diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/network/NetworkHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/network/NetworkHelper.kt
index f106b3b7f5..4141249c1a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/network/NetworkHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/network/NetworkHelper.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class NetworkHelper(context: Context) {
                 .connectTimeout(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
                 .readTimeout(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
                 .callTimeout(2, TimeUnit.MINUTES)
-                // .fastFallback(true) // TODO: re-enable when OkHttp 5 is stabler
+                .fastFallback(true)
                 .addInterceptor(userAgentInterceptor)
                 .addNetworkInterceptor(http103Interceptor)
 
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 23eb73f5d2..fd28dd24e3 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [versions]
 aboutlib_version = "10.4.0"
-okhttp_version = "4.10.0"
+okhttp_version = "5.0.0-alpha.10"
 nucleus_version = "3.0.0"
 coil_version = "2.2.0"
 conductor_version = "3.1.7"