diff --git a/src/modules/reader/hooks/useReaderSetChaptersState.ts b/src/modules/reader/hooks/useReaderSetChaptersState.ts
index fe9862d3..b67b9504 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/hooks/useReaderSetChaptersState.ts
+++ b/src/modules/reader/hooks/useReaderSetChaptersState.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { IReaderSettings, ReaderStateChapters } from '@/modules/reader/types/Rea
 export const useReaderSetChaptersState = (
     chaptersResponse: ReturnType<typeof requestManager.useGetMangaChapters<GetChaptersReaderQuery>>,
     chapterSourceOrder: number,
-    initialChapter: ReaderStateChapters['initialChapter'],
+    chapterForDuplicatesHandling: ReaderStateChapters['chapterForDuplicatesHandling'],
     setReaderStateChapters: ReaderStateChapters['setReaderStateChapters'],
     shouldSkipDupChapters: IReaderSettings['shouldSkipDupChapters'],
 ) => {
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ export const useReaderSetChaptersState = (
         const newCurrentChapter = newMangaChapters
             ? (newMangaChapters[newMangaChapters.length - chapterSourceOrder] ?? null)
             : undefined;
-        const newInitialChapter = initialChapter ?? newCurrentChapter;
+        const newChapterForDuplicatesHandling = chapterForDuplicatesHandling ?? newCurrentChapter;
 
         setReaderStateChapters({
             mangaChapters: newMangaChapters ?? [],
             chapters:
-                newInitialChapter && newMangaChapters
-                    ? Chapters.removeDuplicates(newInitialChapter, newMangaChapters)
+                newChapterForDuplicatesHandling && newMangaChapters
+                    ? Chapters.removeDuplicates(newChapterForDuplicatesHandling, newMangaChapters)
                     : [],
-            initialChapter: newInitialChapter,
+            chapterForDuplicatesHandling: newChapterForDuplicatesHandling,
             currentChapter: newCurrentChapter,
             nextChapter:
                 newMangaChapters &&
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const useReaderSetChaptersState = (
                 Chapters.getNextChapter(newCurrentChapter, newMangaChapters, {
                     offset: DirectionOffset.NEXT,
                     skipDupe: shouldSkipDupChapters,
-                    skipDupeChapter: newInitialChapter,
+                    skipDupeChapter: newChapterForDuplicatesHandling,
                 }),
             previousChapter:
                 newMangaChapters &&
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export const useReaderSetChaptersState = (
                 Chapters.getNextChapter(newCurrentChapter, newMangaChapters, {
                     offset: DirectionOffset.PREVIOUS,
                     skipDupe: shouldSkipDupChapters,
-                    skipDupeChapter: newInitialChapter,
+                    skipDupeChapter: newChapterForDuplicatesHandling,
                 }),
         });
     }, [chaptersResponse.data?.chapters.nodes, chapterSourceOrder, shouldSkipDupChapters]);
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/screens/Reader.tsx b/src/modules/reader/screens/Reader.tsx
index 68ab4f6f..498454cb 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/screens/Reader.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/reader/screens/Reader.tsx
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const BaseReader = ({
     shouldShowReadingModePreview,
     shouldShowTapZoneLayoutPreview,
     setSettings,
-    initialChapter,
+    chapterForDuplicatesHandling,
     currentChapter,
     mangaChapters,
     setReaderStateChapters,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ const BaseReader = ({
         'shouldSkipDupChapters' | 'backgroundColor' | 'shouldShowReadingModePreview' | 'shouldShowTapZoneLayoutPreview'
     > &
     Pick<IReaderSettingsWithDefaultFlag, 'readingMode' | 'tapZoneLayout' | 'tapZoneInvertMode'> &
-    Pick<ReaderStateChapters, 'initialChapter' | 'currentChapter' | 'mangaChapters' | 'setReaderStateChapters'> &
+    Pick<ReaderStateChapters, 'chapterForDuplicatesHandling' | 'currentChapter' | 'mangaChapters' | 'setReaderStateChapters'> &
     Pick<
         ReaderStatePages,
         | 'totalPages'
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ const BaseReader = ({
     useReaderSetChaptersState(
         chaptersResponse,
         chapterSourceOrder,
-        initialChapter,
+        chapterForDuplicatesHandling,
         setReaderStateChapters,
         shouldSkipDupChapters,
     );
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ export const Reader = withPropsFrom(
         'shouldShowReadingModePreview',
         'shouldShowTapZoneLayoutPreview',
         'setSettings',
-        'initialChapter',
+        'chapterForDuplicatesHandling',
         'currentChapter',
         'mangaChapters',
         'setReaderStateChapters',
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderControls.ts b/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderControls.ts
index 76a1b6d5..01b6b9c1 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderControls.ts
+++ b/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderControls.ts
@@ -405,7 +405,8 @@ export class ReaderControls {
         endReached?: boolean,
     ) => void {
         const { currentPageIndex, setCurrentPageIndex } = userReaderStatePagesContext();
-        const { initialChapter, currentChapter, nextChapter, mangaChapters } = useReaderStateChaptersContext();
+        const { chapterForDuplicatesHandling, currentChapter, nextChapter, mangaChapters } =
+            useReaderStateChaptersContext();
         const updateChapter = ReaderService.useUpdateChapter();
         const { shouldSkipDupChapters } = ReaderService.useSettings();
         const {
@@ -413,16 +414,16 @@ export class ReaderControls {
         } = useMetadataServerSettings();
 
