diff --git a/BIObjCHelpers/Datasource/TableView/BIDatasourceFeedTableView.m b/BIObjCHelpers/Datasource/TableView/BIDatasourceFeedTableView.m
index b1b05ce..3dbaae6 100644
--- a/BIObjCHelpers/Datasource/TableView/BIDatasourceFeedTableView.m
+++ b/BIObjCHelpers/Datasource/TableView/BIDatasourceFeedTableView.m
@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@ - (void)fetchBatchRequest:(nonnull BIBatchRequest *)batchRequest {
 }
 
 - (void)updateTableViewForFetchBatchRequest:(nonnull BIBatchRequest *)batchRequest {
-    if (batchRequest.isInitialRequest || batchRequest.isInfiniteScrollingRequest) {
+    if (batchRequest.isInitialRequest) {
+        self.tableView.BI_pullToRefreshEnabled = NO;
+        self.fetchingState = BIDatasourceTableViewFetchingStateInfiniteScrolling;
+        [self.tableView BI_startInfiniteScrolling];
+    } else if (batchRequest.isInfiniteScrollingRequest) {
         self.tableView.BI_pullToRefreshEnabled = NO;
         self.fetchingState = BIDatasourceTableViewFetchingStateInfiniteScrolling;
         self.tableView.infiniteScrollingState = BIInfiniteScrollingStateLoading;
diff --git a/BIObjCHelpers/Views/TableView/BITableView.m b/BIObjCHelpers/Views/TableView/BITableView.m
index e8c7dc3..175de59 100644
--- a/BIObjCHelpers/Views/TableView/BITableView.m
+++ b/BIObjCHelpers/Views/TableView/BITableView.m
@@ -128,11 +128,8 @@ - (void)setPullToRefreshEnabled:(BOOL)pullToRefreshEnabled {
 
 - (void)setInfiniteScrollingState:(BIInfiniteScrollingState)infiniteScrollingState {
     _infiniteScrollingState = infiniteScrollingState;
-    if (self.isInfiniteScrollingEnabled &&
-        _infiniteScrollingState == BIInfiniteScrollingStateLoading &&
-        !self.infiniteScrollingActivityIndicatorContainer.superview ) {
-        [self BI_createInfiniteScrollingActivityIndicatorContainer];
-        self.tableFooterView = self.infiniteScrollingActivityIndicatorContainer;
+    if (self.isInfiniteScrollingEnabled && _infiniteScrollingState == BIInfiniteScrollingStateLoading) {
+        [self BI_startInfiniteScrolling];
     }
     if (_infiniteScrollingState == BIInfiniteScrollingStateStopped) {
         self.tableFooterView = nil;
@@ -185,6 +182,13 @@ - (void)BI_handlePullToRefreshAction:(UIRefreshControl *)sender {
 
 #pragma mark - Private Methods
 
+- (void)BI_startInfiniteScrolling {
+    if (!self.infiniteScrollingActivityIndicatorContainer.superview) {
+        [self BI_createInfiniteScrollingActivityIndicatorContainer];
+        self.tableFooterView = self.infiniteScrollingActivityIndicatorContainer;
+    }
+}
+
 - (BIScrollDirection)BI_scrollDirection {
     CGPoint scrollVelocity = [self.panGestureRecognizer velocityInView:self.superview];
     BIScrollDirection direction = BIScrollDirectionNone;
diff --git a/BIObjCHelpers/Views/TableView/_BITableView+Internal.h b/BIObjCHelpers/Views/TableView/_BITableView+Internal.h
index ee1d0b0..af33227 100644
--- a/BIObjCHelpers/Views/TableView/_BITableView+Internal.h
+++ b/BIObjCHelpers/Views/TableView/_BITableView+Internal.h
@@ -16,4 +16,10 @@
 @property (nonatomic, assign, getter=BI_isPullToRefreshEnabled) BOOL BI_pullToRefreshEnabled;
 @property (nonatomic, assign, getter=BI_isInfiniteScrollingEnabled) BOOL BI_infiniteScrollingEnabled;
 
+/*!
+ Method for starting the loading spinner
+ This method will start loading the spinner even if infiniteScrollingEnabled is NO
+ */
+- (void)BI_startInfiniteScrolling;
+
 @end