diff --git a/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/apply.py b/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/apply.py
index d0fd75d01..d17322643 100644
--- a/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/apply.py
+++ b/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/apply.py
@@ -38,11 +38,14 @@ def apply_patches(
         if suggestion_id in applicable_suggestions:
             if arguments.verbose:
                 print("Applying suggestion ", suggestion_id)
-            __apply_file_patches(file_mapping, suggestion_id, patch_generator_dir, arguments)
-            applied_suggestions["applied"].append(suggestion_id)
-            # write updated applied suggestions to file
-            with open(applied_suggestions_file, "w") as f:
-                f.write(json.dumps(applied_suggestions))
+            successful = __apply_file_patches(file_mapping, suggestion_id, patch_generator_dir, arguments)
+            if successful:
+                applied_suggestions["applied"].append(suggestion_id)
+                # write updated applied suggestions to file
+                with open(applied_suggestions_file, "w") as f:
+                    f.write(json.dumps(applied_suggestions))
+            else:
+                print("Applying suggestion", suggestion_id, "not successful.")
         else:
             if arguments.verbose:
                 print("Nothing to apply for suggestion ", suggestion_id)
@@ -50,17 +53,18 @@ def apply_patches(
 
 def __apply_file_patches(
     file_mapping: Dict[int, Path], suggestion_id: str, patch_generator_dir: str, arguments: PatchApplicatorArguments
-):
+) -> bool:
     # get a list of patches for the given suggestion
     patch_files = os.listdir(os.path.join(patch_generator_dir, suggestion_id))
     if arguments.verbose:
         print("\tFound patch files:", patch_files)
 
+    encountered_error = False
+    already_patched: List[str] = []
     for patch_file_name in patch_files:
         patch_file_id = int(patch_file_name.rstrip(".patch"))
         patch_target = file_mapping[patch_file_id]
         patch_file_path = os.path.join(patch_generator_dir, suggestion_id, patch_file_name)
-
         command = [
             "patch",
             patch_target.as_posix(),
@@ -80,5 +84,40 @@ def __apply_file_patches(
                 print("RESULT: ", result.returncode)
                 print("STDERR:")
                 print(result.stderr)
+            print("STDOUT: ")
+            print(result.stdout)
+            encountered_error = True
+            break
+        else:
+            already_patched.append(patch_file_name)
+
+    # cleanup in case of an error
+    if encountered_error:
+        for patch_file_name in already_patched:
+            patch_file_id = int(patch_file_name.rstrip(".patch"))
+            patch_target = file_mapping[patch_file_id]
+            patch_file_path = os.path.join(patch_generator_dir, suggestion_id, patch_file_name)
+            command = [
+                "patch",
+                "-R",
+                patch_target.as_posix(),
+                patch_file_path,
+            ]
+            if arguments.verbose:
+                print("\tcleanup: applying: ", " ".join(command))
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                command,
+                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                universal_newlines=True,
+                cwd=os.getcwd(),
+            )
+            if result.returncode != 0:
+                if arguments.verbose:
+                    print("RESULT: ", result.returncode)
+                    print("STDERR:")
+                    print(result.stderr)
                 print("STDOUT: ")
                 print(result.stdout)
+
+    return not encountered_error
diff --git a/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/load.py b/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/load.py
index f2c770729..fa0bc0d57 100644
--- a/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/load.py
+++ b/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/load.py
@@ -5,5 +5,30 @@
 # This software may be modified and distributed under the terms of
 # the 3-Clause BSD License.  See the LICENSE file in the package base
 # directory for details.
-def load_patches():
-    raise NotImplementedError()
+import json
+import os.path
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict
+
+from discopop_library.PatchApplicator.PatchApplicatorArguments import PatchApplicatorArguments
+from discopop_library.PatchApplicator.apply import apply_patches
+
+
+def load_patches(
+    file_mapping: Dict[int, Path],
+    arguments: PatchApplicatorArguments,
+    applied_suggestions_file: str,
+    patch_generator_dir: str,
+):
+    # check if a saved configuration exists
+    if not os.path.exists(applied_suggestions_file + ".save"):
+        raise FileNotFoundError(
+            "Nothing to be loaded. Exiting." "\nExpected file: ", applied_suggestions_file + ".save"
+        )
+
+    # get the list of suggestions to be applied
+    with open(applied_suggestions_file + ".save", "r") as f:
+        suggestions_to_be_applied = json.loads(f.read())["applied"]
+
+    # apply all suggestions
+    apply_patches(suggestions_to_be_applied, file_mapping, arguments, applied_suggestions_file, patch_generator_dir)
diff --git a/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/patch_applicator.py b/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/patch_applicator.py
index 10e3b595d..40736b8bf 100644
--- a/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/patch_applicator.py
+++ b/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/patch_applicator.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def run(arguments: PatchApplicatorArguments):
     elif arguments.clear:
         clear_patches(file_mapping, arguments, applied_suggestions_file, patch_generator_dir)
     elif arguments.load:
-        load_patches()
+        load_patches(file_mapping, arguments, applied_suggestions_file, patch_generator_dir)
     elif arguments.list:
         print("Applied suggestions: ", list_applied_suggestions(arguments, applied_suggestions_file))
 
