diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaAdapter.kt
index 48034f63ad..c87921c9ba 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentMangaAdapter.kt
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ class RecentMangaAdapter(val delegate: RecentsInterface) :
 
     init {
         setDisplayHeadersAtStartUp(true)
+    }
+
+    fun setPreferenceFlows() {
         preferences.showRecentsDownloads().register { showDownloads = it }
         preferences.showRecentsRemHistory().register { showRemoveHistory = it }
         preferences.showTitleFirstInRecents().register { showTitleFirst = it }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
index 972fada593..1a07ee6905 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ class RecentsController(bundle: Bundle? = null) :
         super.onViewCreated(view)
         // Initialize adapter
         adapter = RecentMangaAdapter(this)
+        adapter.setPreferenceFlows()
         binding.recycler.adapter = adapter
         binding.recycler.layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(view.context)
         binding.recycler.setHasFixedSize(true)