diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/database/models/MangaImpl.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/database/models/MangaImpl.kt
index 42ddc257e8..4fe3af9306 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/database/models/MangaImpl.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/database/models/MangaImpl.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ open class MangaImpl : Manga {
         set(value) { ogGenre = value }
 
     override var status: Int
-        get() = if (favorite) customMangaManager.getManga(this)?.status ?: ogStatus else ogStatus
+        get() = if (favorite) customMangaManager.getManga(this)?.status.takeIf { it != -1 }
+            ?: ogStatus else ogStatus
         set(value) { ogStatus = value }
 
     override var thumbnail_url: String? = null
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/CustomMangaManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/CustomMangaManager.kt
index 53824c4d1c..36f6c03ddd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/CustomMangaManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/library/CustomMangaManager.kt
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ class CustomMangaManager(val context: Context) {
     }
 
     fun saveMangaInfo(manga: MangaJson) {
-        if (manga.title == null && manga.author == null && manga.artist == null && manga.description == null && manga.genre == null && manga.status == null) {
+        if (manga.title == null && manga.author == null && manga.artist == null
+            && manga.description == null && manga.genre == null
+            && (manga.status == null || manga.status == -1)) {
             customMangaMap.remove(manga.id)
         } else {
             customMangaMap[manga.id] = MangaImpl().apply {