diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Main/NewMainTabBarViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Main/NewMainTabBarViewController.swift
index a0c99a976f..44335353f8 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Main/NewMainTabBarViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Main/NewMainTabBarViewController.swift
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ final class NewMainTabBarViewController: BaseMainTabBarViewController {
         var tabs: [UITab] = []
         let savedReq = SavedHashtag.fetchRequest(account: mastodonController.accountInfo!)
         let saved = (try? mastodonController.persistentContainer.viewContext.fetch(savedReq)) ?? []
-        for hashtag in saved {
+        for hashtag in saved where !seenTags.contains(hashtag.name) {
             seenTags.insert(hashtag.name)
             tabs.append(HashtagTab(hashtagName: hashtag.name, viewControllerProvider: viewControllerProvider))
         }
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ final class NewMainTabBarViewController: BaseMainTabBarViewController {
         let followedReq = FollowedHashtag.fetchRequest()
         let followed = (try? mastodonController.persistentContainer.viewContext.fetch(followedReq)) ?? []
         for hashtag in followed where !seenTags.contains(hashtag.name) {
+            seenTags.insert(hashtag.name)
             tabs.append(HashtagTab(hashtagName: hashtag.name, viewControllerProvider: viewControllerProvider))
         }