diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemlistFragment.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemlistFragment.java
index d6ef29fdd..282bb4d5c 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemlistFragment.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemlistFragment.java
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public class ItemlistFragment extends ListFragment {
 	/** Argument for FeeditemlistAdapter */
 	protected boolean showFeedtitle;
 
+    private AsyncTask<Long, Void, Feed> currentLoadTask;
+
 	public ItemlistFragment(boolean showFeedtitle) {
 		super();
 		this.showFeedtitle = showFeedtitle;
@@ -118,9 +120,19 @@ public class ItemlistFragment extends ListFragment {
     @Override
     public void onStart() {
         super.onStart();
+        EventDistributor.getInstance().register(contentUpdate);
         loadData();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onDestroyView() {
+        super.onDestroyView();
+        EventDistributor.getInstance().unregister(contentUpdate);
+        if (currentLoadTask != null) {
+            currentLoadTask.cancel(true);
+        }
+    }
+
     protected void loadData() {
         final long feedId;
         if (feed == null) {
@@ -168,6 +180,7 @@ public class ItemlistFragment extends ListFragment {
                 }
             }
         };
+        currentLoadTask = loadTask;
         loadTask.execute(feedId);
     }
 
@@ -184,17 +197,6 @@ public class ItemlistFragment extends ListFragment {
 				adapterCallback, showFeedtitle);
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void onPause() {
-		super.onPause();
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onDestroy() {
-		super.onDestroy();
-		EventDistributor.getInstance().unregister(contentUpdate);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public void onResume() {
 		super.onResume();
@@ -206,7 +208,6 @@ public class ItemlistFragment extends ListFragment {
 			}
 		});
 		updateProgressBarVisibility();
-		EventDistributor.getInstance().register(contentUpdate);
 	}
 
 	@Override