diff --git a/src/categories/topics.js b/src/categories/topics.js
index 49361fdcad..8dbe3501ef 100644
--- a/src/categories/topics.js
+++ b/src/categories/topics.js
@@ -134,10 +134,6 @@ module.exports = function (Categories) {
 	};
 
 	Categories.getPinnedTids = async function (data) {
-		if (!Array.isArray(data.cid)) {
-			data.cid = [data.cid];
-		}
-
 		if (plugins.hasListeners('filter:categories.getPinnedTids')) {
 			const result = await plugins.fireHook('filter:categories.getPinnedTids', {
 				pinnedTids: [],
@@ -145,10 +141,8 @@ module.exports = function (Categories) {
 			});
 			return result && result.pinnedTids;
 		}
-
-		const pinnedSets = data.cid.map(cid => `cid:${cid}:tids:pinned`);
-		const pinnedTids = await db.getSortedSetRevRange(pinnedSets, data.start, data.stop);
-		return topics.tools.checkPinExpiry(pinnedTids);
+		const pinnedTids = await db.getSortedSetRevRange('cid:' + data.cid + ':tids:pinned', data.start, data.stop);
+		return await topics.tools.checkPinExpiry(pinnedTids);
 	};
 
 	Categories.modifyTopicsByPrivilege = function (topics, privileges) {
diff --git a/src/topics/sorted.js b/src/topics/sorted.js
index 6dd7619620..ea405247a3 100644
--- a/src/topics/sorted.js
+++ b/src/topics/sorted.js
@@ -57,21 +57,18 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 
 	async function getCidTids(params) {
 		const sets = [];
+		const pinnedSets = [];
 		params.cids.forEach(function (cid) {
 			if (params.sort === 'recent') {
 				sets.push('cid:' + cid + ':tids');
 			} else {
 				sets.push('cid:' + cid + ':tids' + (params.sort ? ':' + params.sort : ''));
 			}
+			pinnedSets.push('cid:' + cid + ':tids:pinned');
 		});
-		const [tids, pinnedTids] = await Promise.all([
-			db.getSortedSetRevRange(sets, 0, meta.config.recentMaxTopics - 1),
-			categories.getPinnedTids({
-				cid: params.cids,
-				start: 0,
-				stop: -1,
-			}),
-		]);
+		let pinnedTids = await db.getSortedSetRevRange(pinnedSets, 0, -1);
+		pinnedTids = await Topics.tools.checkPinExpiry(pinnedTids);
+		const tids = await db.getSortedSetRevRange(sets, 0, meta.config.recentMaxTopics - 1);
 		return pinnedTids.concat(tids);
 	}