diff --git a/apps/ssb.json b/apps/ssb.json
index 5caea87b..43108958 100644
--- a/apps/ssb.json
+++ b/apps/ssb.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"type": "tildefriends-app",
 	"emoji": "🦀",
-	"previous": "&JDcwV6jqSMWEgYqq2qRmYDPVhVS5yoasohZnH077RW4=.sha256"
+	"previous": "&+/LuVOJUXuNSQRUD8PSgGzOdsWx47TPDcyUef5An2JQ=.sha256"
 }
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
index 3f087b71..fb1c2f6c 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
@@ -398,12 +398,19 @@ class TfTabNewsFeedElement extends LitElement {
 		);
 	}
 
+	make_messages_key() {
+		return JSON.stringify([
+			this.hash,
+			Object.keys(this.channels_latest ?? {}).filter((x) => x != '🔐'),
+		]);
+	}
+
 	async load_messages() {
 		let start_time = new Date();
 		let self = this;
 		this.loading++;
 		let messages = [];
-		let original_key = JSON.stringify([this.hash, this.channels_latest ?? {}]);
+		let original_key = this.make_messages_key();
 		try {
 			if (this._messages_key !== original_key) {
 				this.messages = [];
@@ -429,7 +436,7 @@ class TfTabNewsFeedElement extends LitElement {
 		} finally {
 			this.loading--;
 		}
-		let current_key = JSON.stringify([this.hash, this.channels_latest ?? {}]);
+		let current_key = this.make_messages_key();
 		if (current_key === original_key) {
 			this.messages = this.merge_messages(this.messages, messages);
 		}
@@ -486,19 +493,18 @@ class TfTabNewsFeedElement extends LitElement {
 	render() {
 		if (
 			!this.messages ||
-			this._messages_key !==
-				JSON.stringify([this.hash, this.channels_latest ?? {}]) ||
+			this._messages_key !== this.make_messages_key() ||
 			this._messages_following !== JSON.stringify(this.following) ||
-			this._private_messages !==
-				JSON.stringify([
-					this.private_messages,
-					this.grouped_private_messages,
-				]) ||
-			this._channels_latest !==
-				JSON.stringify(Object.keys(this.channels_latest))
+			(this.hash.startsWith('#🔐') &&
+				this._private_messages !==
+					JSON.stringify([
+						this.private_messages,
+						this.grouped_private_messages,
+					]))
 		) {
+			console.log(this._messages_key, this.make_messages_key());
 			console.log(
-				`loading messages for ${this.whoami} (messages=${!this.messages},${this._messages_hash != this.hash} following=${this._messages_following !== JSON.stringify(this.following)}, channels=${this._channels_latest !== JSON.stringify(Object.keys(this.channels_latest))}, private=${this._private_messages !== JSON.stringify([this.private_messages, this.grouped_private_messages])},${this.private_messages?.length},${Object.keys(this.grouped_private_messages ?? {}).length})`
+				`loading messages for ${this.whoami} (messages=${!this.messages},${this._messages_key != this.make_messages_key()} following=${this._messages_following !== JSON.stringify(this.following)}, private=${this._private_messages !== JSON.stringify([this.private_messages, this.grouped_private_messages])},${this.private_messages?.length},${Object.keys(this.grouped_private_messages ?? {}).length})`
 			);
 			this.load_messages();
 		}