bg.trombackground"));
+            var bundle = AssetBundle.LoadFromFile(possibleBackgroundPath);
             return new CustomBackground(bundle, folderPath);
         }
 
diff --git a/CustomTracks/TrackLoader.cs b/CustomTracks/TrackLoader.cs
index cdb7c01..c926957 100644
--- a/CustomTracks/TrackLoader.cs
+++ b/CustomTracks/TrackLoader.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
@@ -9,65 +10,65 @@
 
 namespace TrombLoader.CustomTracks;
 
-public class TrackLoader: TrackRegistrationEvent.Listener
+public class TrackLoader : TrackRegistrationEvent.Listener
 {
-    private JsonSerializer _serializer = new();
-
     public IEnumerable<TromboneTrack> OnRegisterTracks()
     {
+        Stopwatch sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
         CreateMissingDirectories();
 
-        var songs = Directory.GetFiles(Globals.GetCustomSongsPath(), "song.tmb", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
-            .Concat(Directory.GetFiles(BepInEx.Paths.PluginPath, "song.tmb", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
-            .Select(i => Path.GetDirectoryName(i));
+        List<TromboneTrack> tracks = new List<TromboneTrack>();
 
-        var seen = new HashSet<string>();
-        foreach (var songFolder in songs)
-        {
-            var chartPath = Path.Combine(songFolder, Globals.defaultChartName);
-            var chartName = Path.GetFileName(songFolder.TrimEnd('/'));
-            if (!File.Exists(chartPath)) continue;
+        //Non recursive method is faster but requires stricter custom songs folder structure
+        //var songDirectories = Directory.GetDirectories(Globals.GetCustomSongsPath());
 
-            using var stream = File.OpenText(chartPath);
-            using var reader = new JsonTextReader(stream);
+        //Only recursively check inside of the custom songs folder
+        var tmbDirectories = Directory.GetFiles(Globals.GetCustomSongsPath(), "song.tmb", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
+        var seen = new HashSet<string>();
 
+        //For some reasons more thread ends up being much slower even than single threading, but using a low thread count makes it much faster
+        for(int i = 0; i < tmbDirectories.Length; i++)
+        {
             CustomTrackData customLevel;
+            string dirName;
             try
             {
-                _serializer.Context = new StreamingContext(StreamingContextStates.File, chartName);
-                customLevel = _serializer.Deserialize<CustomTrackData>(reader);
+                dirName = Path.GetDirectoryName(tmbDirectories[i]);
+                var chartName = dirName.TrimEnd('/');
+                customLevel = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<CustomTrackData>(File.ReadAllText(tmbDirectories[i]), new JsonSerializerSettings()
+                {
+                    Context = new StreamingContext(StreamingContextStates.File, chartName)
+                }) ?? throw new Exception("Deserializer returned unexpected null value.");
             }
             catch (Exception exc)
             {
-                Plugin.LogWarning($"Unable to deserialize JSON of custom chart: {chartPath}");
+                Plugin.LogWarning($"Unable to deserialize JSON of custom chart: {tmbDirectories[i]}");
                 Plugin.LogWarning(exc.Message);
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (customLevel == null) continue;
-
             if (seen.Add(customLevel.trackRef))
             {
                 Plugin.LogDebug($"Found custom chart: {customLevel.trackRef}");
 
-                yield return new CustomTrack(songFolder, customLevel, this);
+                tracks.Add(new CustomTrack(dirName, customLevel, this));
             }
             else
             {
                 Plugin.LogWarning(
-                    $"Skipping folder {chartPath} as its trackref '{customLevel.trackRef}' was already loaded!");
+                    $"Skipping folder {dirName} as its trackref '{customLevel.trackRef}' was already loaded!");
             }
-        }
+        };
+        sw.Stop();
+        Plugin.LogInfo($"{tracks.Count} charts were loaded in {sw.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds:0.00}ms");
+        return tracks.Where(x => x != null);
     }
 
     public SavedLevel ReloadTrack(CustomTrack existing)
     {
         var chartPath = Path.Combine(existing.folderPath, Globals.defaultChartName);
-        using var stream = File.OpenText(chartPath);
-        using var reader = new JsonTextReader(stream);
-
-        var track = _serializer.Deserialize<CustomTrackData>(reader);
 
+        var track = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<CustomTrackData>(File.ReadAllText(chartPath));
         return track?.ToSavedLevel();
     }