diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/menuhandler/FeedItemMenuHandler.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/menuhandler/FeedItemMenuHandler.java
index 4de53ce1e..de4cec8fe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/menuhandler/FeedItemMenuHandler.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/menuhandler/FeedItemMenuHandler.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public class FeedItemMenuHandler {
         } else if (menuItemId == R.id.mark_read_item) {
             selectedItem.setPlayed(true);
             DBWriter.markItemPlayed(selectedItem, FeedItem.PLAYED, true);
-            if (SynchronizationSettings.isProviderConnected()) {
+            if (!selectedItem.getFeed().isLocalFeed() && SynchronizationSettings.isProviderConnected()) {
                 FeedMedia media = selectedItem.getMedia();
                 // not all items have media, Gpodder only cares about those that do
                 if (media != null) {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public class FeedItemMenuHandler {
         } else if (menuItemId == R.id.mark_unread_item) {
             selectedItem.setPlayed(false);
             DBWriter.markItemPlayed(selectedItem, FeedItem.UNPLAYED, false);
-            if (selectedItem.getMedia() != null) {
+            if (!selectedItem.getFeed().isLocalFeed() && selectedItem.getMedia() != null) {
                 EpisodeAction actionNew = new EpisodeAction.Builder(selectedItem, EpisodeAction.NEW)
                         .currentTimestamp()
                         .build();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/sync/queue/SynchronizationQueueSink.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/sync/queue/SynchronizationQueueSink.java
index 12559539f..cfe3798a7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/sync/queue/SynchronizationQueueSink.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/sync/queue/SynchronizationQueueSink.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class SynchronizationQueueSink {
         if (!SynchronizationSettings.isProviderConnected()) {
             return;
         }
-        if (media.getItem() == null) {
+        if (media.getItem() == null || media.getItem().getFeed().isLocalFeed()) {
             return;
         }
         if (media.getStartPosition() < 0 || (!completed && media.getStartPosition() >= media.getPosition())) {