diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/PlayerPronouns.java b/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/PlayerPronouns.java
index 15fa49b..d796eb1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/PlayerPronouns.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/PlayerPronouns.java
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ public class PlayerPronouns implements ModInitializer {
 
         ServerPlayConnectionEvents.JOIN.register((handler, sender, server) -> {
             if(config.enablePronounDBSync()) {
+                // Do not override player-set pronouns
+                var currentPronouns = pronounDatabase.get(handler.getPlayer().getUuid());
+                if (currentPronouns != null && !currentPronouns.remote()) return;
+
                 var pronounDbUrl = "https://pronoundb.org/api/v1/lookup?platform=minecraft&id=%s"
                                             .formatted(handler.getPlayer().getUuid());
                 try {
@@ -109,13 +113,17 @@ public class PlayerPronouns implements ModInitializer {
                     client.sendAsync(req, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString())
                             .thenApply(HttpResponse::body)
                             .thenAcceptAsync(body -> {
+                                // Do not override player-set pronouns (repeated to prevent race-condition from network delays)
+                                var currentPronouns2 = pronounDatabase.get(handler.getPlayer().getUuid());
+                                if (currentPronouns2 != null && !currentPronouns2.remote()) return;
+
                                 var json = JsonHelper.deserialize(body);
                                 var pronounsResponse = json.get("pronouns").getAsString();
                                 if (!"unspecified".equals(pronounsResponse)) {
                                     var pronouns = PRONOUNDB_ID_MAP.getOrDefault(pronounsResponse, "ask");
-                                    setPronouns(handler.getPlayer(), new Pronouns(pronouns, PronounList.get().getCalculatedPronounStrings().get(pronouns)));
+                                    setPronouns(handler.getPlayer(), new Pronouns(pronouns, PronounList.get().getCalculatedPronounStrings().get(pronouns), true));
                                 }
-                            }, server).join();
+                            }, server);
                 } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
                     e.printStackTrace();
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/command/PronounsCommand.java b/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/command/PronounsCommand.java
index cfab162..233a4c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/command/PronounsCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/command/PronounsCommand.java
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ public class PronounsCommand {
 
                             Pronouns pronouns;
                             if (pronounTexts.containsKey(pronounsString)) {
-                                pronouns = new Pronouns(pronounsString, pronounTexts.get(pronounsString));
+                                pronouns = new Pronouns(pronounsString, pronounTexts.get(pronounsString), false);
                             } else {
-                                pronouns = new Pronouns(pronounsString, Text.literal(pronounsString));
+                                pronouns = new Pronouns(pronounsString, Text.literal(pronounsString), false);
                             }
 
                             if (!PlayerPronouns.setPronouns(player, pronouns)) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/data/BinaryPronounDatabase.java b/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/data/BinaryPronounDatabase.java
index 057b5da..b9f2fd3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/data/BinaryPronounDatabase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/data/BinaryPronounDatabase.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class BinaryPronounDatabase {
             if (pronounStrings.containsKey(entry.getValue())) {
                 formatted = pronounStrings.get(entry.getValue());
             }
-            pronouns.put(entry.getKey(), new Pronouns(entry.getValue(), formatted));
+            pronouns.put(entry.getKey(), new Pronouns(entry.getValue(), formatted, false));
         }
         return new PalettePronounDatabase(pronouns);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/data/Pronouns.java b/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/data/Pronouns.java
index f7d16dc..a5971a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/data/Pronouns.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/ashisbored/playerpronouns/data/Pronouns.java
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ import xyz.nucleoid.codecs.MoreCodecs;
 
 public record Pronouns(
         String raw,
-        Text formatted
+        Text formatted,
+        boolean remote
 ) {
     public static final Codec<Pronouns> CODEC = RecordCodecBuilder.create(instance -> instance.group(
             Codec.STRING.fieldOf("raw").forGetter(Pronouns::raw),
-            MoreCodecs.TEXT.fieldOf("formatted").forGetter(Pronouns::formatted)
+            MoreCodecs.TEXT.fieldOf("formatted").forGetter(Pronouns::formatted),
+            Codec.BOOL.optionalFieldOf("remote", false).forGetter(Pronouns::remote)
     ).apply(instance, Pronouns::new));
 }