diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginRepository.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginRepository.cs
index 90b7918db..cf579dce6 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginRepository.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginRepository.cs
@@ -75,9 +75,12 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
             {
                 Log.Information($"Fetching repo: {this.PluginMasterUrl}");
                 using var client = new HttpClient();
-                using var response = await client.GetAsync(this.PluginMasterUrl + "?" + DateTime.Now.Ticks);
-                var data = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
 
+                // ?ticks causes a cache invalidation. Get a fresh repo every time.
+                using var response = await client.GetAsync(this.PluginMasterUrl + "?" + DateTime.Now.Ticks);
+                response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+                var data = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
                 var pluginMaster = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<RemotePluginManifest>>(data);
 
                 if (pluginMaster == null)