diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/data/source/online/english/Batoto.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/data/source/online/english/Batoto.java
index b46fbf750..7acbf1afe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/data/source/online/english/Batoto.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/data/source/online/english/Batoto.java
@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@ import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import eu.kanade.mangafeed.data.database.models.Chapter;
 import eu.kanade.mangafeed.data.database.models.Manga;
@@ -41,8 +46,22 @@ public class Batoto extends Source {
     public static final String MANGA_URL = "/comic_pop?id=%s";
     public static final String LOGIN_URL = BASE_URL + "/forums/index.php?app=core&module=global&section=login";
 
+    private Pattern datePattern;
+    private Map<String, Integer> dateFields;
+
     public Batoto(Context context) {
         super(context);
+
+        datePattern = Pattern.compile("(\\d+|A)\\s+(.*?)s? ago.*");
+        dateFields = new HashMap<String, Integer>() {{
+            put("second", Calendar.SECOND);
+            put("minute", Calendar.MINUTE);
+            put("hour",   Calendar.HOUR);
+            put("day",    Calendar.DATE);
+            put("week",   Calendar.WEEK_OF_YEAR);
+            put("month",  Calendar.MONTH);
+            put("year",   Calendar.YEAR);
+        }};
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -325,15 +344,26 @@ public class Batoto extends Source {
     private long parseDateFromElement(Element dateElement) {
         String dateAsString = dateElement.text();
 
+        Date date;
         try {
-            Date specificDate = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMMMM yyyy - hh:mm a", Locale.ENGLISH).parse(dateAsString);
-
-            return specificDate.getTime();
+            date = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMMMM yyyy - hh:mm a", Locale.ENGLISH).parse(dateAsString);
         } catch (ParseException e) {
-            // Do Nothing.
-        }
+            Matcher m = datePattern.matcher(dateAsString);
 
-        return 0;
+            if (m.matches()) {
+                String number = m.group(1);
+                int amount = number.equals("A") ? 1 : Integer.parseInt(m.group(1));
+                String unit = m.group(2);
+
+                Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
+                // Not an error
+                cal.add(dateFields.get(unit), -amount);
+                date = cal.getTime();
+            } else {
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+        return date.getTime();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/catalogue/CatalogueFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/catalogue/CatalogueFragment.java
index 99f179303..dac224456 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/catalogue/CatalogueFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/catalogue/CatalogueFragment.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import icepick.State;
 import nucleus.factory.RequiresPresenter;
 import rx.Subscription;
 import rx.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers;
-import rx.schedulers.Schedulers;
 import rx.subjects.PublishSubject;
 
 @RequiresPresenter(CataloguePresenter.class)
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ public class CatalogueFragment extends BaseRxFragment<CataloguePresenter> {
         queryDebouncerSubject = PublishSubject.create();
         queryDebouncerSubscription = queryDebouncerSubject
                 .debounce(SEARCH_TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-                .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
                 .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
                 .subscribe(this::restartRequest);
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/catalogue/CataloguePresenter.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/catalogue/CataloguePresenter.java
index 8d3cca58b..dc4729bbf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/catalogue/CataloguePresenter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/catalogue/CataloguePresenter.java
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ public class CataloguePresenter extends BasePresenter<CatalogueFragment> {
 
         restartableLatestCache(GET_MANGA_DETAIL,
                 () -> mangaDetailSubject
-                        .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
                         .flatMap(Observable::from)
                         .filter(manga -> !manga.initialized)
                         .window(3)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/reader/viewer/common/ViewPagerReaderFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/reader/viewer/common/ViewPagerReaderFragment.java
index 6108f7326..b8f98c4d5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/reader/viewer/common/ViewPagerReaderFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/mangafeed/ui/reader/viewer/common/ViewPagerReaderFragment.java
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ public class ViewPagerReaderFragment extends BaseFragment {
 
         final AtomicInteger currentValue = new AtomicInteger(-1);
 
-        progressSubscription = Observable.interval(75, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-                .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
+        progressSubscription = Observable.interval(75, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, Schedulers.newThread())
                 .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
                 .subscribe(tick -> {
                     // Refresh UI only if progress change