diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Managers/CachedPlayer.cs b/MareSynchronos/Managers/CachedPlayer.cs
index 50711d9..e4738b4 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Managers/CachedPlayer.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Managers/CachedPlayer.cs
@@ -406,10 +406,11 @@ public class CachedPlayer
     public void InitializePlayer(IntPtr character, string name, CharacterCacheDto? cache)
     {
         if (!_isDisposed) return;
-        Logger.Debug("Initializing Player " + this + " has cache: " + (cache != null));
         IsVisible = true;
         PlayerName = name;
         PlayerCharacter = character;
+        Logger.Debug("Initializing Player " + this + " has cache: " + (cache != null));
+
         _dalamudUtil.DelayedFrameworkUpdate += DalamudUtilOnDelayedFrameworkUpdate;
         _ipcManager.PenumbraRedrawEvent += IpcManagerOnPenumbraRedrawEvent;
         _originalGlamourerData = _ipcManager.GlamourerGetCharacterCustomization(PlayerCharacter);
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Managers/OnlinePlayerManager.cs b/MareSynchronos/Managers/OnlinePlayerManager.cs
index 3bf4fa5..cc97c8d 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Managers/OnlinePlayerManager.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Managers/OnlinePlayerManager.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ public class OnlinePlayerManager : IDisposable
 
     private List<string> OnlineVisiblePlayerHashes => _onlineCachedPlayers.Select(p => p.Value).Where(p => p.PlayerCharacter != IntPtr.Zero)
         .Select(p => p.PlayerNameHash).ToList();
-    private DateTime _lastPlayerObjectCheck = DateTime.Now;
 
     public OnlinePlayerManager(ApiController apiController, DalamudUtil dalamudUtil, IpcManager ipcManager, PlayerManager playerManager)
     {
@@ -209,8 +208,6 @@ public class OnlinePlayerManager : IDisposable
     {
         if (!_dalamudUtil.IsPlayerPresent || !_ipcManager.Initialized || !_apiController.IsConnected) return;
 
-        if (DateTime.Now < _lastPlayerObjectCheck.AddSeconds(0.25)) return;
-
         var playerCharacters = _dalamudUtil.GetPlayerCharacters();
         foreach (var pChar in playerCharacters)
         {
@@ -236,8 +233,6 @@ public class OnlinePlayerManager : IDisposable
             Logger.Verbose("Has new visible players, pushing character data");
             PushCharacterData(newlyVisiblePlayers);
         }
-
-        _lastPlayerObjectCheck = DateTime.Now;
     }
 
     private void PushCharacterData(List<string> visiblePlayers)
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/UI/UIShared.cs b/MareSynchronos/UI/UIShared.cs
index 3e43d48..e388bf7 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/UI/UIShared.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/UI/UIShared.cs
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ namespace MareSynchronos.UI
             {
                 ColorTextWrapped("Do not point the cache path directly to the Penumbra directory. If necessary, make a subfolder in it.", ImGuiColors.DalamudRed);
             }
-            else if (!Directory.Exists(cacheDirectory) || !_isDirectoryWritable)
+            else if (!_isDirectoryWritable)
             {
                 ColorTextWrapped("The folder you selected does not exist or cannot be written to. Please provide a valid path.", ImGuiColors.DalamudRed);
             }