diff --git a/damus/Nostr/NostrEvent.swift b/damus/Nostr/NostrEvent.swift
index 63a1ccef..f663bf00 100644
--- a/damus/Nostr/NostrEvent.swift
+++ b/damus/Nostr/NostrEvent.swift
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ class NostrEvent: Codable, Identifiable {
     }
     
     public func reply_ids(pubkey: String) -> [ReferencedId] {
-        var ids = self.referenced_ids
-        ids.append(contentsOf: self.referenced_pubkeys)
+        var ids = self.referenced_ids.first.map { [$0] } ?? []
         ids.append(ReferencedId(ref_id: self.id, relay_id: nil, key: "e"))
+        ids.append(contentsOf: self.referenced_pubkeys)
         ids.append(ReferencedId(ref_id: pubkey, relay_id: nil, key: "p"))
         return ids
     }