diff --git a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
index 0ce1c5b1..16d403aa 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
@@ -732,8 +732,8 @@ void EpubReaderActivity::renderContents(std::unique_ptr<Page> page, const int or
       renderer.displayBuffer(HalDisplay::FAST_REFRESH);
 
       // Re-render page content to restore images into the blanked area
+      // Status bar is not re-rendered here to avoid reading stale dynamic values (e.g. battery %)
       page->render(renderer, SETTINGS.getReaderFontId(), orientedMarginLeft, orientedMarginTop);
-      renderStatusBar();
       renderer.displayBuffer(HalDisplay::FAST_REFRESH);
     } else {
       renderer.displayBuffer(HalDisplay::HALF_REFRESH);