diff --git a/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/cache/Js5ChannelHandler.kt b/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/cache/Js5ChannelHandler.kt
index 39b576e64b..31c697f469 100644
--- a/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/cache/Js5ChannelHandler.kt
+++ b/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/cache/Js5ChannelHandler.kt
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ public class Js5ChannelHandler(
 
         if (flush) {
             ctx.flush()
+        }
+
+        if (inFlightRequests.isNotEmpty()) {
             ctx.read()
         }
     }