         const nextChapters = useMemo(() => {
-            if (!initialChapter || !currentChapter) {
+            if (!chapterForDuplicatesHandling || !currentChapter) {
                 return [];
             }
 
             return Chapters.getNextChapters(currentChapter, mangaChapters, {
                 offset: DirectionOffset.NEXT,
                 skipDupe: shouldSkipDupChapters,
-                skipDupeChapter: initialChapter,
+                skipDupeChapter: chapterForDuplicatesHandling,
             });
-        }, [initialChapter?.id, currentChapter?.id, mangaChapters, shouldSkipDupChapters]);
+        }, [chapterForDuplicatesHandling?.id, currentChapter?.id, mangaChapters, shouldSkipDupChapters]);
 
         return useCallback(
             (pageIndex, debounceChapterUpdate = true, endReached = false) => {
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderService.ts b/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderService.ts
index ef0525e9..8809ab2d 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderService.ts
+++ b/src/modules/reader/services/ReaderService.ts
@@ -122,23 +122,23 @@ export class ReaderService {
 
     static useUpdateChapter(): (patch: UpdateChapterPatchInput) => void {
         const { manga } = useReaderStateMangaContext();
-        const { initialChapter, currentChapter, mangaChapters } = useReaderStateChaptersContext();
+        const { chapterForDuplicatesHandling, currentChapter, mangaChapters } = useReaderStateChaptersContext();
         const { shouldSkipDupChapters } = ReaderService.useSettings();
         const {
             settings: { deleteChaptersWhileReading, deleteChaptersWithBookmark, updateProgressAfterReading },
         } = useMetadataServerSettings();
 
         const previousChapters = useMemo(() => {
-            if (!initialChapter || !currentChapter) {
+            if (!chapterForDuplicatesHandling || !currentChapter) {
                 return [];
             }
 
             return Chapters.getNextChapters(currentChapter, mangaChapters, {
                 offset: DirectionOffset.PREVIOUS,
                 skipDupe: shouldSkipDupChapters,
-                skipDupeChapter: initialChapter,
+                skipDupeChapter: chapterForDuplicatesHandling,
             });
-        }, [initialChapter?.id, currentChapter?.id, mangaChapters, shouldSkipDupChapters]);
+        }, [chapterForDuplicatesHandling?.id, currentChapter?.id, mangaChapters, shouldSkipDupChapters]);
 
         return useCallback(
             (patch) => {
diff --git a/src/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts b/src/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts
index df5237bb..5c5f123f 100644
--- a/src/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts
+++ b/src/modules/reader/types/Reader.types.ts
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export interface ReaderStateChapters {
      *  - removed duplicate chapters
      */
     chapters: TChapterReader[];
-    initialChapter?: TChapterReader | null;
+    chapterForDuplicatesHandling?: TChapterReader | null;
     currentChapter?: TChapterReader | null;
     nextChapter?: TChapterReader;
     previousChapter?: TChapterReader;