diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/PluginsManifest.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/PluginsManifest.cs
index dc1c0cc21..d3b9c5a8e 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/PluginsManifest.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Core/ExternalPlugins/PluginsManifest.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
+using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Net;
@@ -21,24 +21,24 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Core.ExternalPlugins
 
         public static List<UserPlugin> UserPlugins { get; private set; } = new List<UserPlugin>();
 
-        public static async Task UpdateManifestAsync()
+        public static async Task UpdateManifestAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
         {
             try
             {
-                await manifestUpdateLock.WaitAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await manifestUpdateLock.WaitAsync(token).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, manifestFileUrl);
                 request.Headers.Add("If-None-Match", latestEtag);
 
-                var response = await httpClient.SendAsync(request).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var response = await httpClient.SendAsync(request, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
                 {
                     Log.Info($"|PluginsManifest.{nameof(UpdateManifestAsync)}|Fetched plugins from manifest repo");
 
-                    var json = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    var json = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(token).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-                    UserPlugins = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<List<UserPlugin>>(json).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    UserPlugins = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<List<UserPlugin>>(json, cancellationToken: token).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                     latestEtag = response.Headers.ETag.Tag;
                 }
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cs
index aed5f5e2f..17f220b70 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager
 
         private Task _downloadManifestTask = Task.CompletedTask;
 
-        internal Task UpdateManifestAsync(bool silent = false)
+        internal Task UpdateManifestAsync(CancellationToken token = default, bool silent = false)
         {
             if (_downloadManifestTask.Status == TaskStatus.Running)
             {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager
             }
             else
             {
-                _downloadManifestTask = PluginsManifest.UpdateManifestAsync();
+                _downloadManifestTask = PluginsManifest.UpdateManifestAsync(token);
                 if (!silent)
                     _downloadManifestTask.ContinueWith(_ =>
                             Context.API.ShowMsg(Context.API.GetTranslation("plugin_pluginsmanager_update_failed_title"),
@@ -181,9 +181,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager
 
         internal async ValueTask<List<Result>> RequestUpdate(string search, CancellationToken token)
         {
-            await UpdateManifestAsync();
-
-            token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+            await UpdateManifestAsync(token);
 
             var autocompletedResults = AutoCompleteReturnAllResults(search,
                 Settings.HotkeyUpdate,
@@ -368,9 +366,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.PluginsManager
 
         internal async ValueTask<List<Result>> RequestInstallOrUpdate(string searchName, CancellationToken token)
         {
-            await UpdateManifestAsync();
-
-            token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+            await UpdateManifestAsync(token);
 
             var searchNameWithoutKeyword = searchName.Replace(Settings.HotKeyInstall, string.Empty, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase).Trim();