diff --git a/multisrc/overrides/mangasproject/leitornet/src/LeitorNet.kt b/multisrc/overrides/mangasproject/leitornet/src/LeitorNet.kt
index a2272b3c0..1f4851f32 100644
--- a/multisrc/overrides/mangasproject/leitornet/src/LeitorNet.kt
+++ b/multisrc/overrides/mangasproject/leitornet/src/LeitorNet.kt
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ class LeitorNet : MangasProject("Leitor.net", "https://leitor.net", "pt-BR") {
     override val id: Long = 2225174659569980836
 
     override val client: OkHttpClient = super.client.newBuilder()
-        .addInterceptor(RateLimitInterceptor(1, 2, TimeUnit.SECONDS))
+        .addInterceptor(RateLimitInterceptor(1, 3, TimeUnit.SECONDS))
         .build()
 
+    override val licensedCheck = true
+
     /**
      * Temporary fix to bypass Cloudflare.
      */
diff --git a/multisrc/overrides/mangasproject/mangalivre/src/MangaLivre.kt b/multisrc/overrides/mangasproject/mangalivre/src/MangaLivre.kt
index 72fd02221..e9d814701 100644
--- a/multisrc/overrides/mangasproject/mangalivre/src/MangaLivre.kt
+++ b/multisrc/overrides/mangasproject/mangalivre/src/MangaLivre.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class MangaLivre : MangasProject("Mangá Livre", "https://mangalivre.net", "pt-B
     override val id: Long = 4762777556012432014
 
     override val client: OkHttpClient = super.client.newBuilder()
-        .addInterceptor(RateLimitInterceptor(1, 2, TimeUnit.SECONDS))
+        .addInterceptor(RateLimitInterceptor(1, 3, TimeUnit.SECONDS))
         .build()
 
     override fun popularMangaRequest(page: Int): Request {
diff --git a/multisrc/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/multisrc/mangasproject/MangasProject.kt b/multisrc/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/multisrc/mangasproject/MangasProject.kt
index 8a44c2361..f3fab17e5 100644
--- a/multisrc/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/multisrc/mangasproject/MangasProject.kt
+++ b/multisrc/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/multisrc/mangasproject/MangasProject.kt
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ abstract class MangasProject(
 
     private val json: Json by injectLazy()
 
+    protected open val licensedCheck: Boolean = false
+
     override fun popularMangaRequest(page: Int): Request {
         return GET("$baseUrl/home/most_read?page=$page&type=", sourceHeaders)
     }
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ abstract class MangasProject(
         val isCompleted = seriesData.select("span.series-author i.complete-series").first() != null
 
         // Check if the manga was removed by the publisher.
-        val seriesBlocked = document.select("div.series-blocked-img").first()
+        val seriesBlocked = document.select("div.series-blocked-img:has(img[src$=blocked.svg])").first()
 
         val seriesAuthors = document.select("div#series-data span.series-author").text()
             .substringAfter("Completo")
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ abstract class MangasProject(
     }
 
     private fun parseStatus(seriesBlocked: Element?, isCompleted: Boolean) = when {
-        seriesBlocked != null -> SManga.LICENSED
+        seriesBlocked != null && licensedCheck -> SManga.LICENSED
         isCompleted -> SManga.COMPLETED
         else -> SManga.ONGOING
     }
@@ -188,9 +190,9 @@ abstract class MangasProject(
 
     override fun chapterListParse(response: Response): List<SChapter> {
         val document = response.asJsoup()
-        val licensedMessage = document.select("div.series-blocked-img").firstOrNull()
+        val licensedMessage = document.select("div.series-blocked-img:has(img[src$=blocked.svg])").firstOrNull()
 
-        if (licensedMessage != null) {
+        if (licensedMessage != null && licensedCheck) {
             // If the manga is licensed and has been removed from the source,
             // the extension will not fetch the chapters, even if they are returned
             // by the API. This is just to mimic the website behavior.
diff --git a/multisrc/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/multisrc/mangasproject/MangasProjectGenerator.kt b/multisrc/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/multisrc/mangasproject/MangasProjectGenerator.kt
index 442839c22..366ebf69d 100644
--- a/multisrc/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/multisrc/mangasproject/MangasProjectGenerator.kt
+++ b/multisrc/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/multisrc/mangasproject/MangasProjectGenerator.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class MangasProjectGenerator : ThemeSourceGenerator {
 
     override val themeClass = "MangasProject"
 
-    override val baseVersionCode: Int = 9
+    override val baseVersionCode: Int = 10
 
     override val sources = listOf(
         SingleLang("Leitor.net", "https://leitor.net", "pt-BR", className = "LeitorNet", isNsfw = true),