diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Guilds/SocketGuild.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Guilds/SocketGuild.cs
index f32c6dccf..5358605c8 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Guilds/SocketGuild.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Guilds/SocketGuild.cs
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
                     _emojis = ImmutableArray.Create<Emoji>();
                 if (Features == null)
                     _features = ImmutableArray.Create<string>();*/
+                _syncPromise = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>();
+                _downloaderPromise = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>();
                 return;
             }