diff --git a/apps/ssb.json b/apps/ssb.json
index 590325b5..2982e08d 100644
--- a/apps/ssb.json
+++ b/apps/ssb.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"type": "tildefriends-app",
 	"emoji": "🦀",
-	"previous": "&InyKeZNpwCYY7BMR9wexMue8jzoMLxBv7moIY4QTBv0=.sha256"
+	"previous": "&H3efrtk70fdGNCeZBNSgHppnec2D5iqTyqFH4lUK3XI=.sha256"
 }
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-app.js b/apps/ssb/tf-app.js
index 83212138..0c1e3583 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-app.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-app.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 			broadcasts: {type: Array},
 			connections: {type: Array},
 			loading: {type: Boolean},
+			loading_about: {type: Number},
 			loaded: {type: Boolean},
 			following: {type: Array},
 			users: {type: Object},
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 		this.following = [];
 		this.users = {};
 		this.loaded = false;
+		this.loading_about = 0;
 		this.channels = [];
 		this.channels_unread = {};
 		this.channels_latest = {};
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 	}
 
 	async fetch_about(following, users) {
+		this.loading_about++;
 		let ids = Object.keys(following).sort();
 		const k_cache_version = 3;
 		let cache = await tfrpc.rpc.databaseGet('about');
@@ -230,6 +233,8 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 			}
 		}
 
+		this.loading_about--;
+
 		let new_cache = JSON.stringify(cache);
 		if (new_cache != original_cache) {
 			let start_time = new Date();
@@ -545,7 +550,7 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 					whoami=${this.whoami}
 					.users=${this.users}
 					hash=${this.hash}
-					?loading=${this.loading}
+					?loading=${this.loading || this.loading_about != 0}
 					.channels=${this.channels}
 					.channels_latest=${this.channels_latest}
 					.channels_unread=${this.channels_unread}