diff --git a/loader/src/loader/LoaderImpl.cpp b/loader/src/loader/LoaderImpl.cpp
index 1156c594..d92e9523 100644
--- a/loader/src/loader/LoaderImpl.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/loader/LoaderImpl.cpp
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ void Loader::Impl::refreshModsList() {
 
     // UI can be loaded now
     m_earlyLoadFinished = true;
+    m_earlyLoadFinishedCV.notify_all();
 
     // load the rest of the mods
     for (auto& mod : m_modsToLoad) {
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@ void Loader::Impl::updateAllDependencies() {
 
 void Loader::Impl::waitForModsToBeLoaded() {
     auto lock = std::unique_lock(m_earlyLoadFinishedMutex);
+    log::debug("Waiting for mods to be loaded... {}", bool(m_earlyLoadFinished));
     m_earlyLoadFinishedCV.wait(lock, [this] {
         return bool(m_earlyLoadFinished);
     });
diff --git a/loader/src/utils/web.cpp b/loader/src/utils/web.cpp
index 3a183658..0cb110fa 100644
--- a/loader/src/utils/web.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/utils/web.cpp
@@ -329,10 +329,12 @@ void SentAsyncWebRequest::Impl::cancel() {
 
 void SentAsyncWebRequest::Impl::pause() {
     m_paused = true;
+    m_statusCV.notify_all();
 }
 
 void SentAsyncWebRequest::Impl::resume() {
     m_paused = false;
+    m_statusCV.notify_all();
 }
 
 bool SentAsyncWebRequest::Impl::finished() const {