diff --git a/core/config/handler.ts b/core/config/handler.ts
index 2a6b040d2b..bf2bff629b 100644
--- a/core/config/handler.ts
+++ b/core/config/handler.ts
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ export class ConfigHandler {
   reloadConfig() {
     this.savedConfig = undefined;
     this.savedBrowserConfig = undefined;
-    this.loadConfig();
-    for (const listener of this.updateListeners) {
-      listener();
-    }
+    this.loadConfig().then(() => {
+      for (const listener of this.updateListeners) {
+        listener();
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   async getSerializedConfig(): Promise<BrowserSerializedContinueConfig> {
diff --git a/extensions/vscode/src/extension/vscodeExtension.ts b/extensions/vscode/src/extension/vscodeExtension.ts
index 6d30990ec5..b89b30e5a6 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode/src/extension/vscodeExtension.ts
+++ b/extensions/vscode/src/extension/vscodeExtension.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ export class VsCodeExtension {
     setupRemoteConfigSync(
       this.configHandler.reloadConfig.bind(this.configHandler),
     );
-    this.core = new Core(inProcessMessenger, this.ide);
 
     // Indexing + pause token
     this.diffManager.webviewProtocol = this.webviewProtocol;