diff --git a/app/ui/epg/epg.py b/app/ui/epg/epg.py
index fa46bd5e..ff699ed3 100644
--- a/app/ui/epg/epg.py
+++ b/app/ui/epg/epg.py
@@ -131,12 +131,20 @@ class FavEpgCache(EpgCache):
 
     def __init__(self, app):
         super().__init__(app)
+        self._app.connect("epg-cache-initialized", self.on_cache_initialized)
         GLib.timeout_add_seconds(self._settings.epg_update_interval, self.init)
 
+    def on_cache_initialized(self, app, cache):
+        if cache is not self:
+            return
+
+        self._is_run = True
+        GLib.timeout_add_seconds(self._settings.epg_update_interval, self.update_epg_data, priority=GLib.PRIORITY_LOW)
+
     def init(self):
         self._src = self._settings.epg_source
         self._xml_src = self._settings.epg_xml_source
-        self._is_run = True
+        self._is_run = False
         if self._src is EpgSource.XML:
             url = self._settings.epg_xml_source
             gz_file = self.current_gz_file_name
@@ -168,8 +176,6 @@ class FavEpgCache(EpgCache):
             self._reader = EPG.DatReader(f"{self._settings.profile_data_path}epg{os.sep}epg.dat")
             self._reader.download()
 
-        GLib.timeout_add_seconds(self._settings.epg_update_interval, self.update_epg_data, priority=GLib.PRIORITY_LOW)
-
     def reset(self) -> None:
         self.events.clear()
         if self._is_run:
@@ -232,8 +238,8 @@ class TabEpgCache(EpgCache):
 
         if self._app.display_epg and self._xml_src == self._settings.epg_xml_source:
             ext_cache = self._app.current_epg_cache
-            if ext_cache:
-                GLib.idle_add(self._app.emit, "epg-cache-initialized", ext_cache)
+            if ext_cache and ext_cache.is_run:
+                self._app.emit("epg-cache-initialized", ext_cache)
             return
 
         self.load_data()
@@ -258,20 +264,16 @@ class TabEpgCache(EpgCache):
 
     def on_cache_initialized(self, app, cache):
         if isinstance(cache, FavEpgCache):
-            self.import_cache(cache)
+            reader = cache.current_reader
+            if reader:
+                self._reader.cache.update(reader.cache)
+            self._is_run = False
         else:
-            if not self._app.display_epg or self._settings.epg_source is not EpgSource.XML:
+            if not self._app.display_epg or self._settings.epg_source is not EpgSource.XML or self._xml_src is None:
                 self._is_run = False
 
         self.update_epg_data()
 
-    def import_cache(self, cache):
-        """ Imports external reader cache data into the current one. """
-        reader = cache.current_reader
-        if reader:
-            self._reader.cache.update(reader.cache)
-        self._is_run = False
-
     @run_task
     def process_data(self):
         GLib.idle_add(self._app.wait_dialog.show)
diff --git a/app/ui/main.py b/app/ui/main.py
index 712f1387..e9b94bf9 100644
--- a/app/ui/main.py
+++ b/app/ui/main.py
@@ -3212,8 +3212,8 @@ class Application(Gtk.Application):
         if display:
             if self._epg_cache is None:
                 self._epg_cache = FavEpgCache(self)
-        else:
-            self._epg_cache.reset()
+            else:
+                self._epg_cache.reset()
 
     def on_epg_list_configuration(self, action, value=None):
         if self._s_type is not SettingsType.ENIGMA_2: