diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js b/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js
index 5a261413e..f831f875e 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/reader/reader.js
@@ -1526,6 +1526,9 @@
             }
             this.active_folder = folder || NEWSBLUR.assets.folders;
             
+            if (NEWSBLUR.app.story_unread_counter) {
+                NEWSBLUR.app.story_unread_counter.remove();
+            }
             this.iframe_scroll = null;
             this.flags['opening_feed'] = true;
             this.$s.$body.addClass('NB-view-river');
@@ -1568,7 +1571,7 @@
                 NEWSBLUR.app.story_titles.show_loading(options);
             }
             NEWSBLUR.app.taskbar_info.hide_stories_error();
-            NEWSBLUR.app.taskbar_info.show_stories_progress_bar(feeds.length);
+            // NEWSBLUR.app.taskbar_info.show_stories_progress_bar(feeds.length);
             this.model.fetch_river_stories(this.active_feed, feeds, 1, 
                 _.bind(this.post_open_river_stories, this), NEWSBLUR.app.taskbar_info.show_stories_error, true);
         },
@@ -1597,11 +1600,11 @@
                 } else if (this.counts['select_story_in_feed'] || this.flags['select_story_in_feed']) {
                     this.select_story_in_feed();
                 }
-                NEWSBLUR.app.taskbar_info.hide_stories_progress_bar(_.bind(function() {
+                // NEWSBLUR.app.taskbar_info.hide_stories_progress_bar(_.bind(function() {
                     if (first_load) {
                         this.make_story_titles_pane_counter();
                     }
-                }, this));
+                // }, this));
                 if (NEWSBLUR.Globals.is_anonymous) {
                     this.show_tryout_signup_button();
                 } else if (first_load) {
@@ -1818,7 +1821,9 @@
                     this.show_last_unread_story(true);
                 }
                 if (first_load) {
-                    this.make_story_titles_pane_counter();
+                    NEWSBLUR.app.taskbar_info.hide_stories_progress_bar(_.bind(function() {
+                        this.make_story_titles_pane_counter();
+                    }, this));
                     this.find_story_with_action_preference_on_open_feed();
                 }
                 NEWSBLUR.app.taskbar_info.hide_stories_progress_bar();
diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/views/story_titles_header_view.js b/media/js/newsblur/views/story_titles_header_view.js
index d35f39e57..b497e1f07 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/views/story_titles_header_view.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/views/story_titles_header_view.js
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ NEWSBLUR.Views.StoryTitlesHeader = Backbone.View.extend({
         if (!NEWSBLUR.reader.active_feed) return;
         NEWSBLUR.reader.flags['unread_threshold_temporarily'] = null;
         
-        var $story_titles = NEWSBLUR.reader.$s.$story_titles;
         var unread_view_name = NEWSBLUR.reader.get_unread_view_name();
-        var $indicator = $('.NB-story-title-indicator', $story_titles);
-        var hidden_stories = !!NEWSBLUR.assets.stories.hidden().length;
-        
+        var $indicator = this.$('.NB-story-title-indicator');
+        var unread_hidden_stories = NEWSBLUR.reader.flags['river_view'] ? NEWSBLUR.reader.active_folder.folders.unread_counts().ng : NEWSBLUR.assets.active_feed.unread_counts().ng;
+        var hidden_stories = unread_hidden_stories || !!NEWSBLUR.assets.stories.hidden().length;
+        console.log(["show_feed_hidden_story_title_indicator", unread_hidden_stories, hidden_stories, is_feed_load]);
         if (!hidden_stories) {
             $indicator.hide();
             return;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ NEWSBLUR.Views.StoryTitlesHeader = Backbone.View.extend({
     },
     
     show_hidden_story_titles: function() {
-        var $indicator = $('.NB-story-title-indicator', NEWSBLUR.reader.$s.$story_titles);
+        var $indicator = this.$('.NB-story-title-indicator');
         var unread_view_name = NEWSBLUR.reader.get_unread_view_name();
         var hidden_stories_at_threshold = NEWSBLUR.assets.stories.any(function(story) {
             var score = story.score();