diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/details/domain/DetailsLoadUseCase.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/details/domain/DetailsLoadUseCase.kt
index e4c71e2cb..70d910265 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/details/domain/DetailsLoadUseCase.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/details/domain/DetailsLoadUseCase.kt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.async
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.channelFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runInterruptible
+import okio.IOException
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.model.isLocal
-import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.os.NetworkState
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.parser.MangaDataRepository
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.parser.MangaIntent
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.parser.MangaRepository
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class DetailsLoadUseCase @Inject constructor(
 	private val mangaRepositoryFactory: MangaRepository.Factory,
 	private val recoverUseCase: RecoverMangaUseCase,
 	private val imageGetter: Html.ImageGetter,
-	private val networkState: NetworkState,
 ) {
 
 	operator fun invoke(intent: MangaIntent): Flow<MangaDetails> = channelFlow {
@@ -48,16 +47,15 @@ class DetailsLoadUseCase @Inject constructor(
 			null
 		}
 		send(MangaDetails(manga, null, null, false))
-		if (!networkState.value) {
-			// try load offline instead
-			local?.await()?.manga?.let { localManga ->
+		try {
+			val details = getDetails(manga)
+			send(MangaDetails(details, local?.peek(), details.description?.parseAsHtml(withImages = false), false))
+			send(MangaDetails(details, local?.await(), details.description?.parseAsHtml(withImages = true), true))
+		} catch (e: IOException) {
+			local?.await()?.manga?.also { localManga ->
 				send(MangaDetails(localManga, null, localManga.description?.parseAsHtml(withImages = false), true))
-				return@channelFlow
-			}
+			} ?: throw e
 		}
-		val details = getDetails(manga)
-		send(MangaDetails(details, local?.peek(), details.description?.parseAsHtml(withImages = false), false))
-		send(MangaDetails(details, local?.await(), details.description?.parseAsHtml(withImages = true), true))
 	}
 
 	private suspend fun getDetails(seed: Manga) = runCatchingCancellable {