diff --git a/OtterGui b/OtterGui
index 6969f4c0..d59cf504 160000
--- a/OtterGui
+++ b/OtterGui
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6969f4c05b2fab57e0dc30ae249be7c23cd81fa4
+Subproject commit d59cf50483fc81af5deb871bac76f70d42d7b8c1
diff --git a/Penumbra/Collections/Cache/CollectionCache.cs b/Penumbra/Collections/Cache/CollectionCache.cs
index 56539526..e753c8c8 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Collections/Cache/CollectionCache.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Collections/Cache/CollectionCache.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using OtterGui.Classes;
 using Penumbra.Meta.Manipulations;
 using Penumbra.Mods;
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -127,19 +128,13 @@ public class CollectionCache : IDisposable
     {
         if (!CheckFullPath(path, fullPath))
             return;
-
-        if (ResolvedFiles.Remove(path, out var modPath))
-            ModData.RemovePath(modPath.Mod, path);
-        ResolvedFiles.Add(path, new ModPath(Mod.ForcedFiles, fullPath));
-        ModData.AddPath(Mod.ForcedFiles, path);
+
+        _manager.ForceFile(this, path, fullPath);
     }
 
     /// <summary> Force a file resolve to be removed. </summary>
     internal void RemovePath(Utf8GamePath path)
-    {
-        if (ResolvedFiles.Remove(path, out var modPath))
-            ModData.RemovePath(modPath.Mod, path);
-    }
+        => _manager.ForceFile(this, path, FullPath.Empty);
 
     public void ReloadMod(IMod mod, bool addMetaChanges)
     {
@@ -153,7 +148,7 @@ public class CollectionCache : IDisposable
         var (paths, manipulations) = ModData.RemoveMod(mod);
 
         if (addMetaChanges)
-            ++_collection.ChangeCounter;
+            ++_collection.ChangeCounter;
 
         foreach (var path in paths)
         {
diff --git a/Penumbra/Collections/Cache/CollectionCacheManager.cs b/Penumbra/Collections/Cache/CollectionCacheManager.cs
index 5417aa19..d7408e9b 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Collections/Cache/CollectionCacheManager.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Collections/Cache/CollectionCacheManager.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Dalamud.Game;
 using OtterGui.Classes;
 using Penumbra.Api;
 using Penumbra.Api.Enums;
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ using Penumbra.Meta;
 using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.Mods.Manager;
 using Penumbra.Services;
+using Penumbra.String.Classes;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Collections.Cache;
 
@@ -27,6 +30,8 @@ public class CollectionCacheManager : IDisposable
 
     internal readonly MetaFileManager MetaFileManager;
 
+    private readonly ConcurrentQueue<(CollectionCache, Utf8GamePath, FullPath)> _forcedFileQueue = new();
+
     private int _count;
 
     public int Count
@@ -48,13 +53,15 @@ public class CollectionCacheManager : IDisposable
 
         if (!_active.Individuals.IsLoaded)
             _active.Individuals.Loaded += CreateNecessaryCaches;
+        _framework.Framework.Update += OnFramework;
         _communicator.CollectionChange.Subscribe(OnCollectionChange, CollectionChange.Priority.CollectionCacheManager);
         _communicator.ModPathChanged.Subscribe(OnModChangeAddition, ModPathChanged.Priority.CollectionCacheManagerAddition);
         _communicator.ModPathChanged.Subscribe(OnModChangeRemoval,  ModPathChanged.Priority.CollectionCacheManagerRemoval);
         _communicator.TemporaryGlobalModChange.Subscribe(OnGlobalModChange, TemporaryGlobalModChange.Priority.CollectionCacheManager);
         _communicator.ModOptionChanged.Subscribe(OnModOptionChange, ModOptionChanged.Priority.CollectionCacheManager);
         _communicator.ModSettingChanged.Subscribe(OnModSettingChange, ModSettingChanged.Priority.CollectionCacheManager);
-        _communicator.CollectionInheritanceChanged.Subscribe(OnCollectionInheritanceChange, CollectionInheritanceChanged.Priority.CollectionCacheManager);
+        _communicator.CollectionInheritanceChanged.Subscribe(OnCollectionInheritanceChange,
+            CollectionInheritanceChanged.Priority.CollectionCacheManager);
         _communicator.ModDiscoveryStarted.Subscribe(OnModDiscoveryStarted, ModDiscoveryStarted.Priority.CollectionCacheManager);
         _communicator.ModDiscoveryFinished.Subscribe(OnModDiscoveryFinished, ModDiscoveryFinished.Priority.CollectionCacheManager);
 
@@ -95,6 +102,9 @@ public class CollectionCacheManager : IDisposable
         => _framework.RegisterImportant(nameof(CalculateEffectiveFileList) + collection.Name,
             () => CalculateEffectiveFileListInternal(collection));
 
+    public void ForceFile(CollectionCache cache, Utf8GamePath path, FullPath fullPath)
+        => _forcedFileQueue.Enqueue((cache, path, fullPath));
+
     private void CalculateEffectiveFileListInternal(ModCollection collection)
     {
         // Skip the empty collection.
@@ -163,9 +173,14 @@ public class CollectionCacheManager : IDisposable
         else
         {
             RemoveCache(old);
-
             if (type is not CollectionType.Inactive && newCollection != null && newCollection.Index != 0 && CreateCache(newCollection))
                 CalculateEffectiveFileList(newCollection);
+
+            if (type is CollectionType.Default)
+                if (newCollection != null)
+                    MetaFileManager.ApplyDefaultFiles(newCollection);
+                else
+                    MetaFileManager.CharacterUtility.ResetAll();
         }
     }
 
@@ -338,4 +353,18 @@ public class CollectionCacheManager : IDisposable
         var tasks = Active.Select(c => Task.Run(() => CalculateEffectiveFileListInternal(c))).ToArray();
         Task.WaitAll(tasks);
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Update forced files only on framework.
+    /// </summary>
+    private void OnFramework(Framework _)
+    {
+        while (_forcedFileQueue.TryDequeue(out var tuple))
+        {
+            if (tuple.Item1.ResolvedFiles.Remove(tuple.Item2, out var modPath))
+                tuple.Item1.ModData.RemovePath(modPath.Mod, tuple.Item2);
+            if (tuple.Item3.FullName.Length > 0)
+                tuple.Item1.ResolvedFiles.Add(tuple.Item2, new ModPath(Mod.ForcedFiles, tuple.Item3));
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Penumbra/Meta/MetaFileManager.cs b/Penumbra/Meta/MetaFileManager.cs
index 8e764b14..1cb3319e 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Meta/MetaFileManager.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Meta/MetaFileManager.cs
@@ -84,13 +84,16 @@ public unsafe class MetaFileManager
                 : CharacterUtility.TemporarilySetResource(metaIndex, (nint)file.Data, file.Length)
             : MetaList.MetaReverter.Disabled;
 
-    public void ApplyDefaultFiles(ModCollection collection)
+    public void ApplyDefaultFiles(ModCollection? collection)
     {
         if (ActiveCollections.Default != collection || !CharacterUtility.Ready || !Config.EnableMods)
             return;
 
         ResidentResources.Reload();
-        collection._cache?.Meta.SetFiles();
+        if (collection?._cache == null)
+            CharacterUtility.ResetAll();
+        else
+            collection._cache.Meta.SetFiles();
     }
 
     /// <summary>