diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
index 978ac9722..b4cd25501 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
@@ -493,7 +493,8 @@ struct AnimatingCellHeight: AnimatableModifier {
               options: PresentationLinkTransition.SlideTransitionOptions(edge: .trailing,
                                                                          options:
                                                                          PresentationLinkTransition.Options(
-                                                                           modalPresentationCapturesStatusBarAppearance: true
+                                                                           modalPresentationCapturesStatusBarAppearance: true,
+                                                                           preferredPresentationBackgroundColor: ThemeManager.currentBgColor
                                                                          ))),
             isPresented: $viewModel.presentWebContainer,
             destination: {
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
index af5d6d68c..27b42b75b 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
@@ -73,7 +73,12 @@ enum LoadingBarStyle {
       self.linkIsActive = true
     }
   }
-  
+
+  func pushLinkedRequest(request: LinkRequest) {
+    self.linkRequest = request
+    self.presentWebContainer = true
+  }
+
   private var filterState: FetcherFilterState? {
     if let appliedFilter = appliedFilter {
       return FetcherFilterState(
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/LibrarySearchView.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/LibrarySearchView.swift
index d7e768e0a..b75cff002 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/LibrarySearchView.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/LibrarySearchView.swift
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@
                 Spacer()
                 Image(systemName: "chevron.right")
               }.onTapGesture {
-                viewModel.linkRequest = LinkRequest(id: UUID(), serverID: item.id)
+                homeFeedViewModel.pushLinkedRequest(request: LinkRequest(id: UUID(), serverID: item.id))
+                dismiss()
               }
             }
           }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderLoadingContainer.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderLoadingContainer.swift
index 88b14a80d..bdc018795 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderLoadingContainer.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderLoadingContainer.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ import Views
   @Published var errorMessage: String?
 
   func loadItem(dataService: DataService, username: String, requestID: String) async {
+    if let cached = Models.LibraryItem.lookup(byID: requestID, inContext: dataService.viewContext) {
+      item = cached
+      return
+    }
+
     guard let objectID = try? await dataService.loadItemContentUsingRequestID(username: username,
                                                                               requestID: requestID)
     else {
@@ -57,8 +62,6 @@ public struct WebReaderLoadingContainer: View {
             PDFWrapperView(pdfURL: pdfURL)
           }
         #endif
-      } else if item.state == "CONTENT_NOT_FETCHED" {
-        ProgressView()
       } else {
         WebReaderContainerView(item: item)
         #if os(iOS)
@@ -72,11 +75,7 @@ public struct WebReaderLoadingContainer: View {
     } else {
       ProgressView()
         .task {
-          if let username = dataService.currentViewer?.username {
-            await viewModel.loadItem(dataService: dataService, username: username, requestID: requestID)
-          } else {
-            viewModel.errorMessage = "You are not logged in."
-          }
+          await viewModel.loadItem(dataService: dataService, username: "me", requestID: requestID)
         }
     }
   }