diff --git a/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/BrowseRecommendsScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/BrowseRecommendsScreen.kt
index eb185fd9b..c5176b34d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/BrowseRecommendsScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/BrowseRecommendsScreen.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import mihon.presentation.core.util.collectAsLazyPagingItems
 import tachiyomi.core.common.util.lang.launchIO
 import tachiyomi.domain.manga.model.Manga
 import tachiyomi.presentation.core.components.material.Scaffold
-import tachiyomi.presentation.core.i18n.stringResource
 import tachiyomi.presentation.core.screens.LoadingScreen
 
 class BrowseRecommendsScreen(
@@ -115,11 +114,14 @@ class BrowseRecommendsScreen(
                     )
                 } else {
                     // KMK <--
-                    val recSource = remember { screenModel.recommendationSource }
+                    val title = remember {
+                        val recSource = screenModel.recommendationSource
+                        "${recSource.name} (${recSource.category.getString(context)})"
+                    }
 
                     BrowseSourceSimpleToolbar(
                         navigateUp = navigator::pop,
-                        title = "${recSource.name} (${stringResource(recSource.category)})",
+                        title = title,
                         displayMode = screenModel.displayMode,
                         onDisplayModeChange = { screenModel.displayMode = it },
                         scrollBehavior = scrollBehavior,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/RecommendsScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/RecommendsScreen.kt
index 0d7aecee4..9bed4784f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/RecommendsScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/RecommendsScreen.kt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class RecommendsScreen(val mangaId: Long, val sourceId: Long) : Screen() {
         }
 
         RecommendsScreen(
-            manga = screenModel.manga,
+            manga = state.manga,
             state = state,
             navigateUp = navigator::pop,
             getManga = @Composable { manga: Manga -> screenModel.getManga(manga) },
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/RecommendsScreenModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/RecommendsScreenModel.kt
index 9a1a0e16b..959e810a6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/RecommendsScreenModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/RecommendsScreenModel.kt
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ import kotlinx.collections.immutable.mutate
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentMapOf
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.toImmutableMap
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.toPersistentMap
-import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
-import kotlinx.coroutines.asCoroutineDispatcher
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.async
 import kotlinx.coroutines.awaitAll
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.collectLatest
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filterNotNull
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.update
 import kotlinx.coroutines.isActive
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
-import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import tachiyomi.domain.manga.interactor.GetManga
 import tachiyomi.domain.manga.interactor.NetworkToLocalManga
@@ -30,22 +28,18 @@ import tachiyomi.domain.manga.model.Manga
 import tachiyomi.domain.source.service.SourceManager
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.Injekt
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.api.get
-import java.util.concurrent.Executors
 
 open class RecommendsScreenModel(
     val mangaId: Long,
     val sourceId: Long,
-    initialState: State = State(),
     sourceManager: SourceManager = Injekt.get(),
     private val getManga: GetManga = Injekt.get(),
     internal val networkToLocalManga: NetworkToLocalManga = Injekt.get(),
-) : StateScreenModel<RecommendsScreenModel.State>(initialState) {
+) : StateScreenModel<RecommendsScreenModel.State>(State()) {
 
-    val manga = runBlocking { getManga.await(mangaId) }!!
     val source = sourceManager.getOrStub(sourceId) as CatalogueSource
 
-    private val coroutineDispatcher = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(5).asCoroutineDispatcher()
-    private var findRecsJob: Job? = null
+    private val coroutineDispatcher = Dispatchers.IO.limitedParallelism(5)
 
     private val sortComparator = { map: Map<RecommendationPagingSource, RecommendationItemResult> ->
         compareBy<RecommendationPagingSource>(
@@ -56,17 +50,17 @@ open class RecommendsScreenModel(
     }
 
     init {
-        findRecsJob?.cancel()
+        ioCoroutineScope.launch {
+            val manga = getManga.await(mangaId)!!
+            mutableState.update { it.copy(manga = manga) }
+            val recommendationSources = RecommendationPagingSource.createSources(manga, source)
 
-        val recommendationSources = RecommendationPagingSource.createSources(manga, source)
+            updateItems(
+                recommendationSources
+                    .associateWith { RecommendationItemResult.Loading }
+                    .toPersistentMap(),
+            )
 
-        updateItems(
-            recommendationSources
-                .associateWith { RecommendationItemResult.Loading }
-                .toPersistentMap(),
-        )
-
-        findRecsJob = ioCoroutineScope.launch {
             recommendationSources.map { recSource ->
                 async {
                     if (state.value.items[recSource] !is RecommendationItemResult.Loading) {
@@ -132,6 +126,7 @@ open class RecommendsScreenModel(
 
     @Immutable
     data class State(
+        val manga: Manga? = null,
         val items: PersistentMap<RecommendationPagingSource, RecommendationItemResult> = persistentMapOf(),
     ) {
         val progress: Int = items.count { it.value !is RecommendationItemResult.Loading }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/components/RecommendsScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/components/RecommendsScreen.kt
index 7f5bad1e9..5aa191884 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/components/RecommendsScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/exh/recs/components/RecommendsScreen.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import tachiyomi.presentation.core.i18n.stringResource
 
 @Composable
 fun RecommendsScreen(
-    manga: Manga,
+    manga: Manga?,
     state: RecommendsScreenModel.State,
     navigateUp: () -> Unit,
     getManga: @Composable (Manga) -> State<Manga>,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ fun RecommendsScreen(
                     toggleSelectionMode = bulkFavoriteScreenModel::toggleSelectionMode,
                     isRunning = bulkFavoriteState.isRunning,
                     // KMK <--
-                    title = stringResource(SYMR.strings.similar, manga.title),
+                    title = stringResource(SYMR.strings.similar, manga?.title.orEmpty()),
                     scrollBehavior = scrollBehavior,
                     navigateUp = navigateUp,
                 )