diff --git a/src/modules/statuses.js b/src/modules/statuses.js
index dccccf72..b7560f1c 100644
--- a/src/modules/statuses.js
+++ b/src/modules/statuses.js
@@ -346,7 +346,9 @@ export const mutations = {
     each(oldTimeline.visibleStatuses, (status) => { oldTimeline.visibleStatusesObject[status.id] = status })
   },
   clearTimeline (state, { timeline }) {
+    const userId = state.timelines[timeline].userId
     state.timelines[timeline] = emptyTl()
+    state.timelines[timeline].userId = userId
   },
   setFavorited (state, { status, value }) {
     const newStatus = state.allStatusesObject[status.id]
diff --git a/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js b/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js
index c2a7de56..727f6c60 100644
--- a/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js
+++ b/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const fetchAndUpdate = ({store, credentials, timeline = 'friends', older = false
 
   return apiService.fetchTimeline(args)
     .then((statuses) => {
-      if (!older && statuses.length >= 20 && !timelineData.loading) {
+      if (!older && statuses.length >= 20 && !timelineData.loading && timelineData.statuses.length) {
         store.dispatch('queueFlush', { timeline: timeline, id: timelineData.maxId })
       }
       update({store, statuses, timeline, showImmediately, userId})