diff --git a/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Handlers/PairHandler.cs b/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Handlers/PairHandler.cs
index 8a346e2..548aa6c 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Handlers/PairHandler.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Handlers/PairHandler.cs
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ public sealed class PairHandler : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
             return;
         }
 
+        _forceApplyMods |= forceApplyCustomization;
+
         var charaDataToUpdate = characterData.CheckUpdatedData(applicationBase, _cachedData?.DeepClone() ?? new(), Logger, this, forceApplyCustomization, _forceApplyMods);
 
         if (_charaHandler != null && _forceApplyMods)
@@ -451,8 +453,6 @@ public sealed class PairHandler : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
         });
 
         _ipcManager.PenumbraAssignTemporaryCollectionAsync(Logger, _penumbraCollection, _charaHandler.GetGameObject()!.ObjectIndex).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
-
-        _downloadManager.Initialize();
     }
 
     private void IpcManagerOnPenumbraRedrawEvent(PenumbraRedrawMessage msg)
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/Files/FileDownloadManager.cs b/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/Files/FileDownloadManager.cs
index ab72fdc..ab9deff 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/Files/FileDownloadManager.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/Files/FileDownloadManager.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ using MareSynchronos.PlayerData.Handlers;
 using MareSynchronos.Services.Mediator;
 using MareSynchronos.WebAPI.Files.Models;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http.Json;
 
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ namespace MareSynchronos.WebAPI.Files;
 
 public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 {
-    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Guid, bool> _downloadReady = new();
     private readonly Dictionary<string, FileDownloadStatus> _downloadStatus;
     private readonly FileCacheManager _fileDbManager;
     private readonly FileTransferOrchestrator _orchestrator;
@@ -60,17 +58,6 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
         }
     }
 
-    public void Initialize()
-    {
-        Mediator.Subscribe<DownloadReadyMessage>(this, (msg) =>
-        {
-            if (_downloadReady.ContainsKey(msg.RequestId))
-            {
-                _downloadReady[msg.RequestId] = true;
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
     protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
     {
         CancelDownload();
@@ -232,7 +219,6 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
             Logger.LogDebug("Sent request for {n} files on server {uri} with result {result}", fileGroup.Count(), fileGroup.First().DownloadUri, requestIdResponse.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result);
 
             Guid requestId = Guid.Parse(requestIdResponse.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result.Trim('"'));
-            _downloadReady[requestId] = false;
 
             Logger.LogDebug("GUID {requestId} for {n} files on server {uri}", requestId, fileGroup.Count(), fileGroup.First().DownloadUri);
 
@@ -367,7 +353,7 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
             localTimeoutCts.CancelAfter(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
             CancellationTokenSource composite = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(downloadCt, localTimeoutCts.Token);
 
-            while (_downloadReady.TryGetValue(requestId, out bool isReady) && !isReady)
+            while (!_orchestrator.IsDownloadReady(requestId))
             {
                 try
                 {
@@ -420,7 +406,7 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
                     // ignore whatever happens here
                 }
             }
-            _downloadReady.Remove(requestId, out _);
+            _orchestrator.ClearDownloadRequest(requestId);
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/Files/FileTransferOrchestrator.cs b/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/Files/FileTransferOrchestrator.cs
index 6d99c12..5981623 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/Files/FileTransferOrchestrator.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/Files/FileTransferOrchestrator.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using MareSynchronos.Services.Mediator;
 using MareSynchronos.Services.ServerConfiguration;
 using MareSynchronos.WebAPI.Files.Models;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Net.Http.Json;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ public class FileTransferOrchestrator : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
     private readonly ServerConfigurationManager _serverManager;
     private int _availableDownloadSlots;
     private SemaphoreSlim _downloadSemaphore;
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Guid, bool> _downloadReady = new();
 
     public FileTransferOrchestrator(ILogger<FileTransferOrchestrator> logger, MareConfigService mareConfig, ServerConfigurationManager serverManager, MareMediator mediator) : base(logger, mediator)
     {
@@ -39,6 +41,10 @@ public class FileTransferOrchestrator : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
         {
             FilesCdnUri = null;
         });
+        Mediator.Subscribe<DownloadReadyMessage>(this, (msg) =>
+        {
+            _downloadReady[msg.RequestId] = true;
+        });
     }
 
     public Uri? FilesCdnUri { private set; get; }
@@ -50,6 +56,21 @@ public class FileTransferOrchestrator : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
         _downloadSemaphore.Release();
     }
 
+    public bool IsDownloadReady(Guid guid)
+    {
+        if (_downloadReady.TryGetValue(guid, out bool isReady) && isReady)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public void ClearDownloadRequest(Guid guid)
+    {
+        _downloadReady.Remove(guid, out _);
+    }
+
     public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendRequestAsync(HttpMethod method, Uri uri, CancellationToken? ct = null)
     {
         using var requestMessage = new HttpRequestMessage(method, uri);