diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index 6c4225a0..5ec02e74 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ PODS:
   - libwebp/mux (1.2.4):
     - libwebp/demux
   - libwebp/webp (1.2.4)
-  - MMKV (1.2.14):
-    - MMKVCore (~> 1.2.14)
-  - MMKVCore (1.2.14)
+  - MMKV (1.2.15):
+    - MMKVCore (~> 1.2.15)
+  - MMKVCore (1.2.15)
   - RCT-Folly (2021.07.22.00):
     - boost
     - DoubleConversion
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ PODS:
   - react-native-paste-input (0.5.2):
     - React-Core
     - Swime (= 3.0.6)
+  - react-native-quick-base64 (2.0.5):
+    - React-Core
   - react-native-safe-area-context (4.4.1):
     - RCT-Folly
     - RCTRequired
@@ -508,6 +510,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - "react-native-netinfo (from `../node_modules/@react-native-community/netinfo`)"
   - react-native-pager-view (from `../node_modules/react-native-pager-view`)
   - "react-native-paste-input (from `../node_modules/@mattermost/react-native-paste-input`)"
+  - react-native-quick-base64 (from `../node_modules/react-native-quick-base64`)
   - react-native-safe-area-context (from `../node_modules/react-native-safe-area-context`)
   - "react-native-segmented-control (from `../node_modules/@react-native-community/segmented-control`)"
   - React-perflogger (from `../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/reactperflogger`)
@@ -652,6 +655,8 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native-pager-view"
   react-native-paste-input:
     :path: "../node_modules/@mattermost/react-native-paste-input"
+  react-native-quick-base64:
+    :path: "../node_modules/react-native-quick-base64"
   react-native-safe-area-context:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native-safe-area-context"
   react-native-segmented-control:
@@ -732,8 +737,8 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   hermes-engine: 2af7b7a59128f250adfd86f15aa1d5a2ecd39995
   libevent: 4049cae6c81cdb3654a443be001fb9bdceff7913
   libwebp: f62cb61d0a484ba548448a4bd52aabf150ff6eef
-  MMKV: 9c4663aa7ca255d478ff10f2f5cb7d17c1651ccd
-  MMKVCore: 89f5c8a66bba2dcd551779dea4d412eeec8ff5bb
+  MMKV: 7f34558bbb5a33b0eaefae2de4b6a20a2ffdad6f
+  MMKVCore: ddf41b9d9262f058419f9ba7598719af56c02cd3
   RCT-Folly: 0080d0a6ebf2577475bda044aa59e2ca1f909cda
   RCTRequired: e1866f61af7049eb3d8e08e8b133abd38bc1ca7a
   RCTTypeSafety: 27c2ac1b00609a432ced1ae701247593f07f901e
@@ -760,6 +765,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   react-native-netinfo: 2517ad504b3d303e90d7a431b0fcaef76d207983
   react-native-pager-view: 54bed894cecebe28cede54c01038d9d1e122de43
   react-native-paste-input: 88709b4fd586ea8cc56ba5e2fc4cdfe90597730c
+  react-native-quick-base64: e657e9197e61b60a9dec49807843052b830da254
   react-native-safe-area-context: 99b24a0c5acd0d5dcac2b1a7f18c49ea317be99a
   react-native-segmented-control: 65df6cd0619b780b3843d574a72d4c7cec396097
   React-perflogger: 8c79399b0500a30ee8152d0f9f11beae7fc36595
diff --git a/src/screens/Tabs/Shared/Toot.tsx b/src/screens/Tabs/Shared/Toot.tsx
index da3f7080..cb17dc81 100644
--- a/src/screens/Tabs/Shared/Toot.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Tabs/Shared/Toot.tsx
@@ -146,33 +146,35 @@ const TabSharedToot: React.FC<TabSharedStackScreenProps<'Tab-Shared-Toot'>> = ({
         return Promise.resolve([{ ...toot }])
       }
 
-      ancestorsCache.current = context.ancestors.map(ancestor => {
-        const localMatch = ancestorsCache.current?.find(local => local.uri === ancestor.uri)
-        if (localMatch) {
-          return { ...localMatch, _level: 0 }
-        } else {
-          return {
-            ...ancestor,
-            _remote: true,
-            account: { ...ancestor.account, _remote: true },
-            mentions: ancestor.mentions.map(mention => ({
-              ...mention,
-              _remote: true
-            })),
-            ...(ancestor.reblog && {
-              reblog: {
-                ...ancestor.reblog,
-                _remote: true,
-                account: { ...ancestor.reblog.account, _remote: true },
-                mentions: ancestor.reblog.mentions.map(mention => ({
-                  ...mention,
-                  _remote: true
-                }))
-              }
-            })
+      if ((ancestorsCache.current?.length || 0) < context.ancestors.length) {
+        ancestorsCache.current = context.ancestors.map(ancestor => {
+          const localMatch = ancestorsCache.current?.find(local => local.uri === ancestor.uri)
+          if (localMatch) {
+            return localMatch
+          } else {
+            return {
+              ...ancestor,
+              _remote: true,
+              account: { ...ancestor.account, _remote: true },
+              mentions: ancestor.mentions.map(mention => ({
+                ...mention,
+                _remote: true
+              })),
+              ...(ancestor.reblog && {
+                reblog: {
+                  ...ancestor.reblog,
+                  _remote: true,
+                  account: { ...ancestor.reblog.account, _remote: true },
+                  mentions: ancestor.reblog.mentions.map(mention => ({
+                    ...mention,
+                    _remote: true
+                  }))
+                }
+              })
+            }
           }
-        }
-      })
+        })
+      }
 
       const statuses = [{ ...toot }, ...context.descendants]
       return statuses.map((status, index) => {
@@ -239,7 +241,8 @@ const TabSharedToot: React.FC<TabSharedStackScreenProps<'Tab-Shared-Toot'>> = ({
             }
           )
         }
-
+      },
+      onSettled: async () => {
         loaded.current = true
 
         if (ancestorsCache.current?.length) {