diff --git a/assets/js/fetch-repo.js b/assets/js/fetch-repo.js
index f94c9614..41ee97fb 100644
--- a/assets/js/fetch-repo.js
+++ b/assets/js/fetch-repo.js
@@ -1,36 +1,57 @@
-function fetchRepo() {
-  const scriptElement = document.currentScript;
-  const repoURL =
-    scriptElement && scriptElement.getAttribute("data-repo-url")
-      ? scriptElement.getAttribute("data-repo-url")
-      : (console.error("data-repo-url is null"), null);
-  const repoId =
-    scriptElement && scriptElement.getAttribute("data-repo-id")
-      ? scriptElement.getAttribute("data-repo-id")
-      : (console.error("data-repo-id is null"), null);
-  const requestObjects = repoId.startsWith("github")
-    ? ["full_name", "description", "stargazers_count", "forks"]
-    : repoId.startsWith("gitlab")
-      ? ["name_with_namespace", "description", "star_count", "forks_count"]
-      : ["full_name", "description", "stars_count", "forks_count"];
-  fetch(repoURL, {
-    headers: new Headers({
-      "User-agent": "Mozilla/4.0 Custom User Agent",
-    }),
-  })
-    .then((response) => response.json())
-    .then((data) => {
-      requestObjects.forEach((requestObject) => {
-        let element = document.getElementById(`${repoId}-${requestObject}`);
-        if (requestObject === "stargazers_count" && repoId.startsWith("github")) {
-          element = document.getElementById(`${repoId}-stargazers`);
-        }
-        element
-          ? (element.innerHTML = data[requestObject])
-          : (console.error(`Element '${repoId}-${requestObject}' not found`), null);
-      });
-    })
-    .catch((error) => console.error(error));
-}
+(async () => {
+  const script = document.currentScript;
+  const repoURL = script?.getAttribute("data-repo-url");
+  const repoId = script?.getAttribute("data-repo-id");
 
-fetchRepo();
+  if (!repoURL || !repoId) return;
+
+  const platforms = {
+    github: {
+      full_name: "full_name",
+      description: "description",
+      stargazers_count: "stargazers",
+      forks: "forks",
+    },
+    gitlab: {
+      name_with_namespace: "name_with_namespace",
+      description: "description",
+      star_count: "star_count",
+      forks_count: "forks_count",
+    },
+    gitea: {
+      full_name: "full_name",
+      description: "description",
+      stars_count: "stars_count",
+      forks_count: "forks_count",
+    },
+    codeberg: {
+      full_name: "full_name",
+      description: "description",
+      stars_count: "stars_count",
+      forks_count: "forks_count",
+    },
+    forgejo: {
+      full_name: "full_name",
+      description: "description",
+      stars_count: "stars_count",
+      forks_count: "forks_count",
+    },
+  };
+
+  const platform = Object.keys(platforms).find((p) => repoId.startsWith(p)) || "github";
+  const mapping = platforms[platform];
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(repoURL, {
+      headers: { "User-agent": "Mozilla/4.0 Custom User Agent" },
+    });
+    const data = await response.json();
+
+    Object.entries(mapping).forEach(([dataField, elementSuffix]) => {
+      const element = document.getElementById(`${repoId}-${elementSuffix}`);
+      if (element) element.innerHTML = data[dataField];
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error);
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/codeberg.html b/layouts/shortcodes/codeberg.html
index d78ba130..9c658569 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/codeberg.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/codeberg.html
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
       {{ $fetchRepo := resources.Get "js/fetch-repo.js" }}
       {{ $fetchRepo = $fetchRepo | resources.Minify | resources.Fingerprint ($.Site.Params.fingerprintAlgorithm | default "sha512") }}
       <script
+        async
         type="text/javascript"
         src="{{ $fetchRepo.RelPermalink }}"
         integrity="{{ $fetchRepo.Data.Integrity }}"
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/forgejo.html b/layouts/shortcodes/forgejo.html
index ebec0568..85f4c9f0 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/forgejo.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/forgejo.html
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
       {{ $fetchRepo := resources.Get "js/fetch-repo.js" }}
       {{ $fetchRepo = $fetchRepo | resources.Minify | resources.Fingerprint ($.Site.Params.fingerprintAlgorithm | default "sha512") }}
       <script
+        async
         type="text/javascript"
         src="{{ $fetchRepo.RelPermalink }}"
         integrity="{{ $fetchRepo.Data.Integrity }}"
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/gitea.html b/layouts/shortcodes/gitea.html
index 2c8a26c9..efca58cc 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/gitea.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/gitea.html
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
       {{ $fetchRepo := resources.Get "js/fetch-repo.js" }}
       {{ $fetchRepo = $fetchRepo | resources.Minify | resources.Fingerprint ($.Site.Params.fingerprintAlgorithm | default "sha512") }}
       <script
+        async
         type="text/javascript"
         src="{{ $fetchRepo.RelPermalink }}"
         integrity="{{ $fetchRepo.Data.Integrity }}"
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/github.html b/layouts/shortcodes/github.html
index 86a490f1..9e0d4aaf 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/github.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/github.html
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
       {{ $fetchRepo := resources.Get "js/fetch-repo.js" }}
       {{ $fetchRepo = $fetchRepo | resources.Minify | resources.Fingerprint ($.Site.Params.fingerprintAlgorithm | default "sha512") }}
       <script
+        async
         type="text/javascript"
         src="{{ $fetchRepo.RelPermalink }}"
         integrity="{{ $fetchRepo.Data.Integrity }}"
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/gitlab.html b/layouts/shortcodes/gitlab.html
index 897ceea5..1073a39c 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/gitlab.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/gitlab.html
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
       {{ $fetchRepo := resources.Get "js/fetch-repo.js" }}
       {{ $fetchRepo = $fetchRepo | resources.Minify | resources.Fingerprint ($.Site.Params.fingerprintAlgorithm | default "sha512") }}
       <script
+        async
         type="text/javascript"
         src="{{ $fetchRepo.RelPermalink }}"
         integrity="{{ $fetchRepo.Data.Integrity }}"