diff --git a/source/Reloaded.Mod.Launcher/ModuleInitialiser.cs b/source/Reloaded.Mod.Launcher/ModuleInitialiser.cs
index cb7fe9f5..dd2d845c 100644
--- a/source/Reloaded.Mod.Launcher/ModuleInitialiser.cs
+++ b/source/Reloaded.Mod.Launcher/ModuleInitialiser.cs
@@ -7,5 +7,9 @@ public static void Init()
     {
         // Raise maximum number of WebRequest connections
         ServicePointManager.DefaultConnectionLimit = int.MaxValue;
+        
+        // When .NET makes first HTTP request, it takes some time to resolve proxy settings.
+        // We can speed this up by resolving the proxy ourselves.
+        Task.Run(WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy);
     }
 }
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