diff --git a/webui-src/app/channels/channel_view.js b/webui-src/app/channels/channel_view.js
index 9cfa1b6..8427ab7 100644
--- a/webui-src/app/channels/channel_view.js
+++ b/webui-src/app/channels/channel_view.js
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ function displaycomment() {
                 'td',
                 m('i.fas.fa-angle-right', {
                   class: 'fa-rotate-' + (commentStruct.showReplies ? '90' : '0'),
-                  style: 'margin-top:12px',
+                  style: 'cursor:pointer',
                   onclick: () => {
                     commentStruct.showReplies = !commentStruct.showReplies;
                   },
@@ -525,7 +525,6 @@ const PostView = () => {
             ownId.splice(i, 1);
           }
         }
-        console.log(ownId);
       });
     },
     view: (v) =>
diff --git a/webui-src/app/forums/forums_util.js b/webui-src/app/forums/forums_util.js
index 524a2b1..ac21eab 100644
--- a/webui-src/app/forums/forums_util.js
+++ b/webui-src/app/forums/forums_util.js
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@ async function updatedisplayforums(keyid, details = {}) {
 
       if (res3.body.retval) {
         Data.Threads[keyid][thread.mMsgId] = { thread: res3.body.msgs[0], showReplies: false };
+        if (
+          Data.Threads[keyid][thread.mMsgId] &&
+          Data.Threads[keyid][thread.mMsgId].thread.mMeta.mMsgStatus === THREAD_UNREAD
+        ) {
+          let parent = Data.Threads[keyid][thread.mMsgId].thread.mMeta.mParentId;
+          console.log("orig: " + Data.Threads[keyid][thread.mMsgId].thread.mMeta.mMsgName);
+          while(Data.Threads[keyid][parent])
+          {
+            console.log(Data.Threads[keyid][parent].thread.mMeta.mMsgName);
+            Data.Threads[keyid][parent].thread.mMeta.mMsgStatus = THREAD_UNREAD;
+            parent = Data.Threads[keyid][parent].thread.mMeta.mParentId;
+          }
+        }
       }
       if (Data.ParentThreads[keyid] === undefined) {
         Data.ParentThreads[keyid] = {};