diff --git a/apps/ssb.json b/apps/ssb.json
index f070a2c1..c62a8be4 100644
--- a/apps/ssb.json
+++ b/apps/ssb.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"type": "tildefriends-app",
 	"emoji": "🦀",
-	"previous": "&DZ1PgW4wWp4QeIiDhSpxSf5I/5WE7NjlMkqPnpSBhmc=.sha256"
+	"previous": "&M+oVNf65iZ1xz3Lzmq0k86SmIhRSX2q2SV4K9/dib1U=.sha256"
 }
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-message.js b/apps/ssb/tf-message.js
index 46af33ba..dbee54d6 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-message.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-message.js
@@ -632,8 +632,8 @@ class TfMessageElement extends LitElement {
 	}
 
 	allow_unread() {
-		return;
-		!this.channel.startsWith('@') && !this.channel.startsWith('%');
+		return this.channel == '@' ||
+			(!this.channel.startsWith('@') && !this.channel.startsWith('%'));
 	}
 
 	render_unread_icon() {
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
index 64652b4d..3165b8ee 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ class TfTabNewsFeedElement extends LitElement {
 	}
 
 	unread_allowed() {
-		return !this.hash.startsWith('#%') && !this.hash.startsWith('#@');
+		return this.hash == '#@' ||
+			(!this.hash.startsWith('#%') && !this.hash.startsWith('#@'));
 	}
 
 	async load_more() {