diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Profile/ProfileStatusesViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Profile/ProfileStatusesViewController.swift
index 497204d8..d4910e26 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Profile/ProfileStatusesViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Profile/ProfileStatusesViewController.swift
@@ -85,9 +85,11 @@ class ProfileStatusesViewController: DiffableTimelineLikeTableViewController<Pro
             case let .failure(error):
                 completion(.failure(.client(error)))
                 
-            case let .success(statuses, pagination):
-                self.older = pagination?.older
-                self.newer = pagination?.newer
+            case let .success(statuses, _):
+                if !statuses.isEmpty {
+                    self.newer = .after(id: statuses.first!.id, count: nil)
+                    self.older = .before(id: statuses.last!.id, count: nil)
+                }
                 
                 self.mastodonController.persistentContainer.addAll(statuses: statuses) {
                     DispatchQueue.main.async {
@@ -139,15 +141,13 @@ class ProfileStatusesViewController: DiffableTimelineLikeTableViewController<Pro
             case let .failure(error):
                 completion(.failure(.client(error)))
                 
-            case let .success(statuses, pagination):
+            case let .success(statuses, _):
                 guard !statuses.isEmpty else {
                     completion(.failure(.noOlder))
                     return
                 }
                 
-                if let older = pagination?.older {
-                    self.older = older
-                }
+                self.older = .before(id: statuses.last!.id, count: nil)
                 
                 self.mastodonController.persistentContainer.addAll(statuses: statuses) {
                     var snapshot = currentSnapshot()
@@ -170,15 +170,13 @@ class ProfileStatusesViewController: DiffableTimelineLikeTableViewController<Pro
             case let .failure(error):
                 completion(.failure(.client(error)))
                 
-            case let .success(statuses, pagination):
+            case let .success(statuses, _):
                 guard !statuses.isEmpty else {
-                    completion(.failure(.noNewer))
+                    completion(.failure(.allCaughtUp))
                     return
                 }
                 
-                if let newer = pagination?.newer {
-                    self.newer = newer
-                }
+                self.newer = .after(id: statuses.first!.id, count: nil)
                 
                 self.mastodonController.persistentContainer.addAll(statuses: statuses) {
                     var snapshot = currentSnapshot()
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift
index a8981794..5f66dc5d 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift
@@ -151,9 +151,11 @@ class TimelineTableViewController: DiffableTimelineLikeTableViewController<Timel
             case let .failure(error):
                 completion(.failure(.client(error)))
                 
-            case let .success(statuses, pagination):
-                self.newer = pagination?.newer
-                self.older = pagination?.older
+            case let .success(statuses, _):
+                if !statuses.isEmpty {
+                    self.newer = .after(id: statuses.first!.id, count: nil)
+                    self.older = .before(id: statuses.last!.id, count: nil)
+                }
                 
                 self.mastodonController.persistentContainer.addAll(statuses: statuses) {
                     DispatchQueue.main.async {
@@ -194,8 +196,10 @@ class TimelineTableViewController: DiffableTimelineLikeTableViewController<Timel
             case let .failure(error):
                 completion(.failure(.client(error)))
                 
-            case let .success(statuses, pagination):
-                self.older = pagination?.older
+            case let .success(statuses, _):
+                if !statuses.isEmpty {
+                    self.older = .before(id: statuses.last!.id, count: nil)
+                }
                 
                 self.mastodonController.persistentContainer.addAll(statuses: statuses) {
                     var snapshot = currentSnapshot()
@@ -219,17 +223,13 @@ class TimelineTableViewController: DiffableTimelineLikeTableViewController<Timel
             case let .failure(error):
                 completion(.failure(.client(error)))
                 
-            case let .success(statuses, pagination):
+            case let .success(statuses, _):
                 guard !statuses.isEmpty else {
                     completion(.failure(.allCaughtUp))
                     return
                 }
                 
-                // if there are no new statuses, pagination is nil
-                // if we were to then overwrite self.newer, future refresh would fail
-                if let newer = pagination?.newer {
-                    self.newer = newer
-                }
+                self.newer = .after(id: statuses.first!.id, count: nil)
                 
                 self.mastodonController.persistentContainer.addAll(statuses: statuses) {
                     var snapshot = currentSnapshot()