diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Factories/CharacterDataFactory.cs b/MareSynchronos/Factories/CharacterDataFactory.cs
index ebadd22..f40c394 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Factories/CharacterDataFactory.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Factories/CharacterDataFactory.cs
@@ -145,18 +145,14 @@ public class CharacterDataFactory : MediatorSubscriberBase
         // gather up data from ipc
         previousData.ManipulationString = _ipcManager.PenumbraGetMetaManipulations();
         previousData.HeelsOffset = _ipcManager.GetHeelsOffset();
-        Task<string> getGlamourerData = new(() => _ipcManager.GlamourerGetCharacterCustomization(playerRelatedObject.Address));
-        _processingQueue.Enqueue(getGlamourerData);
-        Task<string> getCustomizeData = new(() => _ipcManager.GetCustomizePlusScale());
-        _processingQueue.Enqueue(getCustomizeData);
-        Task<string> getPalettePlusData = new(() => _ipcManager.PalettePlusBuildPalette());
-        _processingQueue.Enqueue(getPalettePlusData);
-        Task.WaitAll(new[] { getGlamourerData, getCustomizeData, getPalettePlusData }, token);
-        previousData.GlamourerString[playerRelatedObject.ObjectKind] = await getGlamourerData.ConfigureAwait(true);
-        previousData.CustomizePlusScale = await getCustomizeData.ConfigureAwait(true);
-        previousData.PalettePlusPalette = await getPalettePlusData.ConfigureAwait(true);
+        Task<string> getGlamourerData = Task.Run(() => _ipcManager.GlamourerGetCharacterCustomization(playerRelatedObject.Address));
+        Task<string> getCustomizeData = Task.Run(() => _ipcManager.GetCustomizePlusScale());
+        Task<string> getPalettePlusData = Task.Run(() => _ipcManager.PalettePlusBuildPalette());
+        previousData.GlamourerString[playerRelatedObject.ObjectKind] = await getGlamourerData.ConfigureAwait(false);
         _logger.LogDebug("Glamourer is now: {data}", previousData.GlamourerString[playerRelatedObject.ObjectKind]);
+        previousData.CustomizePlusScale = await getCustomizeData.ConfigureAwait(false);
         _logger.LogDebug("Customize is now: {data}", previousData.CustomizePlusScale);
+        previousData.PalettePlusPalette = await getPalettePlusData.ConfigureAwait(false);
         _logger.LogDebug("Palette is now: {data}", previousData.PalettePlusPalette);
 
         // gather static replacements from render model
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Managers/CachedPlayer.cs b/MareSynchronos/Managers/CachedPlayer.cs
index a659368..932d6bb 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Managers/CachedPlayer.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Managers/CachedPlayer.cs
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public class CachedPlayer : MediatorSubscriberBase, IDisposable
                 }
             }
 
-            while (!_applicationTask?.IsCompleted ?? false)
+            while (!_applicationTask?.IsCompleted ?? false && !downloadToken.IsCancellationRequested)
             {
                 // block until current application is done
                 _logger.LogDebug("Waiting for current data application (Id: {id}) to finish", _applicationId);
@@ -416,15 +416,12 @@ public class CachedPlayer : MediatorSubscriberBase, IDisposable
                 _logger.LogDebug("[{applicationId}] Application finished", _applicationId);
             });
 
-        }, downloadToken).ContinueWith(task =>
-            {
-                _downloadCancellationTokenSource = null;
+            _downloadCancellationTokenSource = null;
 
-                if (!task.IsCanceled) return;
+            _logger.LogDebug("Download was cancelled");
+            _apiController.CancelDownload(downloadId);
 
-                _logger.LogDebug("Download was cancelled");
-                _apiController.CancelDownload(downloadId);
-            });
+        }, downloadToken);
     }
 
     private Task? _applicationTask;
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Models/GameObjectHandler.cs b/MareSynchronos/Models/GameObjectHandler.cs
index a27d162..68d2297 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Models/GameObjectHandler.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Models/GameObjectHandler.cs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class GameObjectHandler : MediatorSubscriberBase
                        || (((GameObject*)curPtr)->RenderFlags & 0b100000000000) == 0b100000000000;
     }
 
-    public async Task<bool> IsBeingDrawn()
+    public async Task<bool> IsBeingDrawnRunOnFramework()
     {
         return await _dalamudUtil.RunOnFrameworkThread(() =>
         {
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Utils/DalamudUtil.cs b/MareSynchronos/Utils/DalamudUtil.cs
index ea9c90c..ef9225b 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Utils/DalamudUtil.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Utils/DalamudUtil.cs
@@ -254,11 +254,13 @@ public class DalamudUtil : IDisposable
 
     public async Task RunOnFrameworkThread(Action act)
     {
+        _logger.LogTrace("Running Action on framework thread: {act}", act);
         await _framework.RunOnFrameworkThread(act).ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
     public async Task<T> RunOnFrameworkThread<T>(Func<T> func)
     {
+        _logger.LogTrace("Running Func on framework thread: {func}", func);
         return await _framework.RunOnFrameworkThread(func).ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
@@ -275,11 +277,11 @@ public class DalamudUtil : IDisposable
             // ReSharper disable once LoopVariableIsNeverChangedInsideLoop
             while ((!ct?.IsCancellationRequested ?? true)
                    && curWaitTime < timeOut
-                   && await handler.IsBeingDrawn().ConfigureAwait(false)) // 0b100000000000 is "still rendering" or something
+                   && await handler.IsBeingDrawnRunOnFramework().ConfigureAwait(true)) // 0b100000000000 is "still rendering" or something
             {
                 logger.LogTrace($"[{redrawId}] Waiting for {handler} to finish drawing");
                 curWaitTime += tick;
-                Thread.Sleep(tick);
+                await Task.Delay(tick).ConfigureAwait(true);
             }
 
             logger.LogTrace($"[{redrawId}] Finished drawing after {curWaitTime}ms");