diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
index 7fb5cad2..49864e65 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.CommonActivity.updateLocale
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.logError
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.network.initClient
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.plugins.PluginManager
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.plugins.PluginManager.loadSinglePlugin
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.receivers.VideoDownloadRestartReceiver
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.AccountManager.Companion.OAuth2Apis
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.AccountManager.Companion.accountManagers
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.UIHelper.hideKeyboard
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.UIHelper.navigate
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.UIHelper.requestRW
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.USER_PROVIDER_API
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.USER_SELECTED_HOMEPAGE_API
 import com.lagradost.nicehttp.Requests
 import com.lagradost.nicehttp.ResponseParser
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_main.*
@@ -130,6 +132,8 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ColorPickerDialogListener {
     companion object {
         const val TAG = "MAINACT"
         val afterPluginsLoadedEvent = Event<Boolean>()
+        val mainPluginsLoadedEvent =
+            Event<Boolean>() // homepage api, used to speed up time to load for homepage
         val afterRepositoryLoadedEvent = Event<Boolean>()
     }
 
@@ -436,6 +440,12 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ColorPickerDialogListener {
         changeStatusBarState(isEmulatorSettings())
 
         ioSafe {
+            getKey<String>(USER_SELECTED_HOMEPAGE_API)?.let { homeApi ->
+                mainPluginsLoadedEvent.invoke(loadSinglePlugin(this@MainActivity, homeApi))
+            } ?: run {
+                mainPluginsLoadedEvent.invoke(false)
+            }
+
             if (settingsManager.getBoolean(getString(R.string.auto_update_plugins_key), true)) {
                 PluginManager.updateAllOnlinePluginsAndLoadThem(this@MainActivity)
             } else {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt
index cab3b197..ab9d5d49 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt
@@ -164,6 +164,17 @@ object PluginManager {
 
     var allCurrentOutDatedPlugins: Set<OnlinePluginData> = emptySet()
 
+    suspend fun loadSinglePlugin(activity: Activity, apiName: String) : Boolean {
+        return getPluginsOnline().firstOrNull { it.internalName == apiName }?.let { savedData ->
+            // OnlinePluginData(savedData, onlineData)
+            loadPlugin(
+                activity,
+                File(savedData.filePath),
+                savedData
+            )
+        } ?: false
+    }
+
     /**
      * Needs to be run before other plugin loading because plugin loading can not be overwritten
      * 1. Gets all online data about the downloaded plugins
@@ -376,7 +387,7 @@ object PluginManager {
                 file ?: return false,
                 PluginData(internalName, pluginUrl, true, file.absolutePath, PLUGIN_VERSION_NOT_SET)
             )
-        } catch (e : Exception) {
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
             logError(e)
             return false
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt
index 20f215d2..975545ee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.APIHolder.filterProviderByPreferredMedia
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.APIHolder.getApiFromNameNull
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.APIHolder.getApiProviderLangSettings
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.getKey
-import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.setKey
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.MainActivity.Companion.afterPluginsLoadedEvent
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.MainActivity.Companion.mainPluginsLoadedEvent
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.Resource
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.logError
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.observe
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.DataStoreHelper.deleteAllResumeStateIds
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.DataStoreHelper.removeLastWatched
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.DataStoreHelper.setResultWatchState
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.Event
-import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.USER_SELECTED_HOMEPAGE_API
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.SingleSelectionHelper.showOptionSelectStringRes
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.SubtitleHelper.getFlagFromIso
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.UIHelper.dismissSafe
@@ -70,6 +69,7 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.UIHelper.getSpanCount
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.UIHelper.popupMenuNoIconsAndNoStringRes
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.UIHelper.setImage
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.UIHelper.setImageBlur
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.USER_SELECTED_HOMEPAGE_API
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.widget.CenterZoomLayoutManager
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_home.*
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_home.home_api_fab
@@ -437,11 +437,13 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
     override fun onResume() {
         super.onResume()
         reloadStored()
-        afterPluginsLoadedEvent += ::loadHomePage
+        afterPluginsLoadedEvent += ::firstLoadHomePage
+        mainPluginsLoadedEvent += ::firstLoadHomePage
     }
 
     override fun onStop() {
-        afterPluginsLoadedEvent -= ::loadHomePage
+        afterPluginsLoadedEvent -= ::firstLoadHomePage
+        mainPluginsLoadedEvent -= ::firstLoadHomePage
         super.onStop()
     }
 
@@ -454,6 +456,14 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
         homeViewModel.loadStoredData(list)
     }
 
+    private var hasBeenConsumed = false
+    private fun firstLoadHomePage(successful: Boolean = false) {
+        // dirty hack to make it only load once
+        if(hasBeenConsumed) return
+        hasBeenConsumed = true
+        loadHomePage(successful)
+    }
+
     private fun loadHomePage(successful: Boolean = false) {
         val apiName = context?.getKey<String>(USER_SELECTED_HOMEPAGE_API)
 
@@ -962,13 +972,13 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
         reloadStored()
         loadHomePage()
 
-        home_loaded.setOnScrollChangeListener(NestedScrollView.OnScrollChangeListener { view, _, scrollY, _, oldScrollY ->
+        home_loaded.setOnScrollChangeListener(NestedScrollView.OnScrollChangeListener { v, _, scrollY, _, oldScrollY ->
             val dy = scrollY - oldScrollY
             if (dy > 0) { //check for scroll down
                 home_api_fab?.shrink() // hide
                 home_random?.shrink()
             } else if (dy < -5) {
-                if (view?.context?.isTvSettings() == false) {
+                if (v.context?.isTvSettings() == false) {
                     home_api_fab?.extend() // show
                     home_random?.extend()
                 }