diff --git a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.html b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.html
index db45724cc..b97db7da1 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.html
+++ b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.html
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
             [priority]="750" content="{{'addon.blog.blog' | translate}}" [iconAction]="'far-newspaper'" (action)="gotoBlog()">
         </core-context-menu-item>
         <core-context-menu-item
-            *ngIf="discussions.onlineLoaded && discussions.loaded && !(hasOffline || hasOfflineRatings) && isOnline"
+            *ngIf="discussions.loaded && !(hasOffline || hasOfflineRatings) && isOnline"
             [priority]="700" [content]="'addon.mod_forum.refreshdiscussions' | translate" [iconAction]="refreshIcon" [closeOnClick]="false"
             (action)="doRefresh(null, $event)">
         </core-context-menu-item>
         <core-context-menu-item
-            *ngIf="discussions.onlineLoaded && discussions.loaded && (hasOffline || hasOfflineRatings) && isOnline"
+            *ngIf="discussions.loaded && (hasOffline || hasOfflineRatings) && isOnline"
             [priority]="600" [content]="'core.settings.synchronizenow' | translate" [iconAction]="syncIcon" [closeOnClick]="false"
             (action)="doRefresh(null, $event, true)">
         </core-context-menu-item>
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@
 
 <!-- Content. -->
 <core-split-view>
-    <ion-refresher slot="fixed" [disabled]="!discussions.onlineLoaded || !discussions.loaded" (ionRefresh)="doRefresh($event.target)">
+    <ion-refresher slot="fixed" [disabled]="!discussions.loaded" (ionRefresh)="doRefresh($event.target)">
         <ion-refresher-content pullingText="{{ 'core.pulltorefresh' | translate }}"></ion-refresher-content>
     </ion-refresher>
 
-    <core-loading [hideUntil]="discussions.onlineLoaded && discussions.loaded">
+    <core-loading [hideUntil]="discussions.loaded">
         <!-- Activity info. -->
         <core-course-module-info *ngIf="showCompletion" [module]="module" [showManualCompletion]="true"
             (completionChanged)="onCompletionChange()">
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
             </ion-item>
 
             <core-infinite-loading
-                [enabled]="discussions.onlineLoaded && !discussions.completed" [error]="fetchMoreDiscussionsFailed"
+                [enabled]="discussions.onlineLoaded && !discussions.completed" [error]="discussions.fetchFailed"
                 (action)="fetchMoreDiscussions($event)">
             </core-infinite-loading>
         </ng-container>
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts
index 4e6178c66..2312f7ff4 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts
+++ b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/index/index.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ export class AddonModForumIndexComponent extends CoreCourseModuleMainActivityCom
     moduleName = 'forum';
     descriptionNote?: string;
     forum?: AddonModForumData;
-    fetchMoreDiscussionsFailed = false;
     discussions: AddonModForumDiscussionsManager;
     canAddDiscussion = false;
     addDiscussionText!: string;
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ export class AddonModForumIndexComponent extends CoreCourseModuleMainActivityCom
      * @param showErrors Wether to show errors to the user or hide them.
      */
     protected async fetchContent(refresh: boolean = false, sync: boolean = false, showErrors: boolean = false): Promise<void> {
-        this.fetchMoreDiscussionsFailed = false;
+        this.discussions.fetchFailed = false;
 
         const promises: Promise<void>[] = [];
 
@@ -259,7 +258,7 @@ export class AddonModForumIndexComponent extends CoreCourseModuleMainActivityCom
             if (refresh) {
                 CoreDomUtils.showErrorModalDefault(error, 'addon.mod_forum.errorgetforum', true);
 
-                this.fetchMoreDiscussionsFailed = true; // Set to prevent infinite calls with infinite-loading.
+                this.discussions.fetchFailed = true; // Set to prevent infinite calls with infinite-loading.
             } else {
                 // Get forum failed, retry without using cache since it might be a new activity.
                 await this.refreshContent(sync);
@@ -422,7 +421,7 @@ export class AddonModForumIndexComponent extends CoreCourseModuleMainActivityCom
      */
     protected async fetchDiscussions(refresh: boolean): Promise<void> {
         const forum = this.forum!;
-        this.fetchMoreDiscussionsFailed = false;
+        this.discussions.fetchFailed = false;
 
         if (refresh) {
             this.page = 0;
@@ -497,7 +496,7 @@ export class AddonModForumIndexComponent extends CoreCourseModuleMainActivityCom
         } catch (error) {
             CoreDomUtils.showErrorModalDefault(error, 'addon.mod_forum.errorgetforum', true);
 
-            this.fetchMoreDiscussionsFailed = true;
+            this.discussions.fetchFailed = true;
         } finally {
             complete();
         }
@@ -715,6 +714,7 @@ type DiscussionItem = AddonModForumDiscussion | AddonModForumOfflineDiscussion |
 class AddonModForumDiscussionsManager extends CorePageItemsListManager<DiscussionItem> {
 
     onlineLoaded = false;
+    fetchFailed = false;
 
     private discussionsPathPrefix: string;
     private component: AddonModForumIndexComponent;
@@ -726,6 +726,10 @@ class AddonModForumDiscussionsManager extends CorePageItemsListManager<Discussio
         this.discussionsPathPrefix = discussionsPathPrefix;
     }
 
+    get loaded(): boolean {
+        return super.loaded && (this.onlineLoaded || this.fetchFailed);
+    }
+
     get onlineDiscussions(): AddonModForumDiscussion[] {
         return this.items.filter(discussion => this.isOnlineDiscussion(discussion)) as AddonModForumDiscussion[];
     }
@@ -782,6 +786,7 @@ class AddonModForumDiscussionsManager extends CorePageItemsListManager<Discussio
         const otherDiscussions = this.items.filter(discussion => !this.isOnlineDiscussion(discussion));
 
         this.setItems(otherDiscussions.concat(onlineDiscussions), hasMoreItems);
+        this.onlineLoaded = true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -795,15 +800,6 @@ class AddonModForumDiscussionsManager extends CorePageItemsListManager<Discussio
         this.setItems((offlineDiscussions as DiscussionItem[]).concat(otherDiscussions), this.hasMoreItems);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    setItems(discussions: DiscussionItem[], hasMoreItems: boolean = false): void {
-        super.setItems(discussions, hasMoreItems);
-
-        this.onlineLoaded = this.onlineLoaded || discussions.some(discussion => this.isOnlineDiscussion(discussion));
-    }
-
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */