diff --git a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx
index d8c2ba1183..477d77affb 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThread.tsx
@@ -421,9 +421,6 @@ export function PostThread({uri}: {uri: string | undefined}) {
         </View>
       )
     } else if (isThreadPost(item)) {
-      if (!treeView && item.ctx.hasMoreSelfThread) {
-        return <PostThreadLoadMore post={item.post} />
-      }
       const prev = isThreadPost(posts[index - 1])
         ? (posts[index - 1] as ThreadPost)
         : undefined
@@ -436,6 +433,10 @@ export function PostThread({uri}: {uri: string | undefined}) {
       const hasUnrevealedParents =
         index === 0 && skeleton?.parents && maxParents < skeleton.parents.length
 
+      if (!treeView && prev && item.ctx.hasMoreSelfThread) {
+        return <PostThreadLoadMore post={prev.post} />
+      }
+
       return (
         <View
           ref={item.ctx.isHighlightedPost ? highlightedPostRef : undefined}