diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Chapter.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Chapter.kt
index dafc1b97f..d4ec53c21 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Chapter.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Chapter.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import java.time.Instant
 
 object Chapter {
     /** get chapter list when showing a manga */
-    suspend fun getChapterList(mangaId: Int, onlineFetch: Boolean = false): List<ChapterDataClass> {
+    suspend fun getChapterList(mangaId: Int, onlineFetch: Boolean = false, onlineFetchOnEmpty: Boolean = true): List<ChapterDataClass> {
         return if (onlineFetch) {
             getSourceChapters(mangaId)
         } else {
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ object Chapter {
                         ChapterTable.toDataClass(it)
                     }
             }.ifEmpty {
-                getSourceChapters(mangaId)
+                if (onlineFetchOnEmpty)
+                    getSourceChapters(mangaId)
+                else
+                    emptyList()
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/backup/proto/ProtoBackupExport.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/backup/proto/ProtoBackupExport.kt
index 7dd08ef48..4e85bb432 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/backup/proto/ProtoBackupExport.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/backup/proto/ProtoBackupExport.kt
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ object ProtoBackupExport : ProtoBackupBase() {
             val mangaId = mangaRow[MangaTable.id].value
 
             if (flags.includeChapters) {
-                val chapters = runBlocking { Chapter.getChapterList(mangaId) }
+                val chapters = runBlocking { Chapter.getChapterList(mangaId, onlineFetchOnEmpty = false) }
                 backupManga.chapters = chapters.map {
                     BackupChapter(
                         it.url,