diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index 87a6f16f3..09bafacfa 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -3350,7 +3350,7 @@ def _inbox_after_initial(server,
                          cw_lists: {}, lists_enabled: str,
                          content_license_url: str,
                          languages_understood: [],
-                         mitm: bool, bold_reading: bool) -> bool:
+                         mitm: bool) -> bool:
     """ Anything which needs to be done after initial checks have passed
     """
     # if this is a clearnet instance then replace any onion/i2p
@@ -3377,6 +3377,10 @@ def _inbox_after_initial(server,
 
     handle_name = handle.split('@')[0]
 
+    bold_reading = False
+    if server.bold_reading.get(handle_name):
+        bold_reading = True
+
     if _receive_like(recent_posts_cache,
                      session, handle, is_group,
                      base_dir, http_prefix,
@@ -4804,11 +4808,6 @@ def run_inbox_queue(server,
             mitm = False
             if queue_json.get('mitm'):
                 mitm = True
-            bold_reading = False
-            bold_reading_filename = \
-                base_dir + '/accounts/' + handle + '/.boldReading'
-            if os.path.isfile(bold_reading_filename):
-                bold_reading = True
             _inbox_after_initial(server,
                                  recent_posts_cache,
                                  max_recent_posts,
@@ -4840,8 +4839,7 @@ def run_inbox_queue(server,
                                  default_reply_interval_hrs,
                                  cw_lists, lists_enabled,
                                  content_license_url,
-                                 languages_understood, mitm,
-                                 bold_reading)
+                                 languages_understood, mitm)
             if debug:
                 pprint(queue_json['post'])
                 print('Queue: Queue post accepted')