diff --git a/common/GPodderPodcastListModel.qml b/common/GPodderPodcastListModel.qml
index 285bf16..540f8ed 100644
--- a/common/GPodderPodcastListModel.qml
+++ b/common/GPodderPodcastListModel.qml
@@ -24,10 +24,14 @@ import 'util.js' as Util
 
 ListModel {
     id: podcastListModel
+    property bool firstRun: false
 
     function reload() {
         py.call('main.load_podcasts', [], function (podcasts) {
             Util.updateModelFrom(podcastListModel, podcasts);
+            if(!firstRun) {
+                firstRun = true;
+            }
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index bf86f39..c92ea56 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # of gpodder-core, but we might have a different release schedule later on. If
 # we decide to have parallel releases, we can at least start using this version
 # to check if the core version is compatible with the QML UI version.
-__version__ = '4.9.0'
+__version__ = '4.10.0'
 
 import sys
 import os
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 17baa7b..3804a56 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PROJECT := gpodder-ui-qml
-VERSION := 4.9.0
+VERSION := 4.10.0
 
 all:
 	@echo ""