diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
index 8ca57ed8f7..50281e0be8 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
@@ -312,16 +312,24 @@ class TimelineViewController: UIViewController, TimelineLikeCollectionViewContro
         Task {
             if case .notLoadedInitial = controller.state {
                 await controller.loadInitial()
+                #if !targetEnvironment(macCatalyst)
+                collectionView.refreshControl?.endRefreshing()
+                #endif
             } else {
+                @MainActor
+                func loadNewerAndEndRefreshing() async {
+                    await controller.loadNewer()
+                    #if !targetEnvironment(macCatalyst)
+                    collectionView.refreshControl?.endRefreshing()
+                    #endif
+                }
+                
                 // I'm not sure whether this should move into TimelineLikeController/TimelineLikeCollectionViewController
-                let (_, presentItems) = await (controller.loadNewer(), try? loadInitial())
+                let (_, presentItems) = await (loadNewerAndEndRefreshing(), try? loadInitial())
                 if let presentItems, !presentItems.isEmpty {
                     insertPresentItemsIfNecessary(presentItems)
                 }
             }
-            #if !targetEnvironment(macCatalyst)
-            collectionView.refreshControl?.endRefreshing()
-            #endif
         }
     }