From 8b2bff9415f09cdd39fe25533844f4c0371e7817 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Henry-Hiles <henry@henryhiles.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 12:52:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix chat controller reload issue

---
 lib/controllers/room_chat_controller.dart | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/controllers/room_chat_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/room_chat_controller.dart
index 8e2d710..6486306 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/room_chat_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/room_chat_controller.dart
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ class RoomChatController extends AsyncNotifier<ChatController> {
 
     ref.onDispose(controller.dispose);
 
-    if (messages.length < 20) await loadOlder(controller);
+    for (final _ in List.filled(2, null)) {
+      if (messages.length < 20) await loadOlder(controller);
+    }
 
     final state = await client.getRoomState(
       GetRoomStateRequest(
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ class RoomChatController extends AsyncNotifier<ChatController> {
           PaginateRequest(
             roomId: roomId,
             maxTimelineId: ref
-                .watch(RoomsController.provider)[roomId]
+                .read(RoomsController.provider)[roomId]
                 ?.timeline
                 .firstOrNull
                 ?.timelineRowId,
@@ -197,7 +199,7 @@ class RoomChatController extends AsyncNotifier<ChatController> {
           const ISet.empty(),
         );
 
-    final room = ref.watch(RoomsController.provider)[roomId];
+    final room = ref.read(RoomsController.provider)[roomId];
     if (room == null) return;
 
     final messages = await ref.watch(