diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/LibraryUpdateJob.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/LibraryUpdateJob.kt
index 96c010cb5..31229ae64 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/LibraryUpdateJob.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/LibraryUpdateJob.kt
@@ -404,7 +404,9 @@ class LibraryUpdateJob(private val context: Context, workerParams: WorkerParamet
                                                             readChapters.any { it.chapterNumber == chapter.chapterNumber }
                                                     }
 
-                                                    setReadStatus.await(true, *newReadChapters.toTypedArray())
+                                                    if (newReadChapters.isNotEmpty()) {
+                                                        setReadStatus.await(true, *newReadChapters.toTypedArray())
+                                                    }
 
                                                     this.filterNot { newReadChapters.contains(it) }
                                                 } else {