diff --git a/apps/ssb.json b/apps/ssb.json
index 09b1ca7a..633f98d8 100644
--- a/apps/ssb.json
+++ b/apps/ssb.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"type": "tildefriends-app",
 	"emoji": "🐌",
-	"previous": "&r2Xphgr4HGdG4WnqWngj8fcAs1xHfZ1a2DJgqr7hqZA=.sha256"
+	"previous": "&IknYNSKcVBOL5mY056kj4vUtd2IbW91LOl6KFwSqaWM=.sha256"
 }
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js b/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js
index 94ca6158..b74f4861 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-compose.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {LitElement, html, unsafeHTML} from './lit-all.min.js';
+import {LitElement, html, unsafeHTML, live} from './lit-all.min.js';
 import * as tfutils from './tf-utils.js';
 import * as tfrpc from '/static/tfrpc.js';
 import {styles} from './tf-styles.js';
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class TfComposeElement extends LitElement {
 			updated = true;
 		}
 		if (updated) {
-			this.requestUpdate();
+			setTimeout(() => this.notify(draft), 0);
 		}
 		return tfutils.markdown(text);
 	}
@@ -301,14 +301,14 @@ class TfComposeElement extends LitElement {
 				{
 					values: values,
 					selectTemplate: function (item) {
-						return `[@${item.original.key}](${item.original.value})`;
+						return item ? `[@${item.original.key}](${item.original.value})` : undefined;
 					},
 				},
 				{
 					trigger: '&',
 					values: this.autocomplete,
 					selectTemplate: function (item) {
-						return `![${item.original.key}](${item.original.value})`;
+						return item ? `![${item.original.key}](${item.original.value})` : undefined;
 					},
 				},
 			],
@@ -342,8 +342,7 @@ class TfComposeElement extends LitElement {
 	remove_mention(id) {
 		let draft = this.get_draft();
 		delete draft.mentions[id];
-		this.notify(draft);
-		this.requestUpdate();
+		setTimeout(() => this.requestUpdate(), 0);
 	}
 
 	render_mention(mention) {
@@ -550,8 +549,8 @@ class TfComposeElement extends LitElement {
 							@input=${this.input}
 							@paste=${this.paste}
 							contenteditable
-							>${draft.text}</span
-						>
+							innerText=${live(draft.text)}
+							></span>
 					</div>
 					<div class="w3-half w3-padding">
 						${content_warning}
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js
index 29250d41..a6a604b6 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ class TfTabNewsElement extends LitElement {
 			delete this.drafts[id];
 		}
 		/* Only trigger a re-render if we're creating a new draft or discarding an old one. */
-		if ((previous !== undefined) != (event.detail.draft !== undefined)) {
-			this.drafts = Object.assign({}, this.drafts);
-		}
+		this.drafts = Object.assign({}, this.drafts);
 		tfrpc.rpc.localStorageSet('drafts', JSON.stringify(this.drafts));
 	}