diff --git a/models.js b/models.js
index db6b55b..8b98b0f 100644
--- a/models.js
+++ b/models.js
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ class Post extends ATProtoRecord {
       likeCount: post.favourites_count,
       repostCount: post.reblogs_count,
       replyCount: post.replies_count
+    }, {
+      mastodonURL: post.url
     });
 
     if (post.replies) {
diff --git a/post_component.js b/post_component.js
index ecc4093..dcfd700 100644
--- a/post_component.js
+++ b/post_component.js
@@ -304,7 +304,12 @@ class PostComponent {
     link.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
       e.preventDefault();
       link.innerHTML = `<img class="loader" src="icons/sunny.png">`;
-      loadThread(this.post.author.handle, this.post.rkey, loadMore.parentNode.parentNode);
+
+      if (this.post.mastodonURL) {
+        loadMastodonThread(this.post.mastodonURL, loadMore.parentNode.parentNode);
+      } else {
+        loadThread(this.post.author.handle, this.post.rkey, loadMore.parentNode.parentNode);  
+      }        
     });
 
     loadMore.appendChild(link);
diff --git a/skythread.js b/skythread.js
index a2a8f56..30545ab 100644
--- a/skythread.js
+++ b/skythread.js
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ function loadThread(url, postId, nodeToUpdate) {
   });
 }
 
-function loadMastodonThread(url) {
+function loadMastodonThread(url, nodeToUpdate) {
   let host = new URL(url).host;
   let postId = url.replace(/\/$/, '').split('/').reverse()[0];
   let statusURL = `https://${host}/api/v1/statuses/${postId}`;
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ function loadMastodonThread(url) {
     let root = Post.parseMastodonThread(json[0], json[1]);
     window.root = root;
 
-    if (root instanceof Post) {
+    if (!nodeToUpdate && root instanceof Post) {
       setPageTitle(root);
 
       if (root.parent) {
@@ -517,7 +517,11 @@ function loadMastodonThread(url) {
     let list = component.buildElement('thread');
     hideLoader();
 
-    $id('thread').appendChild(list);
+    if (nodeToUpdate) {
+      nodeToUpdate.querySelector('.content').replaceWith(list.querySelector('.content'));
+    } else {
+      $id('thread').appendChild(list);
+    }
   }).catch(error => {
     hideLoader();
     console.log(error);