diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderViewModel.kt
index bfe49b62e..5bf35dd55 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderViewModel.kt
@@ -252,7 +252,15 @@ class ReaderViewModel @JvmOverloads constructor(
 
     private val unfilteredChapterList by lazy {
         val manga = manga!!
-        runBlocking { getChaptersByMangaId.await(manga.id, applyFilter = false) }
+        runBlocking {
+            // KMK -->
+            if (manga.source == MERGED_SOURCE_ID) {
+                getMergedChaptersByMangaId.await(manga.id, dedupe = false, applyFilter = false)
+            } else {
+                getChaptersByMangaId.await(manga.id, applyFilter = false)
+            }
+            // KMK <--
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1455,7 +1463,7 @@ class ReaderViewModel @JvmOverloads constructor(
         val viewer: Viewer? = null,
         val dialog: Dialog? = null,
         val menuVisible: Boolean = false,
-        @IntRange(from = -100, to = 100) val brightnessOverlayValue: Int = 0,
+        @field:IntRange(from = -100, to = 100) val brightnessOverlayValue: Int = 0,
 
         // SY -->
         /** for display page number in double-page mode */