diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift
index 025c9826..0a1fa3e7 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift
@@ -213,15 +213,17 @@ class TimelineTableViewController: EnhancedTableViewController {
         let request = Client.getStatuses(timeline: timeline, range: newer)
         mastodonController.run(request) { response in
             guard case let .success(newStatuses, pagination) = response else { fatalError() }
-            self.newer = pagination?.newer
             self.timelineSegments[0].insert(contentsOf: newStatuses.map { ($0.id, .unknown) }, at: 0)
             
+            // If there is no new newer pagination, don't reset it, so that the user can continue refreshing for more recent statuses
+            // Otherwise, when no new statuses were loaded, it would get reset and the the user would be unable to refresh
             if let newer = pagination?.newer {
                 self.newer = newer
             }
             
             self.mastodonController.persistentContainer.addAll(statuses: newStatuses) {
                 DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                    self.timelineSegments[0].insert(contentsOf: newStatuses.map { ($0.id, .unknown) }, at: 0)
                     let newIndexPaths = (0..<newStatuses.count).map {
                         IndexPath(row: $0, section: 0)
                     }