diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDownloadScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDownloadScreen.kt
index 94b64b4a0..e44737111 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDownloadScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDownloadScreen.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import eu.kanade.presentation.more.settings.widget.TriStateListDialog
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentListOf
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentMapOf
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.toImmutableMap
-import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import tachiyomi.domain.category.interactor.GetCategories
 import tachiyomi.domain.category.model.Category
 import tachiyomi.domain.download.service.DownloadPreferences
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ object SettingsDownloadScreen : SearchableSettings {
     @Composable
     override fun getPreferences(): List<Preference> {
         val getCategories = remember { Injekt.get<GetCategories>() }
-        val allCategories by getCategories.subscribe().collectAsState(initial = runBlocking { getCategories.await() })
+        val allCategories by getCategories.subscribe().collectAsState(initial = emptyList())
 
         val downloadPreferences = remember { Injekt.get<DownloadPreferences>() }
         return listOf(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsLibraryScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsLibraryScreen.kt
index 2a3ce4a3c..a17712cf5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsLibraryScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsLibraryScreen.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentListOf
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentMapOf
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.toImmutableMap
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
-import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import tachiyomi.domain.UnsortedPreferences
 import tachiyomi.domain.category.interactor.GetCategories
 import tachiyomi.domain.category.interactor.ResetCategoryFlags
@@ -59,9 +58,7 @@ object SettingsLibraryScreen : SearchableSettings {
     override fun getPreferences(): List<Preference> {
         val getCategories = remember { Injekt.get<GetCategories>() }
         val libraryPreferences = remember { Injekt.get<LibraryPreferences>() }
-        val allCategories by getCategories.subscribe().collectAsState(
-            initial = runBlocking { getCategories.await() },
-        )
+        val allCategories by getCategories.subscribe().collectAsState(initial = emptyList())
         // SY -->
         val unsortedPreferences = remember { Injekt.get<UnsortedPreferences>() }
         // SY <--