diff --git a/python/pyplugin_installer/installer.py b/python/pyplugin_installer/installer.py
index 3c2b8fb3566..2479ce7e25d 100644
--- a/python/pyplugin_installer/installer.py
+++ b/python/pyplugin_installer/installer.py
@@ -120,22 +120,21 @@ class QgsPluginInstaller(QObject):
         """ Fetch plugins from all enabled repositories."""
         """  reloadMode = true:  Fully refresh data from QgsSettings to mRepositories  """
         """  reloadMode = false: Fetch unready repositories only """
-        with OverrideCursor(Qt.WaitCursor):
-            if reloadMode:
-                repositories.load()
-                plugins.clearRepoCache()
-                plugins.getAllInstalled()
+        if reloadMode:
+            repositories.load()
+            plugins.clearRepoCache()
+            plugins.getAllInstalled()
 
-            for key in repositories.allEnabled():
-                if reloadMode or repositories.all()[key]["state"] == 3:  # if state = 3 (error or not fetched yet), try to fetch once again
-                    repositories.requestFetching(key, force_reload=reloadMode)
+        for key in repositories.allEnabled():
+            if reloadMode or repositories.all()[key]["state"] == 3:  # if state = 3 (error or not fetched yet), try to fetch once again
+                repositories.requestFetching(key, force_reload=reloadMode)
 
-            if repositories.fetchingInProgress():
-                fetchDlg = QgsPluginInstallerFetchingDialog(iface.mainWindow())
-                fetchDlg.exec_()
-                del fetchDlg
-                for key in repositories.all():
-                    repositories.killConnection(key)
+        if repositories.fetchingInProgress():
+            fetchDlg = QgsPluginInstallerFetchingDialog(iface.mainWindow())
+            fetchDlg.exec_()
+            del fetchDlg
+            for key in repositories.all():
+                repositories.killConnection(key)
 
         # display error messages for every unavailable repository, unless Shift pressed nor all repositories are unavailable
         keepQuiet = QgsApplication.keyboardModifiers() == Qt.KeyboardModifiers(Qt.ShiftModifier)
diff --git a/python/pyplugin_installer/qgsplugininstallerfetchingdialog.py b/python/pyplugin_installer/qgsplugininstallerfetchingdialog.py
index d0392db66b7..d2da4165e07 100644
--- a/python/pyplugin_installer/qgsplugininstallerfetchingdialog.py
+++ b/python/pyplugin_installer/qgsplugininstallerfetchingdialog.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 """
 
-from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import QCoreApplication
+from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import Qt, QCoreApplication
 from qgis.PyQt.QtWidgets import QDialog, QTreeWidgetItem
 
 from .ui_qgsplugininstallerfetchingbase import Ui_QgsPluginInstallerFetchingDialogBase
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class QgsPluginInstallerFetchingDialog(QDialog, Ui_QgsPluginInstallerFetchingDia
                 self.itemProgress[key] = 0
                 self.displayState(key, 2)
         self.treeWidget.resizeColumnToContents(0)
+        self.treeWidget.setCursor(Qt.WaitCursor)
         repositories.repositoryFetched.connect(self.repositoryFetched)
         repositories.anythingChanged.connect(self.displayState)