diff --git a/src/en/xkcd/build.gradle b/src/en/xkcd/build.gradle
index a8864177e..f9ab1828e 100644
--- a/src/en/xkcd/build.gradle
+++ b/src/en/xkcd/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ext {
     appName = 'Tachiyomi: xkcd'
     pkgNameSuffix = 'en.xkcd'
     extClass = '.Xkcd'
-    extVersionCode = 6
+    extVersionCode = 7
     libVersion = '1.2'
 }
 
diff --git a/src/en/xkcd/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/xkcd/Xkcd.kt b/src/en/xkcd/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/xkcd/Xkcd.kt
index 87cfbfd3f..6d6717e8a 100644
--- a/src/en/xkcd/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/xkcd/Xkcd.kt
+++ b/src/en/xkcd/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/xkcd/Xkcd.kt
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class Xkcd : ParsedHttpSource() {
 
     override fun fetchSearchManga(page: Int, query: String, filters: FilterList): Observable<MangasPage> = Observable.empty()
 
-    override fun fetchMangaDetails(manga: SManga): Observable<SManga> = Observable.just(manga)
+    override fun fetchMangaDetails(manga: SManga): Observable<SManga> = fetchPopularManga(1)
+        .map { it.mangas.first().apply { initialized = true } }
 
     override fun chapterListSelector() = "div#middleContainer.box a"