diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/Utils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/Utils.kt
index 9ff6db3bc..7a9a6f688 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/Utils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/Utils.kt
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@ fun fetchInitialData(
         homeViewModel.fetchPosts(
             account = account,
             clear = true,
+            changeListingType = ListingType.Local,
+            changeSortType = SortType.Active,
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/home/HomeViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/home/HomeViewModel.kt
index 5aa0c72b2..2ab70cffd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/home/HomeViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jerboa/ui/components/home/HomeViewModel.kt
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ class HomeViewModel : ViewModel() {
         account: Account?,
         nextPage: Boolean = false,
         clear: Boolean = false,
-        changeListingType: ListingType? = ListingType.Local,
-        changeSortType: SortType? = SortType.Active,
+        changeListingType: ListingType? = null,
+        changeSortType: SortType? = null,
         ctx: Context? = null,
     ) {
         fetchPostsRoutine(