diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/dataService/LibrarySync.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/dataService/LibrarySync.kt
index b677c484f..a6afb3c24 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/dataService/LibrarySync.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/dataService/LibrarySync.kt
@@ -106,7 +106,14 @@ suspend fun DataService.sync(since: String, cursor: String?, limit: Int = 20): S
   )
 }
 
-suspend fun DataService.syncSavedItemContent(slug: String) {
+suspend fun DataService.syncSavedItemContent(slug: String, skipIfStoredInDB: Boolean) {
+  if (skipIfStoredInDB) {
+    val existingItem = db.savedItemDao().getSavedItemWithLabelsAndHighlights(slug)
+    if (existingItem?.savedItem?.content != null) {
+      return
+    }
+  }
+
   val syncResult = networker.savedItem(slug)
 
   val savedItem = syncResult.item ?: return
@@ -129,8 +136,6 @@ suspend fun DataService.syncSavedItemContent(slug: String) {
   }
 
   db.savedItemAndHighlightCrossRefDao().insertAll(highlightCrossRefs)
-
-  Log.d("sync", "saved content for item with id: ${savedItem.savedItemId}")
 }
 
 data class SavedItemSyncResult(
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/library/LibraryViewModel.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/library/LibraryViewModel.kt
index 4f73811c8..063dfcfaf 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/library/LibraryViewModel.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/library/LibraryViewModel.kt
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ class LibraryViewModel @Inject constructor(
         CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.Main).launch {
           isRefreshing = false
         }
+
+        result.savedItemSlugs.map {
+          dataService.syncSavedItemContent(it, skipIfStoredInDB = true)
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -201,14 +205,12 @@ class LibraryViewModel @Inject constructor(
     // Fetch content for the initial batch only
     if (isInitialBatch) {
       for (slug in result.savedItemSlugs) {
-        dataService.syncSavedItemContent(slug)
+        dataService.syncSavedItemContent(slug, skipIfStoredInDB = false)
       }
     }
 
     val totalCount = count + result.count
 
-    Log.d("sync", "fetched ${result.count} items")
-
     if (!result.hasError && result.hasMoreItems && result.cursor != null) {
       performItemSync(
         cursor = result.cursor,
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderViewModel.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderViewModel.kt
index 9962f1b77..3e9b3af76 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderViewModel.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderViewModel.kt
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ class WebReaderViewModel @Inject constructor(
   }
 
   private suspend fun loadItemUsingSlug(slug: String) {
+    loadItemFromDB(slug)
+
     val webReaderParams = loadItemFromServer(slug)
 
     if (webReaderParams != null) {
       Log.d("reader", "data loaded from server")
       webReaderParamsLiveData.postValue(webReaderParams)
       isLoading = false
-    } else {
-      loadItemFromDB(slug)
     }
   }