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 422eacceb6..8825864b92 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
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ class ReaderViewModel(
     }
 
     private val incognitoMode = preferences.incognitoMode().get()
+    private val downloadAheadAmount = downloadPreferences.autoDownloadWhileReading().get()
 
     init {
         // To save state
@@ -444,9 +445,8 @@ class ReaderViewModel(
     }
 
     private fun downloadNextChapters() {
+        if (downloadAheadAmount == 0) return
         val manga = manga ?: return
-        val amount = downloadPreferences.autoDownloadWhileReading().get()
-        if (amount == 0 || !manga.favorite) return
 
         // Only download ahead if current + next chapter is already downloaded too to avoid jank
         if (getCurrentChapter()?.pageLoader?.isLocal == true) return
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ class ReaderViewModel(
                 } else {
                     this
                 }
-            }.take(amount)
+            }.take(downloadAheadAmount)
 
             downloadManager.downloadChapters(
                 manga,
diff --git a/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 06c68f2337..6c6ccda5b4 100644
--- a/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/i18n/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
         <item quantity="one">Next unread chapter</item>
         <item quantity="other">Next %d unread chapters</item>
     </plurals>
-    <string name="download_ahead_info">Only works on entries in library and if the current chapter plus the next one are already downloaded</string>
+    <string name="download_ahead_info">Only works if the current chapter + the next one are already downloaded.</string>
     <string name="save_chapter_as_cbz">Save as CBZ archive</string>
     <string name="split_tall_images">Split tall images</string>
     <string name="split_tall_images_summary">Improves reader performance</string>