diff --git a/src/components/timeline.jsx b/src/components/timeline.jsx
index 9d05210c..9da2b43e 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline.jsx
+++ b/src/components/timeline.jsx
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ function Timeline({
       });
       if (
         snapStates.settings.autoRefresh &&
-        scrollableRef.current.scrollTop === 0 &&
+        scrollableRef.current.scrollTop < 16 &&
         (disableIdleCheck || window.__IDLE__) &&
         !inBackground()
       ) {
diff --git a/src/pages/notifications.jsx b/src/pages/notifications.jsx
index 67cb9919..f7b18f51 100644
--- a/src/pages/notifications.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/notifications.jsx
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ function Notifications({ columnMode }) {
     ({ disableIdleCheck = false } = {}) => {
       console.log('✨ Load updates', {
         autoRefresh: snapStates.settings.autoRefresh,
-        scrollTop: scrollableRef.current?.scrollTop === 0,
+        scrollTop: scrollableRef.current?.scrollTop,
         inBackground: inBackground(),
         disableIdleCheck,
         notificationsShowNew: snapStates.notificationsShowNew,
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ function Notifications({ columnMode }) {
       });
       if (
         snapStates.settings.autoRefresh &&
-        scrollableRef.current?.scrollTop === 0 &&
+        scrollableRef.current?.scrollTop < 16 &&
         (disableIdleCheck || window.__IDLE__) &&
         !inBackground() &&
         snapStates.notificationsShowNew &&