diff --git a/QuickPlay/Configuration.cs b/QuickPlay/Configuration.cs
index 47c39e3..12d279e 100644
--- a/QuickPlay/Configuration.cs
+++ b/QuickPlay/Configuration.cs
@@ -188,10 +188,13 @@ namespace QuickPlay
         }
         public async Task<PlayerConfiguration> GetConfigurationAsync()
         {
-            var client = new HttpClient() ;
-            var resp = await client.GetStreamAsync(configUrl);
-            var sr = new StreamReader(resp);
-            return PlayerConfiguration.FromFile(sr);
+            return await Task.Run(async () =>
+            {
+                var client = new HttpClient();
+                var resp = await client.GetStreamAsync(configUrl);
+                var sr = new StreamReader(resp);
+                return PlayerConfiguration.FromFile(sr);
+            });
         }
     }