diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/base/BaseChaptersAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/base/BaseChaptersAdapter.kt
index a4f7300ac..826ab2a05 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/base/BaseChaptersAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/base/BaseChaptersAdapter.kt
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import eu.davidea.flexibleadapter.FlexibleAdapter
 import eu.davidea.flexibleadapter.items.IFlexible
 
 abstract class BaseChaptersAdapter<T : IFlexible<*>>(
-    controller: OnChapterClickListener
-) : FlexibleAdapter<T>(null, controller, true) {
+    controller: OnChapterClickListener,
+    items: List<T>? = null,
+) : FlexibleAdapter<T>(items, controller, true) {
 
     /**
      * Listener for browse item clicks.
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesAdapter.kt
index 639b6bac3..70b131225 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesAdapter.kt
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.getResourceColor
 
 class UpdatesAdapter(
     val controller: UpdatesController,
-    context: Context
-) : BaseChaptersAdapter<IFlexible<*>>(controller) {
+    context: Context,
+    val items: List<IFlexible<*>>?
+) : BaseChaptersAdapter<IFlexible<*>>(controller, items) {
 
     var readColor = context.getResourceColor(R.attr.colorOnSurface, 0.38f)
     var unreadColor = context.getResourceColor(R.attr.colorOnSurface)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt
index 4b95af529..c2aedebe6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.view.MenuInflater
 import android.view.MenuItem
 import android.view.View
 import androidx.appcompat.view.ActionMode
+import androidx.core.view.isVisible
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
 import dev.chrisbanes.insetter.applyInsetter
 import eu.davidea.flexibleadapter.FlexibleAdapter
@@ -88,10 +89,6 @@ class UpdatesController :
         val layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(view.context)
         binding.recycler.layoutManager = layoutManager
         binding.recycler.setHasFixedSize(true)
-        adapter = UpdatesAdapter(this@UpdatesController, view.context)
-        binding.recycler.adapter = adapter
-        adapter?.fastScroller = binding.fastScroller
-
         binding.recycler.scrollStateChanges()
             .onEach {
                 // Disable swipe refresh when view is not at the top
@@ -100,6 +97,7 @@ class UpdatesController :
             }
             .launchIn(viewScope)
 
+        binding.swipeRefresh.isRefreshing = true
         binding.swipeRefresh.setDistanceToTriggerSync((2 * 64 * view.resources.displayMetrics.density).toInt())
         binding.swipeRefresh.refreshes()
             .onEach {
@@ -212,7 +210,15 @@ class UpdatesController :
      */
     fun onNextRecentChapters(chapters: List<IFlexible<*>>) {
         destroyActionModeIfNeeded()
-        adapter?.updateDataSet(chapters)
+        if (adapter == null) {
+            adapter = UpdatesAdapter(this@UpdatesController, binding.recycler.context, chapters)
+            binding.recycler.adapter = adapter
+            adapter!!.fastScroller = binding.fastScroller
+        } else {
+            adapter?.updateDataSet(chapters)
+        }
+        binding.swipeRefresh.isRefreshing = false
+        binding.fastScroller.isVisible = true
         binding.recycler.onAnimationsFinished {
             (activity as? MainActivity)?.ready = true
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/updates_controller.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/updates_controller.xml
index 8982a067c..ab95c93e9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/updates_controller.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/updates_controller.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:layout_gravity="end"
+            android:visibility="gone"
             app:fastScrollerBubbleEnabled="false"
             tools:visibility="visible" />