diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/people/faces.vue b/frontend/src/pages/people/faces.vue
index 222fd02bf..8f34c2e78 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/people/faces.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/people/faces.vue
@@ -373,7 +373,9 @@ export default {
       this.lastId = "";
     },
     loadMore() {
-      if (this.scrollDisabled) return;
+      if (this.scrollDisabled || !this.active) {
+        return;
+      }
 
       this.scrollDisabled = true;
       this.listen = false;
@@ -456,11 +458,15 @@ export default {
       return params;
     },
     refresh() {
-      if (this.loading) return;
+      if (this.loading || !this.active) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       this.loading = true;
       this.page = 0;
       this.dirty = true;
       this.scrollDisabled = false;
+
       this.loadMore();
     },
     search() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/people/subjects.vue b/frontend/src/pages/people/subjects.vue
index a0ddd8119..963213dfe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/people/subjects.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/people/subjects.vue
@@ -420,7 +420,9 @@ export default {
       this.lastId = "";
     },
     loadMore() {
-      if (this.scrollDisabled) return;
+      if (this.scrollDisabled || !this.active) {
+        return;
+      }
 
       this.scrollDisabled = true;
       this.listen = false;
@@ -503,11 +505,15 @@ export default {
       return params;
     },
     refresh() {
-      if (this.loading) return;
+      if (this.loading || !this.active) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       this.loading = true;
       this.page = 0;
       this.dirty = true;
       this.scrollDisabled = false;
+
       this.loadMore();
     },
     search() {