diff --git a/apps/ssb.json b/apps/ssb.json
index 2932e427..593a2dfb 100644
--- a/apps/ssb.json
+++ b/apps/ssb.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"type": "tildefriends-app",
 	"emoji": "🐌",
-	"previous": "&oPRvet0lD7W47N5YKm0IKpIX8q5zC12mIsHSVLCxex4=.sha256"
+	"previous": "&Xs1X5TzLCk6KVr+5IDc80JAHYxJyoD10cXKBUYpFqWQ=.sha256"
 }
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-message.js b/apps/ssb/tf-message.js
index 184908bc..ec94978d 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-message.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-message.js
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ ${JSON.stringify(mention, null, 2)}</pre
 								<tf-compose
 									whoami=${this.whoami}
 									.users=${this.users}
-									root=${this.message.content.root || this.message.id}
+									root=${content.root || this.message.id}
 									branch=${this.message.id}
 									.drafts=${this.drafts}
 									@tf-discard=${this.discard_reply}
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ ${JSON.stringify(content, null, 2)}</pre
 								<tf-compose
 									whoami=${this.whoami}
 									.users=${this.users}
-									root=${this.message.content.root || this.message.id}
+									root=${content.root || this.message.id}
 									branch=${this.message.id}
 									.drafts=${this.drafts}
 									@tf-discard=${this.discard_reply}