diff --git a/src/common/fetch/lens-fetch.injectable.ts b/src/common/fetch/lens-fetch.injectable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db0fdd5e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/fetch/lens-fetch.injectable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import { Agent } from "https";
+import type { RequestInit, Response } from "node-fetch";
+import lensProxyPortInjectable from "../../main/lens-proxy/lens-proxy-port.injectable";
+import lensProxyCertificateInjectable from "../certificate/lens-proxy-certificate.injectable";
+import nodeFetchModuleInjectable from "./fetch-module.injectable";
+
+export type LensFetch = (pathnameAndOrQuery: string, init?: Omit<RequestInit, "agent">) => Promise<Response>;
+
+/**
+ * This fetch is for requesting items from the Lens Proxy and thus does not cause side effects
+ */
+const lensFetchInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "lens-fetch",
+  instantiate: (di): LensFetch => {
+    const { default: fetch } = di.inject(nodeFetchModuleInjectable);
+    const lensProxyPort = di.inject(lensProxyPortInjectable);
+    const lensProxyCertificate = di.inject(lensProxyCertificateInjectable);
+
+    return async (pathnameAndOrQuery, init) => fetch(`https://127.0.0.1:${lensProxyPort.get()}${pathnameAndOrQuery}`, {
+      ...init,
+      agent: new Agent({
+        ca: lensProxyCertificate.get().cert,
+      }),
+    });
+  },
+});
+
+export default lensFetchInjectable;
diff --git a/src/common/vars/build-semantic-version.injectable.ts b/src/common/vars/build-semantic-version.injectable.ts
index 2a49327480..ec86cca9c0 100644
--- a/src/common/vars/build-semantic-version.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/common/vars/build-semantic-version.injectable.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { getInjectionToken } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import { SemVer } from "semver";
 import type { InitializableState } from "../initializable-state/create";
 import { createInitializableState } from "../initializable-state/create";
-import type { RequestChannel } from "../utils/channel/request-channel-listener-injection-token";
+import type { RequestChannel } from "../utils/channel/request-channel";
 
 export const buildVersionInjectionToken = getInjectionToken<InitializableState<string>>({
   id: "build-version-token",
diff --git a/src/main/start-main-application/runnables/lens-proxy/request-app-version.injectable.ts b/src/main/start-main-application/runnables/lens-proxy/request-app-version.injectable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5de79196fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/start-main-application/runnables/lens-proxy/request-app-version.injectable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import lensFetchInjectable from "../../../../common/fetch/lens-fetch.injectable";
+
+const requestAppVersionViaProxyInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "request-app-version-via-proxy",
+  instantiate: (di) => {
+    const lensFetch = di.inject(lensFetchInjectable);
+
+    return async () => {
+      const response = await lensFetch("/version");
+
+      return (await response.json() as { version: string }).version;
+    };
+  },
+});
+
+export default requestAppVersionViaProxyInjectable;
diff --git a/src/main/start-main-application/runnables/setup-lens-proxy.injectable.ts b/src/main/start-main-application/runnables/lens-proxy/setup.injectable.ts
similarity index 59%
rename from src/main/start-main-application/runnables/setup-lens-proxy.injectable.ts
rename to src/main/start-main-application/runnables/lens-proxy/setup.injectable.ts
index 333e3aed08..137bdaebda 100644
--- a/src/main/start-main-application/runnables/setup-lens-proxy.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/start-main-application/runnables/lens-proxy/setup.injectable.ts
@@ -3,18 +3,14 @@
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
-import exitAppInjectable from "../../electron-app/features/exit-app.injectable";
-import lensProxyInjectable from "../../lens-proxy/lens-proxy.injectable";
-import loggerInjectable from "../../../common/logger.injectable";
-import lensProxyPortInjectable from "../../lens-proxy/lens-proxy-port.injectable";
-import isWindowsInjectable from "../../../common/vars/is-windows.injectable";
-import showErrorPopupInjectable from "../../electron-app/features/show-error-popup.injectable";
-import { beforeApplicationIsLoadingInjectionToken } from "../runnable-tokens/before-application-is-loading-injection-token";
-import buildVersionInjectable from "../../vars/build-version/build-version.injectable";
-import initializeBuildVersionInjectable from "../../vars/build-version/init.injectable";
-import lensProxyCertificateInjectable from "../../../common/certificate/lens-proxy-certificate.injectable";
-import fetchInjectable from "../../../common/fetch/fetch.injectable";
-import { Agent } from "https";
+import exitAppInjectable from "../../../electron-app/features/exit-app.injectable";
+import lensProxyInjectable from "../../../lens-proxy/lens-proxy.injectable";
+import loggerInjectable from "../../../../common/logger.injectable";
+import isWindowsInjectable from "../../../../common/vars/is-windows.injectable";
+import showErrorPopupInjectable from "../../../electron-app/features/show-error-popup.injectable";
+import { beforeApplicationIsLoadingInjectionToken } from "../../runnable-tokens/before-application-is-loading-injection-token";
+import buildVersionInjectable from "../../../vars/build-version/build-version.injectable";
+import requestAppVersionViaProxyInjectable from "./request-app-version.injectable";
 
 const setupLensProxyInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "setup-lens-proxy",
@@ -23,12 +19,10 @@ const setupLensProxyInjectable = getInjectable({
     const lensProxy = di.inject(lensProxyInjectable);
     const exitApp = di.inject(exitAppInjectable);
     const logger = di.inject(loggerInjectable);
-    const lensProxyPort = di.inject(lensProxyPortInjectable);
+    const requestAppVersionViaProxy = di.inject(requestAppVersionViaProxyInjectable);
     const isWindows = di.inject(isWindowsInjectable);
     const showErrorPopup = di.inject(showErrorPopupInjectable);
     const buildVersion = di.inject(buildVersionInjectable);
-    const lensProxyCertificate = di.inject(lensProxyCertificateInjectable);
-    const fetch = di.inject(fetchInjectable);
 
     return {
       id: "setup-lens-proxy",
@@ -45,13 +39,7 @@ const setupLensProxyInjectable = getInjectable({
         // test proxy connection
         try {
           logger.info("🔎 Testing LensProxy connection ...");
-          const versionResponse = await fetch(`https://127.0.0.1:${lensProxyPort.get()}/version`, {
-            agent: new Agent({
-              ca: lensProxyCertificate.get()?.cert,
-            }),
-          });
-
-          const { version: versionFromProxy } = await versionResponse.json() as { version: string };
+          const versionFromProxy = await requestAppVersionViaProxy();
 
           if (buildVersion.get() !== versionFromProxy) {
             logger.error("Proxy server responded with invalid response");
@@ -78,7 +66,6 @@ const setupLensProxyInjectable = getInjectable({
           return exitApp();
         }
       },
-      runAfter: di.inject(initializeBuildVersionInjectable),
     };
   },