diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderViewModel.kt
index dbb2ee06a..fe57e9342 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderViewModel.kt
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.catch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.drop
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filterNotNull
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.firstOrNull
@@ -252,6 +253,9 @@ class ReaderViewModel(
         state.map { it.viewerChapters?.currChapter }
             .distinctUntilChanged()
             .filterNotNull()
+            // SY -->
+            .drop(1) // allow the loader to set the first page and chapter id
+            // SY <-
             .onEach { currentChapter ->
                 if (!currentChapter.chapter.read) {
                     currentChapter.requestedPage = currentChapter.chapter.last_page_read