diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/database/queries/ChapterQueries.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/database/queries/ChapterQueries.kt
index 1ebb54961..2ba875be0 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/database/queries/ChapterQueries.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/database/queries/ChapterQueries.kt
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ interface ChapterQueries : DbProvider {
         )
         .prepare()
 
-    fun getChaptersReadWithUrls(urls: List<String>) = db.get()
+    fun getChaptersReadByUrls(urls: List<String>) = db.get()
         .listOfObjects(Chapter::class.java)
         .withQuery(
             Query.builder()
                 .table(ChapterTable.TABLE)
-                .where("${ChapterTable.COL_URL} IN (?) AND ${ChapterTable.COL_READ} = 1")
+                .where("${ChapterTable.COL_URL} IN (?) AND (${ChapterTable.COL_READ} = 1 OR ${ChapterTable.COL_LAST_PAGE_READ} != 0)")
                 .whereArgs(urls.joinToString { "\"$it\"" })
                 .build()
         )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/chapter/ChapterSourceSync.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/chapter/ChapterSourceSync.kt
index 838089d30..78b701d82 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/chapter/ChapterSourceSync.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/chapter/ChapterSourceSync.kt
@@ -145,12 +145,13 @@ fun syncChaptersWithSource(
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                if (readded.isEmpty() && !DebugToggles.INCLUDE_ONLY_ROOT_WHEN_LOADING_EXH_VERSIONS.enabled) {
-                    val readChapters = db.getChaptersReadWithUrls(finalAdded.map { it.url }).executeAsBlocking()
+                if (dbChapters.isEmpty() && !DebugToggles.INCLUDE_ONLY_ROOT_WHEN_LOADING_EXH_VERSIONS.enabled) {
+                    val readChapters = db.getChaptersReadByUrls(finalAdded.map { it.url }).executeAsBlocking()
+                    val readChapterUrls = readChapters.map { it.url }
                     if (readChapters.isNotEmpty()) {
-                        finalAdded.onEach { chapter ->
+                        toAdd.filter { it.url in readChapterUrls }.onEach { chapter ->
                             readChapters.firstOrNull { it.url == chapter.url }?.let {
-                                chapter.read = true
+                                chapter.read = it.read
                                 chapter.last_page_read = it.last_page_read
                             }
                         }