diff --git a/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/rollback.py b/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/rollback.py
index 5bf1d2ee1..9d363fa60 100644
--- a/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/rollback.py
+++ b/discopop_library/PatchApplicator/rollback.py
@@ -37,12 +37,15 @@ def rollback_patches(
             continue
         if suggestion_id in applicable_suggestions:
             if arguments.verbose:
-                print("Applying rollback of suggestion ", suggestion_id)
-            __rollback_file_patches(file_mapping, suggestion_id, patch_generator_dir, arguments)
-            applied_suggestions["applied"].remove(suggestion_id)
-            # write updated applied suggestions to file
-            with open(applied_suggestions_file, "w") as f:
-                f.write(json.dumps(applied_suggestions))
+                print("Rollback suggestion ", suggestion_id)
+            successul = __rollback_file_patches(file_mapping, suggestion_id, patch_generator_dir, arguments)
+            if successul:
+                applied_suggestions["applied"].remove(suggestion_id)
+                # write updated applied suggestions to file
+                with open(applied_suggestions_file, "w") as f:
+                    f.write(json.dumps(applied_suggestions))
+            else:
+                print("Rollback of suggestion", suggestion_id, "not successful.")
         else:
             if arguments.verbose:
                 print("Nothing to rollback for suggestion ", suggestion_id)
@@ -50,12 +53,14 @@ def rollback_patches(
 
 def __rollback_file_patches(
     file_mapping: Dict[int, Path], suggestion_id: str, patch_generator_dir: str, arguments: PatchApplicatorArguments
-):
+) -> bool:
     # get a list of patches for the given suggestion
     patch_files = os.listdir(os.path.join(patch_generator_dir, suggestion_id))
     if arguments.verbose:
         print("\tFound patch files:", patch_files)
 
+    encountered_error = False
+    already_patched: List[str] = []
     for patch_file_name in patch_files:
         patch_file_id = int(patch_file_name.rstrip(".patch"))
         patch_target = file_mapping[patch_file_id]
@@ -81,5 +86,39 @@ def __rollback_file_patches(
                 print("RESULT: ", result.returncode)
                 print("STDERR:")
                 print(result.stderr)
+            print("STDOUT: ")
+            print(result.stdout)
+            encountered_error = True
+            break
+        else:
+            already_patched.append(patch_file_name)
+
+    # cleanup in case of an error
+    if encountered_error:
+        for patch_file_name in already_patched:
+            patch_file_id = int(patch_file_name.rstrip(".patch"))
+            patch_target = file_mapping[patch_file_id]
+            patch_file_path = os.path.join(patch_generator_dir, suggestion_id, patch_file_name)
+            command = [
+                "patch",
+                patch_target.as_posix(),
+                patch_file_path,
+            ]
+            if arguments.verbose:
+                print("\tcleanup: applying: ", " ".join(command))
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                command,
+                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                universal_newlines=True,
+                cwd=os.getcwd(),
+            )
+            if result.returncode != 0:
+                if arguments.verbose:
+                    print("RESULT: ", result.returncode)
+                    print("STDERR:")
+                    print(result.stderr)
                 print("STDOUT: ")
                 print(result.stdout)
+
+    return not encountered_error