diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index d3fab451..be7e80ba 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "io.lbry.browser"
         minSdkVersion 21
         targetSdkVersion 29
-        versionCode 1515
-        versionName "0.15.15"
+        versionCode 1516
+        versionName "0.15.16"
 
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ dependencies {
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.1'
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.2.0'
 
-    __32bitImplementation 'io.lbry:lbrysdk32:0.79.0'
-    __64bitImplementation 'io.lbry:lbrysdk64:0.79.0'
+    __32bitImplementation 'io.lbry:lbrysdk32:0.79.1'
+    __64bitImplementation 'io.lbry:lbrysdk64:0.79.1'
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java
index c5c7a819..85918c01 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java
@@ -1776,11 +1776,11 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
 
                             SharedPreferences sp = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(MainActivity.this);
                             sp.edit().putBoolean(PREFERENCE_KEY_INTERNAL_INITIAL_SUBSCRIPTION_MERGE_DONE, true).apply();
+                            Lbryio.cacheResolvedSubscriptions.clear();
 
                             for (Fragment fragment : openNavFragments.values()) {
                                 if (fragment instanceof FollowingFragment) {
                                     // reload local subscriptions
-                                    Lbryio.cacheResolvedSubscriptions.clear();
                                     FollowingFragment followingFragment = (FollowingFragment) fragment;
                                     followingFragment.fetchLoadedSubscriptions(true);
                                 }