diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelinesPageViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelinesPageViewController.swift
index 831efab6..0143ee73 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelinesPageViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelinesPageViewController.swift
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ class TimelinesPageViewController: SegmentedPageViewController<TimelinesPageView
             return
         }
         let page = Page(mastodonController: mastodonController, timeline: timeline)
-        selectPage(page, animated: false)
+        // the pinned timelines may have changed after an iCloud sync, in which case don't restore anything
+        if pages.contains(page) {
+            selectPage(page, animated: false)
+        }
     }
     
     @objc private func customizePressed() {