diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/api/index.ts b/materialious/src/lib/api/index.ts
index bc965fa6..ea9c5dc1 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/api/index.ts
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/api/index.ts
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ export async function getWatchHistory(
 	watchHistory.sort((a, b) => b.watched.getTime() - a.watched.getTime());
 
 	if (options.videoIds) {
-		watchHistory = watchHistory.filter((item) => !options.videoIds?.includes(item.videoId));
+		watchHistory = watchHistory.filter((item) => options.videoIds?.includes(item.videoId));
 	}
 
 	const cullAfter = 1000;
@@ -317,10 +317,13 @@ export async function getWatchHistory(
 
 	const maxResults = 100;
 
-	const start = (options.page ?? 1 - 1) * maxResults;
+	const page = options.page ?? 1; // default to page 1
+	const start = (page - 1) * maxResults;
 	const end = start + maxResults;
 
-	return watchHistory.splice(start, end);
+	watchHistory = watchHistory.slice(start, end);
+
+	return watchHistory;
 }
 
 export async function getVideoWatchHistory(
diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/VideoThumbnail.svelte b/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/VideoThumbnail.svelte
index 0eb24234..c008935c 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/VideoThumbnail.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/VideoThumbnail.svelte
@@ -18,13 +18,11 @@
 		deArrowEnabledStore,
 		isAndroidTvStore,
 		playerSavePlaybackPositionStore,
-		playerState,
-		rawMasterKeyStore
+		playerState
 	} from '$lib/store';
 	import { relativeTimestamp } from '$lib/time';
 	import { queueGetWatchHistory } from '$lib/api/historyPool';
 	import { page } from '$app/state';
-	import { isOwnBackend } from '$lib/shared';
 	import { getDeArrow, getThumbnailDeArrow } from '$lib/api/dearrow';
 
 	interface Props {
@@ -44,18 +42,7 @@
 		watchUrl.searchParams.set('playlist', playlistId);
 	}
 
-	let beenWatched: boolean = $state(false);
-
 	let progress: string | undefined = $state();
-	if (get(playerSavePlaybackPositionStore)) {
-		try {
-			progress = localStorage.getItem(`v_${video.videoId}`) ?? undefined;
-		} catch {
-			progress = undefined;
-		}
-	} else {
-		progress = undefined;
-	}
 
 	let thumbnailSrc = $state(
 		'thumbnail' in video ? video.thumbnail : (getBestThumbnail(video.videoThumbnails) as string)
@@ -99,24 +86,14 @@
 		} else sideways = true;
 	}
 
-	function checkIfWatched() {
-		beenWatched = !!(progress && !page.url.pathname.endsWith('/history'));
-	}
-
 	onMount(async () => {
 		// Check if sideways should be enabled or disabled.
 		disableSideways();
-		checkIfWatched();
 
-		if (
-			!page.url.pathname.endsWith('/history') &&
-			isOwnBackend()?.internalAuth &&
-			get(rawMasterKeyStore)
-		)
+		if (!page.url.pathname.endsWith('/history'))
 			queueGetWatchHistory(video.videoId).then((watchHistory) => {
 				if (watchHistory) {
 					progress = watchHistory.progress.toString();
-					checkIfWatched();
 				}
 			});
 	});
@@ -144,7 +121,7 @@
 				<div class:crop={thumbnailHTMLElement ? thumbnailHTMLElement.height > 300 : false}>
 					<img
 						class="responsive"
-						class:watched={beenWatched}
+						class:watched={progress !== undefined}
 						{...thumbnail.image}
 						bind:this={thumbnailHTMLElement}
 						alt="Thumbnail for video"
@@ -156,7 +133,7 @@
 					style="height: 200px;"
 				></div>
 
-				{#if beenWatched}
+				{#if progress !== undefined}
 					<div class="chip surface-container-highest">
 						<i>check</i>
 					</div>