--- a/pyanaconda/payload/dnf/payload.py	2022-05-16 18:42:00.000000000 +0800
+++ b/pyanaconda/payload/dnf/payload.py	2022-05-17 16:51:51.790618070 +0800
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from pyanaconda.modules.common.structures.payload import RepoConfigurationData
+from pyanaconda.modules.payloads.payload.dnf.installation import UpdateDNFConfigurationTask
 from pyanaconda.payload.source import SourceFactory, PayloadSourceTypeUnrecognized
 from pykickstart.constants import GROUP_ALL, GROUP_DEFAULT, KS_MISSING_IGNORE, GROUP_REQUIRED
 from pykickstart.parser import Group
--- a/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/installation_source.py	2022-05-16 18:42:00.000000000 +0800
+++ b/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/installation_source.py	2022-05-17 15:20:49.282836205 +0800
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@
                                      target=self._initialize))
 
     def _payload_refresh(self):
+        hubQ.send_not_ready("KernelSelectionSpoke")
         hubQ.send_not_ready("SoftwareSelectionSpoke")
         hubQ.send_not_ready(self.__class__.__name__)
         hubQ.send_message(self.__class__.__name__, _(BASEREPO_SETUP_MESSAGE))
@@ -781,6 +782,7 @@
         hubQ.send_message(self.__class__.__name__, _(constants.PAYLOAD_STATUS_GROUP_MD))
 
     def _payload_finished(self):
+        hubQ.send_ready("KernelSelectionSpoke", False)
         hubQ.send_ready("SoftwareSelectionSpoke", False)
         self._ready = True
         hubQ.send_ready(self.__class__.__name__, False)
diff -Nur a/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/kernel_selection.py b/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/kernel_selection.py
--- a/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/kernel_selection.py	2022-05-16 18:42:00.000000000 +0800
+++ b/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/kernel_selection.py	2022-05-17 17:28:05.356188435 +0800
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 
         # Register event listeners to update our status on payload events
         payloadMgr.add_listener(PayloadState.ERROR, self._payload_error)
-        payloadMgr.add_listener(PayloadState.FINISHED, self._payload_finished)
 
         payloadMgr.add_listener(PayloadState.DOWNLOADING_PKG_METADATA,
                                 self._downloading_package_md)
@@ -84,12 +83,6 @@
         self._error = True
         hubQ.send_message(self.__class__.__name__, payloadMgr.error)
 
-    def _payload_finished(self):
-        self._error_msgs = self.payload.detectMultiKernel()
-        if not self._error_msgs:
-            # use latest kernel as default, normally it's anck
-            self.current_kernel = list(self.available_kernels.keys())[-1]
-
     @property
     def available_kernels(self):
         return self.payload.available_kernels
@@ -150,8 +143,7 @@
         threadMgr.wait(constants.THREAD_PAYLOAD)
 
         if not self._kickstarted:
-            if not self._first_refresh():
-                return
+            self._first_refresh()
 
         hubQ.send_ready(self.__class__.__name__, False)
 
@@ -232,6 +224,11 @@
 
         threadMgr.wait(constants.THREAD_PAYLOAD)
 
+        self._error_msgs = self.payload.detectMultiKernel()
+        if not self._error_msgs:
+            # use latest kernel as default, normally it's anck
+            self.current_kernel = list(self.available_kernels.keys())[-1]
+
         self._clear_listbox(self._kernelListBox)
 
         kernel_keys = self.available_kernels.keys()