diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/feed/status.html b/bookwyrm/templates/feed/status.html
index 8f354fb8d..5febf4e22 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/feed/status.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/feed/status.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {% extends 'feed/layout.html' %}
 {% load i18n %}
+{% load bookwyrm_tags %}
 
 {% block panel %}
 <header class="block">
@@ -12,13 +13,13 @@
 <div class="thread-parent is-relative block">
     <div class="thread">
         {% for parent in ancestors %}
-        {% if parent %}
+        {% if parent.id %}
         <div class="block">
-            {% include 'snippets/status/status.html' with status=parent %}
+            {% include 'snippets/status/status.html' with status=parent|load_subclass %}
         </div>
         {% endif %}
         {% endfor %}
-        <div class="is-main block">
+        <div class="is-main block" id="anchor-{{ status.id }}">
             {% include 'snippets/status/status.html' with status=status main=True %}
         </div>
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py b/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
index e683f9c24..2e03c13b4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
@@ -53,18 +53,24 @@ def get_next_shelf(current_shelf):
     return "to-read"
 
 
+@register.filter(name="load_subclass")
+def load_subclass(status):
+    """sometimes you didn't select_subclass"""
+    if hasattr(status, "quotation"):
+        return status.quotation
+    if hasattr(status, "review"):
+        return status.review
+    if hasattr(status, "comment"):
+        return status.comment
+    return status
+
+
 @register.simple_tag(takes_context=False)
 def related_status(notification):
     """for notifications"""
     if not notification.related_status:
         return None
-    if hasattr(notification.related_status, "quotation"):
-        return notification.related_status.quotation
-    if hasattr(notification.related_status, "review"):
-        return notification.related_status.review
-    if hasattr(notification.related_status, "comment"):
-        return notification.related_status.comment
-    return notification.related_status
+    return load_subclass(notification.related_status)
 
 
 @register.simple_tag(takes_context=True)