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 a9d31c21c1..3498f17456 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
@@ -365,6 +365,10 @@ class ReaderViewModel(
      * that the user doesn't have to wait too long to continue reading.
      */
     private suspend fun preload(chapter: ReaderChapter) {
+        if (chapter.state is ReaderChapter.State.Loaded || chapter.state == ReaderChapter.State.Loading) {
+            return
+        }
+
         if (chapter.pageLoader is HttpPageLoader) {
             val manga = manga ?: return
             val dbChapter = chapter.chapter