diff --git a/client/components/Reader/Reader.vue b/client/components/Reader/Reader.vue
index 4dcbd039..0ae6401d 100644
--- a/client/components/Reader/Reader.vue
+++ b/client/components/Reader/Reader.vue
@@ -510,7 +510,9 @@ class Reader extends Vue {
             if (this.recentBooksActive) {
                 await this.$refs.recentBooksPage.updateTableData();
             }
+        }
 
+        if (eventName == 'set-recent') {
             const oldBook = this.mostRecentBookReactive;
             const newBook = bookManager.mostRecentBook();
             if (oldBook && newBook) {
diff --git a/client/components/Reader/share/bookManager.js b/client/components/Reader/share/bookManager.js
index 66d5acc8..2905b1e9 100644
--- a/client/components/Reader/share/bookManager.js
+++ b/client/components/Reader/share/bookManager.js
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ class BookManager {
         await bmRecentStore.setItem('recent-last', this.recentLast);
 
         this.recentChanged = true;
+        this.emit('set-recent');
         this.emit('recent-changed');
     }