diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pixelized/desktop/lwa/DataSyncViewModel.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pixelized/desktop/lwa/DataSyncViewModel.kt
index 4faeedd..ba16d94 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pixelized/desktop/lwa/DataSyncViewModel.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pixelized/desktop/lwa/DataSyncViewModel.kt
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ import com.pixelized.desktop.lwa.repository.item.ItemRepository
 import com.pixelized.desktop.lwa.repository.network.NetworkRepository
 import com.pixelized.desktop.lwa.repository.settings.SettingsRepository
 import com.pixelized.desktop.lwa.repository.tag.TagRepository
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
 import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filter
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flatMapLatest
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flowOn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
@@ -47,28 +49,39 @@ class DataSyncViewModel(
 
         networkRepository.status
             .filter { status -> status == NetworkRepository.Status.CONNECTED }
+            .flowOn(context = Dispatchers.IO)
             .onEach {
-                tagRepository.updateAlterationTags()
-                alterationRepository.updateAlterationFlow()
-                tagRepository.updateCharacterTags()
-                characterRepository.updateCharacterPreviews()
-                campaignRepository.updateCampaign()
-                tagRepository.updateItemTags()
-                itemRepository.updateItemFlow()
+                try {
+                    tagRepository.updateAlterationTags()
+                    alterationRepository.updateAlterationFlow()
+                    tagRepository.updateCharacterTags()
+                    characterRepository.updateCharacterPreviews()
+                    campaignRepository.updateCampaign()
+                    tagRepository.updateItemTags()
+                    itemRepository.updateItemFlow()
+                } catch (exception: Exception) {
+                    println(exception.message) // TODO proper exception handling
+                }
             }
             .launchIn(this)
 
         networkRepository.status
             .filter { status -> status == NetworkRepository.Status.CONNECTED }
+            .flowOn(context = Dispatchers.IO)
             .flatMapLatest { campaignRepository.campaignFlow().map { it.instances } }
+            .distinctUntilChanged()
             .onEach { instances ->
                 instances.forEach { characterSheetId ->
-                    characterRepository.updateCharacterSheet(
-                        characterSheetId = characterSheetId,
-                    )
-                    inventoryRepository.updateInventoryFlow(
-                        characterSheetId = characterSheetId,
-                    )
+                    try {
+                        characterRepository.updateCharacterSheet(
+                            characterSheetId = characterSheetId,
+                        )
+                        inventoryRepository.updateInventoryFlow(
+                            characterSheetId = characterSheetId,
+                        )
+                    } catch (exception: Exception) {
+                        println(exception.message) // TODO proper exception handling
+                    }
                 }
             }
             .launchIn(this)
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pixelized/desktop/lwa/network/LwaClientImpl.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pixelized/desktop/lwa/network/LwaClientImpl.kt
index 032edbc..17a7e4e 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pixelized/desktop/lwa/network/LwaClientImpl.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/pixelized/desktop/lwa/network/LwaClientImpl.kt
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import io.ktor.http.contentType
 
 class LwaClientImpl(
     private val client: HttpClient,
-    setting: SettingsRepository,
+    private val setting: SettingsRepository,
 ) : LwaClient {
-    private val root = setting.settings().network.root
+    private val root get() = setting.settings().network.root
 
     @Throws
     override suspend fun getAlterations(): APIResponse<List<AlterationJson>> = client