diff --git a/apps/ssb.json b/apps/ssb.json
index 944fe64c..3908ee46 100644
--- a/apps/ssb.json
+++ b/apps/ssb.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"type": "tildefriends-app",
 	"emoji": "🐌",
-	"previous": "&HvktcPAoPEAMafJDMGKe7PQQID9wMsAEpSLeoG75hJk=.sha256"
+	"previous": "&kAAjuIOpPmvwRqQKyFIexrTclB3vLAWGwfDgRy16npA=.sha256"
 }
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
index 893d84fe..085de82f 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
@@ -191,13 +191,25 @@ class TfTabNewsFeedElement extends LitElement {
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	async add_messages(messages) {
-		this.messages = await this.decrypt([...messages, ...this.messages]);
+	async load_latest() {
+		this.loading++;
+		let now = new Date().valueOf();
+		let end_time = now + 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+		let messages = [];
+		try {
+			messages = await this.fetch_messages(this.time_range[1], end_time);
+			messages = await this.decrypt(messages);
+			this.time_range = [this.time_range[0], end_time];
+		} finally {
+			this.loading--;
+		}
+		this.messages = [...this.messages, ...messages];
+		console.log('done loading latest messages.');
 	}
 
 	async load_messages() {
 		let self = this;
-		this.loading = true;
+		this.loading++;
 		let messages = [];
 		try {
 			this.messages = [];
@@ -220,7 +232,7 @@ class TfTabNewsFeedElement extends LitElement {
 				messages = await this.decrypt([...more, ...this.messages]);
 			}
 		} finally {
-			this.loading = false;
+			this.loading--;
 		}
 		this.messages = messages;
 		console.log(`loading messages done for ${self.whoami}`);
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js
index e41431a8..443a4435 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js
@@ -54,10 +54,7 @@ class TfTabNewsElement extends LitElement {
 		let unread = this.unread;
 		let news = this.shadowRoot?.getElementById('news');
 		if (news) {
-			console.log('injecting messages', news.messages);
-			news.add_messages(
-				Object.values(Object.fromEntries(this.unread.map((x) => [x.id, x])))
-			);
+			news.load_latest();
 			this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('refresh'));
 		}
 	}