diff --git a/components/rotationplugin/rotationutil.cpp b/components/rotationplugin/rotationutil.cpp
index 51d9ccb6..c1ba46ee 100644
--- a/components/rotationplugin/rotationutil.cpp
+++ b/components/rotationplugin/rotationutil.cpp
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ RotationUtil::Rotation mapRotation(KScreen::Output::Rotation rotation)
 }
 
 RotationUtil::RotationUtil(QObject *parent)
-: QObject{parent}
-, m_sensor{new QOrientationSensor(this)}
+    : QObject{parent}
+    , m_sensor{new QOrientationSensor(this)}
 {
     connect(new KScreen::GetConfigOperation(), &KScreen::GetConfigOperation::finished, this, [this](auto *op) {
         m_config = qobject_cast<KScreen::GetConfigOperation *>(op)->config();
+        if (!m_config) {
+            return;
+        }
         KScreen::ConfigMonitor::instance()->addConfig(m_config);
 
         // update all screens with event connect
@@ -95,9 +98,9 @@ void RotationUtil::rotateToSuggestedRotation()
     }
 
     auto setop = new KScreen::SetConfigOperation(m_config, this);
-    setop->exec();
-
-    updateShowRotationButton();
+    connect(setop, &KScreen::SetConfigOperation::finished, this, [this]() {
+        updateShowRotationButton();
+    });
 }
 
 bool RotationUtil::showRotationButton() const
@@ -155,4 +158,4 @@ void RotationUtil::updateShowRotationButton()
 
     m_showRotationButton = false;
     Q_EMIT rotationChanged();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/quicksettings/screenrotation/screenrotationutil.cpp b/quicksettings/screenrotation/screenrotationutil.cpp
index 3c5c8f3b..4e5ae0e2 100644
--- a/quicksettings/screenrotation/screenrotationutil.cpp
+++ b/quicksettings/screenrotation/screenrotationutil.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void ScreenRotationUtil::actuallySetAutoScreenRotationEnabled(bool value)
     }
 
     auto setop = new KScreen::SetConfigOperation(m_config, this);
-    setop->exec();
-
-    Q_EMIT autoScreenRotationEnabledChanged();
+    connect(setop, &KScreen::SetConfigOperation::finished, this, [this]() {
+        Q_EMIT autoScreenRotationEnabledChanged();
+    });
 }