diff --git a/desktop/src/mindustry/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java b/desktop/src/mindustry/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java
index e20a4208c4..72a73a00fa 100644
--- a/desktop/src/mindustry/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java
+++ b/desktop/src/mindustry/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java
@@ -118,17 +118,19 @@ public class DesktopLauncher extends ClientLauncher{
         testMobile = Seq.with(args).contains("-testMobile");
 
         if(useDiscord){
-            try{
-                DiscordRPC.connect(discordID);
-                Log.info("Initialized Discord rich presence.");
-                Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(DiscordRPC::close));
-            }catch(NoDiscordClientException none){
-                //don't log if no client is found
-                useDiscord = false;
-            }catch(Throwable t){
-                useDiscord = false;
-                Log.warn("Failed to initialize Discord RPC - you are likely using a JVM <16.");
-            }
+            Threads.daemon(() -> {
+                try{
+                    DiscordRPC.connect(discordID);
+                    Log.info("Initialized Discord rich presence.");
+                    Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(DiscordRPC::close));
+                }catch(NoDiscordClientException none){
+                    //don't log if no client is found
+                    useDiscord = false;
+                }catch(Throwable t){
+                    useDiscord = false;
+                    Log.warn("Failed to initialize Discord RPC - you are likely using a JVM <16.");
+                }
+            });
         }
 
         if(useSteam){
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 75a9789f5a..b368b24836 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.internal.http.socketTimeout=100000
 org.gradle.internal.http.connectionTimeout=100000
 android.enableR8.fullMode=false
-archash=9b4648505a
+archash=65d654d634