diff --git a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
index c191b3419..d7cfc33c9 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ namespace Dalamud
 
                 try
                 {
+                    _ = pluginManager.SetPluginReposFromConfigAsync(false);
+
                     pluginManager.OnInstalledPluginsChanged += Troubleshooting.LogTroubleshooting;
 
                     Log.Information("[T3] PM OK!");
diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
index 9e8bcf913..1657c6597 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Windows
         private string errorModalMessage = string.Empty;
 
         private int updatePluginCount = 0;
-        private List<PluginUpdateStatus> updatedPlugins;
+        private List<PluginUpdateStatus>? updatedPlugins;
 
         private List<RemotePluginManifest> pluginListAvailable = new();
         private List<LocalPlugin> pluginListInstalled = new();
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Windows
         {
             var pluginManager = Service<PluginManager>.Get();
 
-            Task.Run(pluginManager.ReloadPluginMasters);
+            _ = pluginManager.ReloadPluginMastersAsync();
 
             this.updatePluginCount = 0;
             this.updatedPlugins = null;
diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/SettingsWindow.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/SettingsWindow.cs
index e58790151..4d1ddec3e 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/SettingsWindow.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/SettingsWindow.cs
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Windows
 
                 if (this.thirdRepoListChanged)
                 {
-                    pluginManager.SetPluginReposFromConfig(true);
+                    _ = pluginManager.SetPluginReposFromConfigAsync(true);
                     this.thirdRepoListChanged = false;
                 }
 
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Windows
 
             configuration.Save();
 
-            Service<PluginManager>.Get().ReloadPluginMasters();
+            _ = Service<PluginManager>.Get().ReloadPluginMastersAsync();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
index ae513ce85..50405778b 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
             this.PluginConfigs = new PluginConfigurations(Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(startInfo.ConfigurationPath) ?? string.Empty, "pluginConfigs"));
 
             var bannedPluginsJson = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(startInfo.AssetDirectory, "UIRes", "bannedplugin.json"));
-            this.bannedPlugins = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<BannedPlugin[]>(bannedPluginsJson);
-
-            this.SetPluginReposFromConfig(false);
+            this.bannedPlugins = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<BannedPlugin[]>(bannedPluginsJson) ?? Array.Empty<BannedPlugin>();
 
             this.ApplyPatches();
         }
@@ -146,10 +144,12 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Set the list of repositories to use. Should be called when the Settings window has been updated or at instantiation.
+        /// Set the list of repositories to use and downloads their contents.
+        /// Should be called when the Settings window has been updated or at instantiation.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="notify">Whether the available plugins changed should be evented after.</param>
-        public void SetPluginReposFromConfig(bool notify)
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the asynchronous operation.</returns>
+        public async Task SetPluginReposFromConfigAsync(bool notify)
         {
             var configuration = Service<DalamudConfiguration>.Get();
 
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
 
             if (notify)
                 this.NotifyAvailablePluginsChanged();
+
+            foreach (var repo in repos)
+            {
+                await repo.ReloadPluginMasterAsync();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -301,11 +306,15 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
         /// <summary>
         /// Reload the PluginMaster for each repo, filter, and event that the list has updated.
         /// </summary>
-        public void ReloadPluginMasters()
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the asynchronous operation.</returns>
+        public async Task ReloadPluginMastersAsync()
         {
-            Task.WhenAll(this.Repos.Select(repo => repo.ReloadPluginMasterAsync()))
-                .ContinueWith(task => this.RefilterPluginMasters())
-                .Wait();
+            foreach (var repo in this.Repos)
+            {
+                await repo.ReloadPluginMasterAsync();
+            }
+
+            this.RefilterPluginMasters();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginRepository.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginRepository.cs
index e05c2dea6..7e0ec8b4d 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginRepository.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginRepository.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Net.Http;
@@ -29,8 +30,6 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
             this.PluginMasterUrl = pluginMasterUrl;
             this.IsThirdParty = pluginMasterUrl != DalamudPluginsMasterUrl;
             this.IsEnabled = isEnabled;
-
-            this.ReloadPluginMasterAsync();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the plugin master list of available plugins.
         /// </summary>
-        public ReadOnlyCollection<RemotePluginManifest> PluginMaster { get; private set; }
+        public ReadOnlyCollection<RemotePluginManifest>? PluginMaster { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the initialization state of the plugin repository.
@@ -67,12 +66,12 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
         /// Reload the plugin master asynchronously in a task.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>The new state.</returns>
-        public Task ReloadPluginMasterAsync()
+        public async Task ReloadPluginMasterAsync()
         {
             this.State = PluginRepositoryState.InProgress;
             this.PluginMaster = new List<RemotePluginManifest>().AsReadOnly();
 
-            return Task.Run(async () =>
+            try
             {
                 Log.Information($"Fetching repo: {this.PluginMasterUrl}");
                 using var client = new HttpClient();
@@ -80,6 +79,12 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
                 var data = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
 
                 var pluginMaster = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<RemotePluginManifest>>(data);
+
+                if (pluginMaster == null)
+                {
+                    throw new Exception("Deserialized PluginMaster was null.");
+                }
+
                 pluginMaster.Sort((pm1, pm2) => pm1.Name.CompareTo(pm2.Name));
 
                 // Set the source for each remote manifest. Allows for checking if is 3rd party.
@@ -89,19 +94,15 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
                 }
 
                 this.PluginMaster = pluginMaster.AsReadOnly();
-            }).ContinueWith(task =>
+
+                Log.Debug($"Successfully fetched repo: {this.PluginMasterUrl}");
+                this.State = PluginRepositoryState.Success;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                if (task.IsCompletedSuccessfully)
-                {
-                    Log.Debug($"Successfully fetched repo: {this.PluginMasterUrl}");
-                    this.State = PluginRepositoryState.Success;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    Log.Error(task.Exception, $"PluginMaster failed: {this.PluginMasterUrl}");
-                    this.State = PluginRepositoryState.Fail;
-                }
-            });
+                Log.Error(ex, $"PluginMaster failed: {this.PluginMasterUrl}");
+                this.State = PluginRepositoryState.Fail;
+            }
         }
     }
 }