diff --git a/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts b/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts
index 716bbff4..f31400bc 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_journals/ae_journals__journal.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ async function _refresh_journal_id_background({
                     properties_to_save,
                     log_lvl
                 });
+                // Yield to microtask queue so Dexie liveQuery observers fire before we return
+                await Promise.resolve();
             }
             if (inc_entry_li) {
                 result.journal_entry_li = await load_ae_obj_li__journal_entry({
@@ -338,6 +340,8 @@ async function _refresh_journal_li_background({
                     properties_to_save,
                     log_lvl
                 });
+                // Yield to microtask queue so Dexie liveQuery observers fire before we return
+                await Promise.resolve();
             }
             if (inc_entry_li) {
                 for (const journal of results) {