diff --git a/docs/changelog-fragments.d/263.bugfix.md b/docs/changelog-fragments.d/263.bugfix.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b8a2370
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog-fragments.d/263.bugfix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Fixed intermittent issue with execution environment for auto-completion and
+hover by waiting for async function to copy plugins from within EE to local host
+cache --{user}`ganeshrn`.
diff --git a/src/services/executionEnvironment.ts b/src/services/executionEnvironment.ts
index 387eac01..74fd92af 100644
--- a/src/services/executionEnvironment.ts
+++ b/src/services/executionEnvironment.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class ExecutionEnvironment {
         );
         return;
       }
-      this.fetchPluginDocs();
+      await this.fetchPluginDocs();
     } catch (error) {
       if (error instanceof Error) {
         this.connection.window.showErrorMessage(error.message);