diff --git a/extensions/compose/src/compose-extension.ts b/extensions/compose/src/compose-extension.ts
index c9c0d4f1e7d..a2dc33c6870 100644
--- a/extensions/compose/src/compose-extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/compose/src/compose-extension.ts
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ export class ComposeExtension {
       this.statusBarItem.command = statusBarChangesToApply.command;
     }
 
-    this.notifyOnChecks(firstCheck);
+    await this.notifyOnChecks(firstCheck);
   }
 
-  protected notifyOnChecks(firstCheck: boolean): void {
+  protected async notifyOnChecks(firstCheck: boolean): Promise<void> {
     if (this.currentInformation && !firstCheck) {
-      this.showCurrentInformation();
+      await this.showCurrentInformation();
     }
   }
 
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ export class ComposeExtension {
       // make it executable
       await this.makeExecutable(dockerComposeDownloadLocation);
 
-      extensionApi.window.showInformationMessage(`Docker Compose ${selectedRelease.label} installed`);
+      await extensionApi.window.showInformationMessage(`Docker Compose ${selectedRelease.label} installed`);
 
       // update checks
-      this.runChecks(false);
+      await this.runChecks(false);
     }
   }
 
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ export class ComposeExtension {
     await this.makeExecutable(composeWrapperScript);
   }
 
-  showCurrentInformation(): void {
+  async showCurrentInformation(): Promise<void> {
     if (this.currentInformation) {
-      extensionApi.window.showInformationMessage(this.currentInformation);
+      await extensionApi.window.showInformationMessage(this.currentInformation);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/extensions/docker/src/extension.ts b/extensions/docker/src/extension.ts
index 9e676b64122..91bb510652d 100644
--- a/extensions/docker/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/docker/src/extension.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ async function isDisguisedPodman(socketPath: string): Promise<boolean> {
   });
 }
 
-async function monitorDaemon(extensionContext: extensionApi.ExtensionContext) {
+async function monitorDaemon(extensionContext: extensionApi.ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
   // call us again
   if (!stopLoop) {
     try {
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ async function monitorDaemon(extensionContext: extensionApi.ExtensionContext) {
       // ignore the update of machines
     }
     await timeout(5000);
-    monitorDaemon(extensionContext);
+    monitorDaemon(extensionContext).catch(err => {
+      console.error('Error while monitoring docker daemon', err);
+    });
   }
 }
 
@@ -144,7 +146,9 @@ export async function activate(extensionContext: extensionApi.ExtensionContext):
   }
 
   // monitor daemon
-  monitorDaemon(extensionContext);
+  monitorDaemon(extensionContext).catch(err => {
+    console.error('Error while monitoring docker daemon', err);
+  });
 }
 
 function initProvider(extensionContext: extensionApi.ExtensionContext) {
diff --git a/extensions/kind/src/image-handler.ts b/extensions/kind/src/image-handler.ts
index b9c6c6fcd77..9769d753252 100644
--- a/extensions/kind/src/image-handler.ts
+++ b/extensions/kind/src/image-handler.ts
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ export class ImageHandler {
 
         // Show a dialog to the user that the image was pushed
         // TODO: Change this to taskbar notification when implemented
-        extensionApi.window.showInformationMessage(
+        await extensionApi.window.showInformationMessage(
           `Image ${image.name} pushed to Kind cluster: ${selectedCluster.label}`,
         );
       } catch (err) {
         // Show a dialog error to the user that the image was not pushed
-        extensionApi.window.showErrorMessage(
+        await extensionApi.window.showErrorMessage(
           `Unable to push image ${image.name} to Kind cluster: ${selectedCluster.label}. Error: ${err}`,
         );
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class ImageHandler {
       } finally {
         // Remove the temporary file if one was created
         if (filename !== undefined) {
-          fs.promises.rm(filename);
+          await fs.promises.rm(filename);
         }
       }
     }