diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/data/helpers/DownloadManager.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/data/helpers/DownloadManager.java
index bb0e2d33d..3d378c8e2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/data/helpers/DownloadManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/data/helpers/DownloadManager.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class DownloadManager {
         downloadSubscription = downloadsSubject
                 .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
                 .filter(event -> !isChapterDownloaded(event))
-                .flatMap(this::createDownload)
+                .flatMap(this::prepareDownload)
                 .flatMap(this::downloadChapter, preferences.getDownloadThreads())
                 .onBackpressureBuffer()
                 .subscribe();
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class DownloadManager {
     }
 
     // Create a download object and add it to the downloads queue
-    private Observable<Download> createDownload(DownloadChapterEvent event) {
+    private Observable<Download> prepareDownload(DownloadChapterEvent event) {
         Download download = new Download(
                 sourceManager.get(event.getManga().source),
                 event.getManga(),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/data/models/Page.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/data/models/Page.java
index 1856ac922..e7cf497d4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/data/models/Page.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/data/models/Page.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package eu.kanade.mangafeed.data.models;
 
 import eu.kanade.mangafeed.data.helpers.NetworkHelper;
-import rx.subjects.BehaviorSubject;
+import rx.subjects.PublishSubject;
 
 public class Page implements NetworkHelper.ProgressListener {
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class Page implements NetworkHelper.ProgressListener {
     private transient volatile int status;
     private transient volatile int progress;
 
-    private transient BehaviorSubject<Integer> statusSubject;
+    private transient PublishSubject<Integer> statusSubject;
 
     public static final int QUEUE = 0;
     public static final int LOAD_PAGE = 1;
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ public class Page implements NetworkHelper.ProgressListener {
 
     public void setStatus(int status) {
         this.status = status;
-        notifyStatus();
+        if (statusSubject != null)
+            statusSubject.onNext(status);
     }
 
     public int getProgress() {
@@ -73,14 +74,8 @@ public class Page implements NetworkHelper.ProgressListener {
         progress = (int) ((100 * bytesRead) / contentLength);
     }
 
-    public void setStatusSubject(BehaviorSubject<Integer> subject) {
+    public void setStatusSubject(PublishSubject<Integer> subject) {
         this.statusSubject = subject;
-        notifyStatus();
-    }
-
-    private void notifyStatus() {
-        if (statusSubject != null)
-            statusSubject.onNext(status);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/fragment/ReaderPageFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/fragment/ReaderPageFragment.java
index 9360a4ba1..b13d92a61 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/fragment/ReaderPageFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/fragment/ReaderPageFragment.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import rx.Observable;
 import rx.Subscription;
 import rx.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers;
 import rx.schedulers.Schedulers;
-import rx.subjects.BehaviorSubject;
+import rx.subjects.PublishSubject;
 
 public class ReaderPageFragment extends Fragment {
 
@@ -128,10 +128,11 @@ public class ReaderPageFragment extends Fragment {
         if (page == null || statusSubscription != null)
             return;
 
-        BehaviorSubject<Integer> statusSubject = BehaviorSubject.create();
+        PublishSubject<Integer> statusSubject = PublishSubject.create();
         page.setStatusSubject(statusSubject);
 
         statusSubscription = statusSubject
+                .startWith(page.getStatus())
                 .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
                 .subscribe(this::processStatus);
     }