diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index a863fdb..8139c95 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ pub mod imp {
             self.setup_capture_keys();
             self.restore_from_cache();
             self.auto_login();
-            self.web_view.grab_focus();
         }
     }
 
@@ -206,8 +205,6 @@ pub mod imp {
         fn setup_list(&self) {
             let store = gio::ListStore::new::<ArticleObject>();
             let selection = gtk4::SingleSelection::new(Some(store.clone()));
-            selection.set_autoselect(false);
-            selection.set_can_unselect(true);
             *self.article_store.borrow_mut() = Some(store);
 
             let factory = gtk4::SignalListItemFactory::new();
@@ -246,12 +243,10 @@ pub mod imp {
         }
 
         fn on_article_selected(&self, obj: ArticleObject) {
-            // Mark the previous article as read — both on the server and in the
-            // sidebar — now that the user has navigated away from it.
+            // Mark previous article as read (unless guard is set)
             if !*self.mark_unread_guard.borrow() {
                 if let Some(prev_id) = self.current_article_id.borrow().clone() {
                     if prev_id != obj.article().id {
-                        self.mark_read_in_list(&prev_id);
                         self.bg_mark_read(prev_id);
                     }
                 }
@@ -259,30 +254,13 @@ pub mod imp {
             *self.mark_unread_guard.borrow_mut() = false;
 
             let article = obj.article().clone();
-            let same_article = self.current_article_id.borrow().as_deref() == Some(&*article.id);
             *self.current_article_id.borrow_mut() = Some(article.id.clone());
 
             self.article_menu_button.set_visible(true);
 
-            // Skip WebView reload when re-selecting the same article (e.g. after
-            // a server refresh) so the user's scroll position is preserved.
-            if !same_article {
-                self.load_article_in_webview(&article);
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// Mark an article as read in the sidebar list (UI only).
-        fn mark_read_in_list(&self, article_id: &str) {
-            if let Some(store) = self.article_store.borrow().as_ref() {
-                for i in 0..store.n_items() {
-                    if let Some(obj) = store.item(i).and_downcast::<ArticleObject>() {
-                        if obj.article().id == article_id {
-                            obj.set_unread(false);
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            // Load in webview
+            self.load_article_in_webview(&article);
+            obj.set_unread(false);
         }
 
         fn reload_current_article(&self) {
@@ -736,64 +714,39 @@ pub mod imp {
                                 store.append(&ArticleObject::new(a.clone()));
                             }
 
+                            // Save cache and clean up unreferenced images.
+                            let sel_id = saved_id.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
+                            crate::cache::save(&articles, sel_id);
                             crate::image_cache::cleanup(&articles);
 
-                            let n = store.n_items();
-                            if n == 0 {
+                            if store.n_items() == 0 {
                                 imp.sidebar_content.set_visible_child_name("empty");
                                 *imp.current_article_id.borrow_mut() = None;
                                 imp.article_menu_button.set_visible(false);
                                 imp.content_stack.set_visible_child_name("empty");
-                                crate::cache::save(&articles, "");
                             } else {
-                                // Try to re-select the same article the user was reading.
-                                let found_idx = saved_id.as_ref().and_then(|id| {
-                                    (0..n).find(|&i| {
-                                        store.item(i).and_downcast::<ArticleObject>()
+                                // Try to re-select the same article; fall back to first.
+                                let mut select_idx = 0u32;
+                                if let Some(ref id) = saved_id {
+                                    for i in 0..store.n_items() {
+                                        if store.item(i).and_downcast::<ArticleObject>()
                                             .map(|o| o.article().id == *id)
                                             .unwrap_or(false)
-                                    })
-                                });
-
-                                if let Some(idx) = found_idx {
-                                    // Article still unread — re-select it without
-                                    // reloading the WebView (preserves scroll position).
-                                    *imp.mark_unread_guard.borrow_mut() = true;
-                                    sel.set_selected(idx);
-                                    imp.article_list_view.scroll_to(
-                                        idx,
-                                        gtk4::ListScrollFlags::SELECT,
-                                        None,
-                                    );
-                                    crate::cache::save(&articles,
-                                        saved_id.as_deref().unwrap_or(""));
-                                } else if saved_id.is_some() {
-                                    // Article was read elsewhere — keep it in the
-                                    // WebView so the user can finish reading but
-                                    // leave the sidebar list unselected.
-                                    crate::cache::save(&articles, "");
-                                } else {
-                                    // No previous article (first load) — select the
-                                    // first article.
-                                    sel.set_selected(0);
-                                    imp.article_list_view.scroll_to(
-                                        0,
-                                        gtk4::ListScrollFlags::SELECT,
-                                        None,
-                                    );
-                                    crate::cache::save(&articles, "");
+                                        {
+                                            select_idx = i;
+                                            break;
+                                        }
+                                    }
                                 }
+                                *imp.mark_unread_guard.borrow_mut() = true;
+                                sel.set_selected(select_idx);
+                                imp.article_list_view.scroll_to(
+                                    select_idx,
+                                    gtk4::ListScrollFlags::SELECT,
+                                    None,
+                                );
                                 imp.sidebar_content.set_visible_child_name("list");
                             }
-
-                            // Always notify the user that the fetch finished.
-                            let msg = if n == 1 {
-                                String::from("1 unread article")
-                            } else {
-                                format!("{n} unread articles")
-                            };
-                            let toast = libadwaita::Toast::new(&msg);
-                            imp.toast_overlay.add_toast(toast);
                         }
                         Err(e) => {
                             // If we already have cached articles, just show a toast.
@@ -892,10 +845,7 @@ pub mod imp {
             let n = sel.n_items();
             if n == 0 { return }
             let current = sel.selected();
-            let next = if current == gtk4::INVALID_LIST_POSITION {
-                // Nothing selected — pick the first or last article.
-                if delta > 0 { 0 } else { n - 1 }
-            } else if delta > 0 {
+            let next = if delta > 0 {
                 (current + 1).min(n - 1)
             } else {
                 current.saturating_sub(1)