diff --git a/src/query/processor.ts b/src/query/processor.ts
index 7f2c815..dbd1e0e 100644
--- a/src/query/processor.ts
+++ b/src/query/processor.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import type { MarkdownPostProcessorContext } from "obsidian";
 import { GithubQuery } from "./query";
 
-export function QueryProcessor(source: string, el: HTMLElement, _ctx: MarkdownPostProcessorContext): void {
-	new GithubQuery(source, el);
+export async function QueryProcessor(
+	source: string,
+	el: HTMLElement,
+	_ctx: MarkdownPostProcessorContext,
+): Promise<void> {
+	const query = new GithubQuery(el);
+	await query.init(source);
 }
diff --git a/src/query/query.ts b/src/query/query.ts
index 12bbb58..6489c79 100644
--- a/src/query/query.ts
+++ b/src/query/query.ts
@@ -142,15 +142,14 @@ export class GithubQuery {
 	private result: TableResult | null = null;
 	private resultMeta: PaginationMeta | null = null;
 
-	constructor(
-		source: string,
-		private readonly hostElement: HTMLElement,
-	) {
+	constructor(private readonly hostElement: HTMLElement) {}
+
+	public async init(source: string): Promise<void> {
 		const parsedParams = this.parseCodeblock(source);
 		if (!parsedParams) {
 			console.error(`Github Link: simplistic parsing failed`);
 		} else {
-			void this.setParams(parsedParams);
+			await this.setParams(parsedParams);
 		}
 	}