diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs b/osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs
index 7e4257c23b..2bba1723ec 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
-using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Game;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
@@ -24,15 +23,13 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Overlays
         private OsuConfigManager config;
         private OsuGameBase game;
         private NotificationOverlay notificationOverlay;
-        private GameHost host;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(NotificationOverlay notification, OsuColour colours, TextureStore textures, OsuGameBase game, OsuConfigManager config, GameHost host)
+        private void load(NotificationOverlay notification, OsuColour colours, TextureStore textures, OsuGameBase game, OsuConfigManager config)
         {
             notificationOverlay = notification;
             this.config = config;
             this.game = game;
-            this.host = host;
 
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
             Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChangelogOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChangelogOverlay.cs
index a957227c6b..552e213a45 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChangelogOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChangelogOverlay.cs
@@ -168,12 +168,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             if (initialFetchTask != null)
                 return initialFetchTask;
 
-            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>();
-
-            initialFetchTask = tcs.Task;
-
-            Task.Run(() =>
+            return initialFetchTask = Task.Run(async () =>
             {
+                var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>();
+
                 var req = new GetChangelogRequest();
                 req.Success += res =>
                 {
@@ -190,9 +188,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 };
                 req.Failure += _ => initialFetchTask = null;
                 req.Perform(API);
-            });
 
-            return initialFetchTask;
+                await tcs.Task;
+            });
         }
 
         private CancellationTokenSource loadContentTask;