diff --git a/lib/adapters/choo.js b/lib/adapters/choo.js
index fbf4689..a7b1ea3 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/choo.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/choo.js
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ function plugin (parent, options) {
     // content state
     state.site = state.site || { loaded: false, p2p: false }
     state.content = state.content || { }
+    
+    // check if the content was preloaded
+    state.site.loaded = state.site.preloaded === true
 
     // nanopage
     state.page = new Page(state)
@@ -21,8 +24,11 @@ function plugin (parent, options) {
     state.events.CONTENT_LOAD = 'content:load'
 
     // listeners
-    emitter.on(state.events.DOMCONTENTLOADED, contentLoad)
     emitter.on(state.events.CONTENT_LOAD, contentLoad)
+    // only load the content if it wasn't rehydrated by the server
+    if (!state.site.loaded) {
+      emitter.on(state.events.DOMCONTENTLOADED, contentLoad)
+    }
 
     /**
      * primary method
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index dd56025..d59a462 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function view (state, emit) {
     `
   }
 }
-``` 
+```
 
 </details>
 
@@ -161,4 +161,4 @@ For specifics on formatting directories and files, take a look at the dependenci
 
 ## Contributing
 
-Enoki is early in development. If you’d like to see support for webpack, or whatever other tooling, feel free to contribute!
\ No newline at end of file
+Enoki is early in development. If you’d like to see support for webpack, or whatever other tooling, feel free to contribute!