diff --git a/src/components/Hack/HackActions.tsx b/src/components/Hack/HackActions.tsx
index 866719e..1a14202 100644
--- a/src/components/Hack/HackActions.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Hack/HackActions.tsx
@@ -93,6 +93,35 @@ const HackActions: React.FC<HackActionsProps> = ({
     }
   }, [termsAgreed, patchUrl, patchBlob, file, baseRomId, isLinked, hasPermission, hasCached, status]);
 
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    const fetchPatchBlob = async () => {
+      if (!patchUrl) return;
+
+      // Defer fetch to attempt to avoid "Failed to fetch" errors
+      setTimeout(async () => {
+      const res = await fetch(patchUrl);
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error("Failed to fetch patch");
+        const blob = await res.blob();
+        setPatchBlob(blob);
+      }, 50);
+    };
+
+    if (patchUrl) {
+      fetchPatchBlob();
+    }
+  }, [patchUrl]);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (patchBlob) {
+      const romReady = !!file || (isLinked(baseRomId) && (hasPermission(baseRomId) || hasCached(baseRomId)));
+      if (romReady) {
+        setStatus("ready");
+      } else {
+        setStatus("idle");
+      }
+    }
+  }, [patchBlob, file, baseRomId, isLinked, hasPermission, hasCached, status]);
+
   async function onSelectFile(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
     const f = e.target.files?.[0] ?? null;
     setFile(f);
@@ -120,29 +149,18 @@ const HackActions: React.FC<HackActionsProps> = ({
       setStatus("downloading");
 
       // Fetch signed URL from server
-      const result = await getSignedPatchUrl(hackSlug);
-      if (!result.ok) {
-        setError(result.error);
-        setStatus("idle");
-        return;
-      }
+      // Defer fetch to attempt to avoid "Failed to fetch" errors
+      setTimeout(async () => {
+        const result = await getSignedPatchUrl(hackSlug);
+        if (!result.ok) {
+          setError(result.error);
+          setStatus("idle");
+          return;
+        }
 
-      setPatchUrl(result.url);
-      setTermsAgreed(true);
-
-      // Download patch blob
-      const res = await fetch(result.url);
-      if (!res.ok) throw new Error("Failed to fetch patch");
-      const blob = await res.blob();
-      setPatchBlob(blob);
-
-      // Update status based on ROM readiness
-      const romReady = !!file || (isLinked(baseRomId) && (hasPermission(baseRomId) || hasCached(baseRomId)));
-      if (romReady) {
-        setStatus("ready");
-      } else {
-        setStatus("idle");
-      }
+        setPatchUrl(result.url);
+        setTermsAgreed(true);
+      }, 50);
     } catch (e: any) {
       setError(e?.message || "Failed to fetch patch URL");
       setStatus("idle");
@@ -186,6 +204,8 @@ const HackActions: React.FC<HackActionsProps> = ({
         (async () => {
           let blob = patchBlob;
           if (!blob) {
+            // Should likely never happen, but just in case
+            console.log('Blob missing, fetching from URL');
             const resp = await fetch(patchUrl);
             if (!resp.ok) throw new Error("Failed to fetch patch");
             blob = await resp.blob();