diff --git a/Confuser.Core/ConfuserEngine.cs b/Confuser.Core/ConfuserEngine.cs
index 96401c98..ba1799a4 100644
--- a/Confuser.Core/ConfuserEngine.cs
+++ b/Confuser.Core/ConfuserEngine.cs
@@ -263,13 +263,10 @@ static void Inspection(ConfuserContext context) {
 			context.Logger.Info("Resolving dependencies...");
 			foreach (var dependency in context.Modules
 											  .SelectMany(module => module.GetAssemblyRefs().Select(asmRef => Tuple.Create(asmRef, module)))) {
-				try {
-					context.Resolver.ResolveThrow(dependency.Item1, dependency.Item2);
-				}
-				catch (AssemblyResolveException ex) {
-					context.Logger.ErrorException("Failed to resolve dependency of '" + dependency.Item2.Name + "'.", ex);
-					throw new ConfuserException(ex);
-				}
+				var resolved = context.Resolver.Resolve(dependency.Item1, dependency.Item2);
+				if (resolved == null)
+					context.Logger.WarnFormat("Failed to resolve dependency '{0}' of '{1}'. Some protections may not work correctly.",
+						dependency.Item1.FullName, dependency.Item2.Name);
 			}
 
 			context.Logger.Debug("Checking Strong Name...");
diff --git a/Confuser.Core/DnlibUtils.cs b/Confuser.Core/DnlibUtils.cs
index 42d0ba43..7570da94 100644
--- a/Confuser.Core/DnlibUtils.cs
+++ b/Confuser.Core/DnlibUtils.cs
@@ -209,15 +209,12 @@ public static bool IsDelegate(this TypeDef type) {
 		/// <param name="baseType">The full name of base type.</param>
 		/// <returns><c>true</c> if the specified type is inherited from a base type; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
 		public static bool InheritsFromCorlib(this TypeDef type, string baseType) {
-			if (type.BaseType == null)
-				return false;
-
-			TypeDef bas = type;
-			do {
-				bas = bas.BaseType.ResolveTypeDefThrow();
+			var bas = type.BaseType?.ResolveTypeDef();
+			while (bas != null && bas.DefinitionAssembly.IsCorLib()) {
 				if (bas.ReflectionFullName == baseType)
 					return true;
-			} while (bas.BaseType != null && bas.BaseType.DefinitionAssembly.IsCorLib());
+				bas = bas.BaseType?.ResolveTypeDef();
+			}
 			return false;
 		}
 
@@ -228,15 +225,12 @@ public static bool InheritsFromCorlib(this TypeDef type, string baseType) {
 		/// <param name="baseType">The full name of base type.</param>
 		/// <returns><c>true</c> if the specified type is inherited from a base type; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
 		public static bool InheritsFrom(this TypeDef type, string baseType) {
-			if (type.BaseType == null)
-				return false;
-
-			TypeDef bas = type;
-			do {
-				bas = bas.BaseType.ResolveTypeDefThrow();
+			var bas = type.BaseType?.ResolveTypeDef();
+			while (bas != null) {
 				if (bas.ReflectionFullName == baseType)
 					return true;
-			} while (bas.BaseType != null);
+				bas = bas.BaseType?.ResolveTypeDef();
+			}
 			return false;
 		}
 
@@ -247,18 +241,12 @@ public static bool InheritsFrom(this TypeDef type, string baseType) {
 		/// <param name="fullName">The full name of the type of interface.</param>
 		/// <returns><c>true</c> if the specified type implements the interface; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
 		public static bool Implements(this TypeDef type, string fullName) {
-			do {
-				foreach (InterfaceImpl iface in type.Interfaces) {
-					if (iface.Interface.ReflectionFullName == fullName)
-						return true;
-				}
-
-				if (type.BaseType == null)
-					return false;
-
-				type = type.BaseType.ResolveTypeDefThrow();
-			} while (type != null);
-			throw new UnreachableException();
+			while (type != null) {
+				if (type.Interfaces.Any(iface => iface.Interface.ReflectionFullName == fullName))
+					return true;
+				type = type.BaseType?.ResolveTypeDef();
+			}
+			return false;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -451,8 +439,8 @@ public static bool IsImplicitImplementedInterfaceMember(this MethodDef method) {
 
 			if (method.IsPublic && method.IsNewSlot) {
 				foreach (var iFace in method.DeclaringType.Interfaces) {
-					var iFaceDef = iFace.Interface.ResolveTypeDefThrow();
-					if (iFaceDef.FindMethod(method.Name, (MethodSig)method.Signature) != null)
+					var iFaceDef = iFace.Interface.ResolveTypeDef();
+					if (iFaceDef != null && iFaceDef.FindMethod(method.Name, (MethodSig)method.Signature) != null)
 						return true;
 				}
 			}