diff --git a/apps/ssb.json b/apps/ssb.json
index d630f4e8..00773376 100644
--- a/apps/ssb.json
+++ b/apps/ssb.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"type": "tildefriends-app",
 	"emoji": "🦀",
-	"previous": "&xtu0KJ63/WsxuSXqYV68rs2rPJeJJjAQ3GKXy/SGHhA=.sha256"
+	"previous": "&vqEnKoL61nS6/nfbezpmZP2KaIgsvAtQHb/DkkyxCR4=.sha256"
 }
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-app.js b/apps/ssb/tf-app.js
index 435ed239..415f8d80 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-app.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-app.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 
 	async fetch_about(following, users) {
 		let ids = Object.keys(following).sort();
-		const k_cache_version = 2;
+		const k_cache_version = 3;
 		let cache = await tfrpc.rpc.databaseGet('about');
 		let original_cache = cache;
 		cache = cache ? JSON.parse(cache) : {};
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 			};
 		}
 
+		let ids_out_of_date = ids.filter(
+			(x) =>
+				(users[x]?.seq && !cache.about[x]?.seq) ||
+				(users[x]?.seq && users[x]?.seq > cache.about[x].seq)
+		);
+
 		for (let id of Object.keys(cache.about)) {
 			if (ids.indexOf(id) == -1) {
 				delete cache.about[id];
@@ -171,12 +177,6 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 			}
 		}
 
-		let ids_out_of_date = ids.filter(
-			(x) =>
-				(users[x]?.seq && !cache.about[x]?.seq) ||
-				(users[x]?.seq && users[x]?.seq > cache.about[x].seq)
-		);
-
 		console.log(
 			'loading about for',
 			ids.length,