diff --git a/Tusker/TimelineLikeController.swift b/Tusker/TimelineLikeController.swift
index be89f61d35..1bd558c226 100644
--- a/Tusker/TimelineLikeController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/TimelineLikeController.swift
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ actor TimelineLikeController<Item> {
     
     unowned var delegate: any TimelineLikeControllerDelegate<Item>
     
-    private(set) var state = State.idle {
+    private(set) var state = State.notLoadedInitial {
         willSet {
             precondition(state.canTransition(to: newValue))
             logger.debug("State: \(self.state.debugDescription, privacy: .public) -> \(newValue.debugDescription, privacy: .public)")
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ actor TimelineLikeController<Item> {
     }
     
     func loadInitial() async {
-        guard state == .idle else {
+        guard state == .notLoadedInitial else {
             return
         }
         let token = LoadAttemptToken()
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ actor TimelineLikeController<Item> {
     }
     
     enum State: Equatable, CustomDebugStringConvertible {
+        case notLoadedInitial
         case idle
         case loadingInitial(LoadAttemptToken, hasAddedLoadingIndicator: Bool)
         case loadingNewer(LoadAttemptToken)
@@ -128,6 +129,8 @@ actor TimelineLikeController<Item> {
         
         var debugDescription: String {
             switch self {
+            case .notLoadedInitial:
+                return "notLoadedInitial"
             case .idle:
                 return "idle"
             case .loadingInitial(let token, let hasAddedLoadingIndicator):
@@ -143,9 +146,16 @@ actor TimelineLikeController<Item> {
         
         func canTransition(to: State) -> Bool {
             switch self {
+            case .notLoadedInitial:
+                switch to {
+                case .loadingInitial(_, hasAddedLoadingIndicator: _):
+                    return true
+                default:
+                    return false
+                }
             case .idle:
                 switch to {
-                case .loadingInitial(_, _), .loadingNewer(_)/*, .waitingForLoadOlderPermission*/, .loadingOlder(_, _):
+                case .loadingNewer(_)/*, .waitingForLoadOlderPermission*/, .loadingOlder(_, _):
                     return true
                 default:
                     return false