diff --git a/src/misc.c b/src/misc.c
index a9112ae4c..d03da4fff 100644
--- a/src/misc.c
+++ b/src/misc.c
@@ -3050,8 +3050,8 @@ const char *synchronous_http_request(const char *url, int max_redirects, int con
 	request->keep_file = 1;
 	request->connect_timeout = connect_timeout;
 	request->transfer_timeout = transfer_timeout;
-	url_start_async(request);
 	synchronous_http_request_in_progress = 1;
+	url_start_async(request);
 
 	while (synchronous_http_request_in_progress == 1)
 	{
diff --git a/src/modules/third/Makefile.in b/src/modules/third/Makefile.in
index c9ea25ebb..3afa9fcbd 100644
--- a/src/modules/third/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/modules/third/Makefile.in
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ RM=@RM@
 all: build
 
 build:
-	../../../src/ircd -m upgrade --no-install
+	-../../../src/ircd -m upgrade --no-install
 	../../../src/ircd -m compile-all
 
 custommodule: $(MODULEFILE).c