diff --git a/mod/network.php b/mod/network.php
index a78500174e..4734e33577 100644
--- a/mod/network.php
+++ b/mod/network.php
@@ -856,11 +856,12 @@ function networkThreadedView(App $a, $update = 0) {
 
 	if (!$group && !$cid && !$star) {
 		$condition = array('unseen' => true, 'uid' => local_user());
+		networkSetSeen($condition);
 	} elseif ($parents_str) {
 		$condition = array("`uid` = ? AND `unseen` AND `parent` IN (" . dbesc($parents_str) . ")", local_user());
+		networkSetSeen($condition);
 	}
 
-	networkSetSeen($condition);
 
 	$mode = 'network';
 	$o .= networkConversation($a, $items, $mode, $update);