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 789d26e3e6..b7f4c9c144 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
@@ -462,7 +462,8 @@ class ReaderViewModel @JvmOverloads constructor(
                 manga.title,
                 manga.source,
             )
-            if (isNextChapterDownloaded) return@launchIO
+            if (!isNextChapterDownloaded) return@launchIO
+
             val chaptersToDownload = getNextChapters.await(manga.id, nextChapter.id!!).run {
                 if (readerPreferences.skipDupe().get()) {
                     removeDuplicates(nextChapter.toDomainChapter()!!)