diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index b0ca08f6a..b64104cc5 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ async function firstLoadInit() {
     initCfg();
     initLogprobs();
     initInputMarkdown();
-    initScrapers();
+    await initScrapers();
     doDailyExtensionUpdatesCheck();
     await hideLoader();
     await fixViewport();
diff --git a/public/scripts/scrapers.js b/public/scripts/scrapers.js
index 09d42edb1..5a21dedd0 100644
--- a/public/scripts/scrapers.js
+++ b/public/scripts/scrapers.js
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ export class ScraperManager {
      * Register a scraper to be used by the Data Bank.
      * @param {Scraper} scraper Instance of a scraper to register
      */
-    static registerDataBankScraper(scraper) {
+    static async registerDataBankScraper(scraper) {
         if (ScraperManager.#scrapers.some(s => s.id === scraper.id)) {
             console.warn(`Scraper with ID ${scraper.id} already registered`);
             return;
         }
 
         if (scraper.init) {
-            scraper.init();
+            await scraper.init();
         }
 
         ScraperManager.#scrapers.push(scraper);
@@ -571,11 +571,11 @@ class YouTubeScraper {
     }
 }
 
-export function initScrapers() {
-    ScraperManager.registerDataBankScraper(new FileScraper());
-    ScraperManager.registerDataBankScraper(new Notepad());
-    ScraperManager.registerDataBankScraper(new WebScraper());
-    ScraperManager.registerDataBankScraper(new MediaWikiScraper());
-    ScraperManager.registerDataBankScraper(new FandomScraper());
-    ScraperManager.registerDataBankScraper(new YouTubeScraper());
+export async function initScrapers() {
+    await ScraperManager.registerDataBankScraper(new FileScraper());
+    await ScraperManager.registerDataBankScraper(new Notepad());
+    await ScraperManager.registerDataBankScraper(new WebScraper());
+    await ScraperManager.registerDataBankScraper(new MediaWikiScraper());
+    await ScraperManager.registerDataBankScraper(new FandomScraper());
+    await ScraperManager.registerDataBankScraper(new YouTubeScraper());
 }