diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
index 58eb4c3ac5..73e4d71186 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class TimelineViewController: UIViewController, TimelineLikeCollectionViewContro
     private func applyInitialSnapshot() {
         if case .public(let local) = timeline,
            (local && !Preferences.shared.hasShownLocalTimelineDescription) ||
-            (!local && Preferences.shared.hasShownFederatedTimelineDescription) {
+            (!local && !Preferences.shared.hasShownFederatedTimelineDescription) {
             var snapshot = dataSource.snapshot()
             snapshot.appendSections([.header])
             snapshot.appendItems([.publicTimelineDescription], toSection: .header)
@@ -144,6 +144,19 @@ class TimelineViewController: UIViewController, TimelineLikeCollectionViewContro
         }
     }
     
+    override func viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
+        super.viewDidAppear(animated)
+        
+        if isShowingTimelineDescription,
+           case .public(let local) = timeline {
+            if local {
+                Preferences.shared.hasShownLocalTimelineDescription = true
+            } else {
+                Preferences.shared.hasShownFederatedTimelineDescription = true
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
     override func viewDidDisappear(_ animated: Bool) {
         super.viewDidDisappear(animated)