diff --git a/apps/ssb.json b/apps/ssb.json
index 536addb4..fd058257 100644
--- a/apps/ssb.json
+++ b/apps/ssb.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"type": "tildefriends-app",
 	"emoji": "🦀",
-	"previous": "&t1siEPL4Q0S9k11mGhYOdMwQyLPYARhL+0hsvbDAFgs=.sha256"
+	"previous": "&byK/qn2Q4IfVc7gE2ExwX6oyj6O1iXhQCAlR1ftYjtQ=.sha256"
 }
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
index f77ff9f8..40314e16 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class TfTabNewsFeedElement extends LitElement {
 						WHERE messages.timestamp < ?3 AND (?2 IS NULL OR messages.timestamp >= ?2) AND
 							messages.content ->> 'type' != 'vote' AND channels.value IS NULL)
 					SELECT * FROM news
-					WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM messages_refs JOIN json_each(?5) AS channels ON messages_refs.message = news.id AND messages_refs.ref = '#' || channels.value)
+					WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM messages_refs JOIN json_each(?5) AS channels ON messages_refs.message = news.id AND messages_refs.ref = '#' || channels.value WHERE messages_refs.ref LIKE '#%')
 					ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ?4
 				`,
 				[