diff --git a/src/common/net/net.cpp b/src/common/net/net.cpp
index 84c62176f2..1d836cbd1d 100644
--- a/src/common/net/net.cpp
+++ b/src/common/net/net.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ std::optional<Release> Release::FromJson(const nlohmann::json& json, const std::
     rel.host = host;
 
     const auto release_base =
-        fmt::format("{}/{}/releases", host, repo);
+        fmt::format("{}/{}/releases", Common::g_build_auto_update_website, repo);
     const auto fallback_html = fmt::format("{}/tag/{}", release_base, rel.tag);
     rel.html_url = json.value("html_url", fallback_html);
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/bcat/news/builtin_news.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/bcat/news/builtin_news.cpp
index bd7ff0d221..e45a78b8fe 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/bcat/news/builtin_news.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/bcat/news/builtin_news.cpp
@@ -467,14 +467,18 @@ void EnsureBuiltinNewsLoaded() {
             ImportReleases(releases);
 
             LOG_INFO(Service_BCAT, "news: {} entries loaded from cache", NewsStorage::Instance().ListAll().size());
-        } else if (const auto fresh = Common::Net::GetReleasesBody()) {
-            const std::string_view body = fresh.value();
-            WriteCachedJson(body);
-            const auto releases = Common::Net::Release::ListFromJson(body, Common::g_build_auto_update_stable_api, Common::g_build_auto_update_stable_repo);
-            ImportReleases(releases);
-
-            LOG_INFO(Service_BCAT, "news: {} entries updated from Forgejo", NewsStorage::Instance().ListAll().size());
         }
+
+        std::thread([] {
+            if (const auto fresh = Common::Net::GetReleasesBody()) {
+                const std::string_view body = fresh.value();
+                WriteCachedJson(body);
+                const auto releases = Common::Net::Release::ListFromJson(body, Common::g_build_auto_update_stable_api, Common::g_build_auto_update_stable_repo);
+                ImportReleases(releases);
+
+                LOG_INFO(Service_BCAT, "news: {} entries updated from Forgejo", NewsStorage::Instance().ListAll().size());
+            }
+        });
     });
 }