diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt
index 3ff38c4f0a349b5f81313fda8dd818546b84e533..11685cc0918094d95cf64b2a309b4a62bc567a41 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class HomeFragment : TimeoutFragment(R.layout.fragment_home), ApplicationInstall
     }
 
     override fun loadData(authObjectList: List<AuthObject>) {
-        if (homeViewModel.haveSourcesChanged()) {
+        if (shouldLoadData()) {
             showLoadingUI()
             homeViewModel.loadData(authObjectList, viewLifecycleOwner) { _ ->
                 clearAndRestartGPlayLogin()
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ class HomeFragment : TimeoutFragment(R.layout.fragment_home), ApplicationInstall
         }
     }
 
+    private fun shouldLoadData() = homeViewModel.haveSourcesChanged() || !homeViewModel.hasData()
+
     override fun showLoadingUI() {
         binding.shimmerLayout.startShimmer()
         binding.shimmerLayout.visibility = View.VISIBLE
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/home/HomeViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/home/HomeViewModel.kt
index 30ecfb9bdd16241121af253c2f44b2e5c42c965d..861527a7379b5d5a800fc978a9bc93a931a4d893 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/home/HomeViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/ui/home/HomeViewModel.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ class HomeViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     private var previousSources = emptyList<Boolean>()
 
+   fun hasData(): Boolean {
+       return homeScreenData.value?.data?.isNotEmpty() ?: false
+   }
+
     fun loadData(
         authObjectList: List<AuthObject>,
         lifecycleOwner: LifecycleOwner,