diff --git a/crates/lovely-core/src/dump.rs b/crates/lovely-core/src/dump.rs
index 7a48121..2530766 100644
--- a/crates/lovely-core/src/dump.rs
+++ b/crates/lovely-core/src/dump.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ pub fn write_dump(
     dir_name: &str,
     name: &str,
     buffer: &str,
-    debug: &PatchDebug,
+    debug: Option<&PatchDebug>,
 ) {
     if name.chars().count() > 100 {
         return;
@@ -149,14 +149,19 @@ pub fn write_dump(
         return;
     }
 
-    match serde_json::to_string_pretty(debug) {
-        Ok(json) => {
-            if let Err(e) = fs::write(&json_path, json) {
-                log::error!("Failed to write debug JSON to {json_path:?}: {e:?}");
+    match debug {
+        Some(debug) => {
+            match serde_json::to_string_pretty(debug) {
+                Ok(json) => {
+                    if let Err(e) = fs::write(&json_path, json) {
+                        log::error!("Failed to write debug JSON to {json_path:?}: {e:?}");
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    log::error!("Failed to serialize debug info: {e:?}");
+                }
             }
         }
-        Err(e) => {
-            log::error!("Failed to serialize debug info: {e:?}");
-        }
+        None => return,
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/lovely-core/src/lib.rs b/crates/lovely-core/src/lib.rs
index 5186647..a94ac11 100644
--- a/crates/lovely-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lovely-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use regex_lite::Regex;
 use sys::{check_lua_string, LuaFunc, LuaLib, LuaState, LuaStateTrait, LUA};
 
 use crate::patch::Target;
-use crate::dump::{PatchDebug, write_dump};
+use crate::dump::write_dump;
 
 pub mod chunk_vec_cursor;
 pub mod dump;
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ impl Lovely {
         };
 
         // Apply patches onto this buffer.
+        write_dump(&self.mod_dir, "game-dump", &pretty_name, &buf_str, None);
         let res = patch_table.apply_patches(name, buf_str, state);
         if res.is_err() {
             state.push(res.unwrap_err());
@@ -318,8 +319,7 @@ impl Lovely {
         }
         let (patched, debug) = res.unwrap();
 
-        write_dump(&self.mod_dir, "game-dump", &pretty_name, &patched, &PatchDebug::new(name));
-        write_dump(&self.mod_dir, "dump", &pretty_name, &patched, &debug);
+        write_dump(&self.mod_dir, "dump", &pretty_name, &patched, Some(&debug));
 
         (self.loadbuffer)(state, patched.as_ptr(), patched.len(), name_ptr, mode_ptr)
     }