diff --git a/comictaggerlib/autotagmatchwindow.py b/comictaggerlib/autotagmatchwindow.py
index f615b47..1b9edf2 100644
--- a/comictaggerlib/autotagmatchwindow.py
+++ b/comictaggerlib/autotagmatchwindow.py
@@ -229,15 +229,7 @@ class AutoTagMatchWindow(QtWidgets.QDialog):
     def save_match(self) -> None:
         match = self.current_match()
         ca = ComicArchive(self.current_match_set.original_path)
-
-        # TODO should this follow the same as CLI: filename (-f), read styles (-t), command line (-m)
-        # TODO Same is used for taggerwindow.py:~1734/renamewindow Make a method?
-        md = GenericMetadata()
-        try:
-            for style in self.load_data_styles:
-                md.overlay(ca.read_metadata(style))
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.error("Failed to load metadata for %s: %s", ca.path, e)
+        md, success = self.parent().overlay_ca_read_style(self.load_data_styles, ca)
 
         if md.is_empty:
             md = ca.metadata_from_filename(
diff --git a/comictaggerlib/renamewindow.py b/comictaggerlib/renamewindow.py
index 0284da8..dc39b7a 100644
--- a/comictaggerlib/renamewindow.py
+++ b/comictaggerlib/renamewindow.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class RenameWindow(QtWidgets.QDialog):
         self,
         parent: QtWidgets.QWidget,
         comic_archive_list: list[ComicArchive],
-        data_styles: list[str],
+        load_data_styles: list[str],
         config: settngs.Config[ct_ns],
         talkers: dict[str, ComicTalker],
     ) -> None:
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class RenameWindow(QtWidgets.QDialog):
             uic.loadUi(uifile, self)
 
         self.label.setText(
-            f"Preview (based on {', '.join([f'{metadata_styles[style].name()}' for style in data_styles])} tags):"
+            f"Preview (based on {', '.join([f'{metadata_styles[style].name()}' for style in load_data_styles])} tags):"
         )
 
         self.setWindowFlags(
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class RenameWindow(QtWidgets.QDialog):
         self.config = config
         self.talkers = talkers
         self.comic_archive_list = comic_archive_list
-        self.data_styles = data_styles
+        self.load_data_styles = load_data_styles
         self.rename_list: list[str] = []
 
         self.btnSettings.clicked.connect(self.modify_settings)
diff --git a/comictaggerlib/taggerwindow.py b/comictaggerlib/taggerwindow.py
index 5a58af7..a5179e7 100644
--- a/comictaggerlib/taggerwindow.py
+++ b/comictaggerlib/taggerwindow.py
@@ -1205,9 +1205,7 @@ class TaggerWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
                 self.update_menus()
             self.fileSelectionList.update_current_row()
 
-            self.metadata = GenericMetadata()
-            for style in reversed(self.load_data_styles):
-                self.metadata.overlay(self.comic_archive.read_metadata(style))
+            self.metadata, success = self.overlay_ca_read_style(self.load_data_styles, self.comic_archive)
             self.update_ui_for_archive()
         else:
             QtWidgets.QMessageBox.information(self, "Whoops!", "No data to commit!")
@@ -1741,14 +1739,8 @@ class TaggerWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         ii = IssueIdentifier(ca, self.config[0], self.current_talker())
 
         # read in metadata, and parse file name if not there
-        # TODO should this follow the same as CLI: filename (-f), read styles (-t), command line (-m)
-        # Duplicated in autotagmatchwindow and renamewindow
-        md = GenericMetadata()
-        try:
-            for style in self.load_data_styles:
-                md.overlay(ca.read_metadata(style))
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.error("Failed to load metadata for %s: %s", ca.path, e)
+        md, success = self.overlay_ca_read_style(self.load_data_styles, ca)
+
         if md.is_empty:
             md = ca.metadata_from_filename(
                 self.config[0].Filename_Parsing__filename_parser,
@@ -2170,17 +2162,25 @@ class TaggerWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.config[0].internal__last_opened_folder = os.path.abspath(os.path.split(comic_archive.path)[0])
         self.comic_archive = comic_archive
 
-        self.metadata = GenericMetadata()
-        try:
-            for style in reversed(self.load_data_styles):
-                metadata = self.comic_archive.read_metadata(style)
-                self.metadata.overlay(metadata)
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.error("Failed to load metadata for %s: %s", self.comic_archive.path, e)
-            self.exception(f"Failed to load metadata for {self.comic_archive.path}:\n\n{e}")
+        self.metadata, success = self.overlay_ca_read_style(self.load_data_styles, self.comic_archive)
+        if not success:
+            self.exception(f"Failed to load metadata for {self.comic_archive.path}, see log for details\n\n")
 
         self.update_ui_for_archive()
 
+    def overlay_ca_read_style(self, load_data_styles: list[str], ca: ComicArchive) -> tuple[GenericMetadata, bool]:
+        md = GenericMetadata()
+        success = True
+        try:
+            for style in load_data_styles:
+                metadata = ca.read_metadata(style)
+                md.overlay(metadata)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("Failed to load metadata for %s: %s", self.ca.path, e)
+            success = False
+
+        return md, success
+
     def file_list_cleared(self) -> None:
         self.reset_app()