diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e3e653d9a0..d91facbc08 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ The format is a modified version of [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.co
 - Bangumi search now shows the score and summary of a search result ([@MajorTanya](https://github.com/MajorTanya)) ([#1396](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/pull/1396))
 - Extension repo URLs are now auto-formatted ([@AntsyLich](https://github.com/AntsyLich), [@MajorTanya](https://github.com/MajorTanya))
 
+### Other
+- Cleanup usage of `NetworkToLocalManga` ([@cuong-tran](https://github.com/cuong-tran)) ([#](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/pull/))
+
 ## [v0.17.0] - 2024-10-26
 ### Added
 - Option to disable reader zoom out ([@Splintorien](https://github.com/Splintorien)) ([#302](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/pull/302))
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/browse/BrowseSourceScreenModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/browse/BrowseSourceScreenModel.kt
index dff062503a..afd212022f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/browse/BrowseSourceScreenModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/browse/BrowseSourceScreenModel.kt
@@ -113,9 +113,11 @@ class BrowseSourceScreenModel(
                 getRemoteManga.subscribe(sourceId, listing.query ?: "", listing.filters)
             }.flow.map { pagingData ->
                 pagingData.map {
-                    networkToLocalManga.await(it.toDomainManga(sourceId))
+                    val networkManga = it.toDomainManga(sourceId)
+                    networkToLocalManga.await(networkManga)
                         .let { localManga -> getManga.subscribe(localManga.url, localManga.source) }
                         .filterNotNull()
+                        .map { manga -> manga.shouldUseNetworkMangaInfo(networkManga) }
                         .stateIn(ioCoroutineScope)
                 }
                     .filter { !hideInLibraryItems || !it.value.favorite }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/globalsearch/SearchScreenModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/globalsearch/SearchScreenModel.kt
index 1cb9ba3ff4..3f1a0839e2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/globalsearch/SearchScreenModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/globalsearch/SearchScreenModel.kt
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ abstract class SearchScreenModel(
                         }
 
                         val titles = page.mangas.map {
-                            networkToLocalManga.await(it.toDomainManga(source.id))
+                            val networkManga = it.toDomainManga(source.id)
+                            networkToLocalManga.await(networkManga)
+                                .shouldUseNetworkMangaInfo(networkManga)
                         }
 
                         if (isActive) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/deeplink/DeepLinkScreenModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/deeplink/DeepLinkScreenModel.kt
index 5bef14675b..031b3c7be8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/deeplink/DeepLinkScreenModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/deeplink/DeepLinkScreenModel.kt
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ class DeepLinkScreenModel(
     }
 
     private suspend fun getMangaFromSManga(sManga: SManga, sourceId: Long): Manga {
-        return getMangaByUrlAndSourceId.await(sManga.url, sourceId)
-            ?: networkToLocalManga.await(sManga.toDomainManga(sourceId))
+        val networkManga = sManga.toDomainManga(sourceId)
+        return networkToLocalManga.await(networkManga)
+            .shouldUseNetworkMangaInfo(networkManga)
     }
 
     sealed interface State {
diff --git a/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/manga/interactor/NetworkToLocalManga.kt b/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/manga/interactor/NetworkToLocalManga.kt
index 5ca3fb647b..d7ced803f1 100644
--- a/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/manga/interactor/NetworkToLocalManga.kt
+++ b/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/manga/interactor/NetworkToLocalManga.kt
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ class NetworkToLocalManga(
                 val id = insertManga(manga)
                 manga.copy(id = id!!)
             }
-            !localManga.favorite -> {
-                // if the manga isn't a favorite, set its display title from source
-                // if it later becomes a favorite, updated title will go to db
-                localManga.copy(title = manga.title)
-            }
             else -> {
                 localManga
             }
diff --git a/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/manga/model/Manga.kt b/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/manga/model/Manga.kt
index fb634c1cd0..29c470a4c3 100644
--- a/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/manga/model/Manga.kt
+++ b/domain/src/main/java/tachiyomi/domain/manga/model/Manga.kt
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ data class Manga(
         return chapterFlags and CHAPTER_SORT_DIR_MASK == CHAPTER_SORT_DESC
     }
 
+    fun shouldUseNetworkMangaInfo(networkManga: Manga): Manga =
+        if (!favorite) {
+            // if the manga isn't a favorite, set its display title from source
+            // if it later becomes a favorite, updated title will go to db
+            copy(title = networkManga.title)
+        } else {
+            this
+        }
+
     companion object {
         // Generic filter that does not filter anything
         const val SHOW_ALL = 0x00000000L