diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
index 457a07037..6c58731dd 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ import Views
         }
       }
       .onReceive(NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: UIApplication.willEnterForegroundNotification)) { _ in
-        loadItems(isRefresh: true)
+        loadItems(isRefresh: false)
       }
       .onReceive(NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: Notification.Name("PushJSONArticle"))) { notification in
         guard let jsonArticle = notification.userInfo?["article"] as? JSONArticle else { return }
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ import Views
       }
       .task {
         if viewModel.items.isEmpty {
-          loadItems(isRefresh: true)
+          loadItems(isRefresh: false)
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
index 8bed5d183..8c99130f9 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ import Views
       group.addTask { await self.loadCurrentViewer(dataService: dataService) }
       group.addTask { await self.loadLabels(dataService: dataService) }
       group.addTask { await self.syncItems(dataService: dataService) }
+      group.addTask { await self.updateFetchController(dataService: dataService) }
       await group.waitForAll()
     }
 
@@ -199,9 +200,6 @@ import Views
       await loadSearchQuery(dataService: dataService, isRefresh: isRefresh)
     } else {
       updateFetchController(dataService: dataService)
-      Task.detached(priority: .background) {
-        await self.loadSearchQuery(dataService: dataService, isRefresh: isRefresh)
-      }
     }
 
     isLoading = false