diff --git a/miniflux/index.php b/miniflux/index.php
index 6168bb4..23f2fa3 100644
--- a/miniflux/index.php
+++ b/miniflux/index.php
@@ -107,12 +107,13 @@ Router\get_action('read', function() {
 
     $id = Request\param('id');
     $item = Model\get_item($id);
+    $nav = Model\get_nav_item($item); // must be placed before set_item_read()
 
     Model\set_item_read($id);
 
     Response\html(Template\layout('read_item', array(
         'item' => $item,
-        'item_nav' => Model\get_nav_item($item)
+        'item_nav' => $nav
     )));
 });
 
diff --git a/miniflux/model.php b/miniflux/model.php
index d14887e..2bcf339 100644
--- a/miniflux/model.php
+++ b/miniflux/model.php
@@ -241,21 +241,25 @@ function get_item($id)
 
 function get_nav_item($item)
 {
-    $next_item = \PicoTools\singleton('db')
+    $unread_items = \PicoTools\singleton('db')
         ->table('items')
         ->columns('items.id')
         ->eq('status', 'unread')
-        ->lt('updated', $item['updated'])
         ->desc('updated')
-        ->findOne();
+        ->findAll();
 
-    $previous_item = \PicoTools\singleton('db')
-        ->table('items')
-        ->columns('items.id')
-        ->eq('status', 'unread')
-        ->gt('updated', $item['updated'])
-        ->asc('updated')
-        ->findOne();
+    $next_item = null;
+    $previous_item = null;
+
+    for ($i = 0, $ilen = count($unread_items); $i < $ilen; $i++) {
+
+        if ($unread_items[$i]['id'] == $item['id']) {
+
+            if ($i > 0) $previous_item = $unread_items[$i - 1];
+            if ($i < ($ilen - 1)) $next_item = $unread_items[$i + 1];
+            break;
+        }
+    }
 
     return array(
         'next' => $next_item,