diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthResourcePages.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthResourcePages.cpp
index 064cb28bf..398bf0455 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthResourcePages.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthResourcePages.cpp
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ std::unique_ptr<ModFilterWidget> ModrinthModPage::createFilterWidget()
 void ModrinthModPage::prepareProviderCategories()
 {
     auto response = std::make_shared<QByteArray>();
-    auto task = ModrinthAPI::getModCategories(response);
-    QObject::connect(task.get(), &Task::succeeded, [this, response]() {
+    m_categoriesTask = ModrinthAPI::getModCategories(response);
+    QObject::connect(m_categoriesTask.get(), &Task::succeeded, [this, response]() {
         auto categories = ModrinthAPI::loadModCategories(response);
         m_filter_widget->setCategories(categories);
     });
-    task->start();
+    m_categoriesTask->start();
 };
 }  // namespace ResourceDownload
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthResourcePages.h b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthResourcePages.h
index f6a789cc3..7f8d9d571 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthResourcePages.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/modplatform/modrinth/ModrinthResourcePages.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class ModrinthModPage : public ModPage {
 
    protected:
     virtual void prepareProviderCategories() override;
+    Task::Ptr m_categoriesTask;
 };
 
 class ModrinthResourcePackPage : public ResourcePackResourcePage {