diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/base/ui/BaseViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/base/ui/BaseViewModel.kt
index f4904f8ed..f17e3aa9f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/base/ui/BaseViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/base/ui/BaseViewModel.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.koitharu.kotatsu.base.ui
 
+import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
@@ -11,8 +12,14 @@ import org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils.ext.printStackTraceDebug
 
 abstract class BaseViewModel : ViewModel() {
 
-	val onError = SingleLiveEvent<Throwable>()
-	val isLoading = CountedBooleanLiveData()
+	protected val loadingCounter = CountedBooleanLiveData()
+	protected val errorEvent = SingleLiveEvent<Throwable>()
+
+	val onError: LiveData<Throwable>
+		get() = errorEvent
+
+	val isLoading: LiveData<Boolean>
+		get() = loadingCounter
 
 	protected fun launchJob(
 		context: CoroutineContext = EmptyCoroutineContext,
@@ -25,18 +32,18 @@ abstract class BaseViewModel : ViewModel() {
 		start: CoroutineStart = CoroutineStart.DEFAULT,
 		block: suspend CoroutineScope.() -> Unit
 	): Job = viewModelScope.launch(context + createErrorHandler(), start) {
-		isLoading.postValue(true)
+		loadingCounter.increment()
 		try {
 			block()
 		} finally {
-			isLoading.postValue(false)
+			loadingCounter.decrement()
 		}
 	}
 
 	private fun createErrorHandler() = CoroutineExceptionHandler { _, throwable ->
 		throwable.printStackTraceDebug()
 		if (throwable !is CancellationException) {
-			onError.postCall(throwable)
+			errorEvent.postCall(throwable)
 		}
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/base/ui/util/CountedBooleanLiveData.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/base/ui/util/CountedBooleanLiveData.kt
index cb54ef7db..d654e541d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/base/ui/util/CountedBooleanLiveData.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/base/ui/util/CountedBooleanLiveData.kt
@@ -1,20 +1,31 @@
 package org.koitharu.kotatsu.base.ui.util
 
-import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData
+import androidx.annotation.AnyThread
+import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
 
-class CountedBooleanLiveData : MutableLiveData<Boolean>(false) {
+class CountedBooleanLiveData : LiveData<Boolean>(false) {
 
-	private var counter = 0
+	private val counter = AtomicInteger(0)
 
-	override fun setValue(value: Boolean) {
-		if (value) {
-			counter++
-		} else {
-			counter--
+	@AnyThread
+	fun increment() {
+		if (counter.getAndIncrement() == 0) {
+			postValue(true)
 		}
-		val newValue = counter > 0
-		if (newValue != this.value) {
-			super.setValue(newValue)
+	}
+
+	@AnyThread
+	fun decrement() {
+		if (counter.decrementAndGet() == 0) {
+			postValue(false)
+		}
+	}
+
+	@AnyThread
+	fun reset() {
+		if (counter.getAndSet(0) != 0) {
+			postValue(false)
 		}
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/history/ui/HistoryListViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/history/ui/HistoryListViewModel.kt
index 60190535b..1768c2a5f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/history/ui/HistoryListViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/history/ui/HistoryListViewModel.kt
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ package org.koitharu.kotatsu.history.ui
 
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import java.util.*
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.catch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.combine
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onStart
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.R
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.base.domain.ReversibleHandle
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.base.domain.plus
@@ -23,8 +26,6 @@ import org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils.SingleLiveEvent
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils.ext.asLiveDataDistinct
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils.ext.daysDiff
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils.ext.onFirst
-import java.util.*
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 
 class HistoryListViewModel(
 	private val repository: HistoryRepository,
@@ -55,8 +56,10 @@ class HistoryListViewModel(
 			)
 			else -> mapList(list, grouped, mode)
 		}
+	}.onStart {
+		loadingCounter.increment()
 	}.onFirst {
-		isLoading.postValue(false)
+		loadingCounter.decrement()
 	}.catch {
 		it.toErrorState(canRetry = false)
 	}.asLiveDataDistinct(viewModelScope.coroutineContext + Dispatchers.Default, listOf(LoadingState))
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/remotelist/ui/RemoteListViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/remotelist/ui/RemoteListViewModel.kt
index 9c9922598..b57f0b30b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/remotelist/ui/RemoteListViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/remotelist/ui/RemoteListViewModel.kt
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class RemoteListViewModel(
 				e.printStackTraceDebug()
 				listError.value = e
 				if (!mangaList.value.isNullOrEmpty()) {
-					onError.postCall(e)
+					errorEvent.postCall(e)
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/search/ui/global/GlobalSearchViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/search/ui/global/GlobalSearchViewModel.kt
index b516a026a..3511f3b3d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/search/ui/global/GlobalSearchViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/search/ui/global/GlobalSearchViewModel.kt
@@ -67,19 +67,19 @@ class GlobalSearchViewModel(
 		searchJob = repository.globalSearch(query)
 			.catch { e ->
 				listError.value = e
-				isLoading.postValue(false)
+				loadingCounter.reset()
 			}.onStart {
 				mangaList.value = null
 				listError.value = null
-				isLoading.postValue(true)
+				loadingCounter.increment()
 				hasNextPage.value = true
 			}.onEmpty {
 				mangaList.value = emptyList()
 			}.onCompletion {
-				isLoading.postValue(false)
+				loadingCounter.reset()
 				hasNextPage.value = false
 			}.onFirst {
-				isLoading.postValue(false)
+				loadingCounter.reset()
 			}.onEach {
 				mangaList.value = mangaList.value?.plus(it) ?: listOf(it)
 			}.launchIn(viewModelScope + Dispatchers.Default)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/suggestions/ui/SuggestionsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/suggestions/ui/SuggestionsViewModel.kt
index 634eeb757..832922ea3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/suggestions/ui/SuggestionsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/suggestions/ui/SuggestionsViewModel.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.catch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.combine
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onStart
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.R
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.prefs.AppSettings
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.list.ui.MangaListViewModel
@@ -37,8 +38,10 @@ class SuggestionsViewModel(
 				list.toUi(this, mode)
 			}
 		}
+	}.onStart {
+		loadingCounter.increment()
 	}.onFirst {
-		isLoading.postValue(false)
+		loadingCounter.decrement()
 	}.catch {
 		it.toErrorState(canRetry = false)
 	}.asLiveDataDistinct(