diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index fbf6588b..8461d9c1 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ def addPostStringToTimeline(postStr: str,boxname: str,postsInBox: [],boxActor: s
     """
     # must be a "Note" or "Announce" type
     if '"Note"' in postStr or '"Announce"' in postStr or \
-       ('"Question"' in postStr and '"Create"' in postStr):
+       ('"Question"' in postStr and ('"Create"' in postStr or '"Update"' in postStr)):
 
         if boxname=='dm':
             if '#Public' in postStr or '/followers' in postStr:
@@ -2171,16 +2171,16 @@ def createBoxIndexed(recentPostsCache: {}, \
                 postUrl=postFilename.replace('\n','').replace('.json','').strip()
 
                 postAdded=False
+                # is the post cached in memory?
                 if recentPostsCache.get('index'):
                     if postUrl in recentPostsCache['index']:
                         if recentPostsCache['json'].get(postUrl):
                             addPostStringToTimeline(recentPostsCache['json'][postUrl], \
                                                     boxname,postsInBox,boxActor)
-                            #print('Json post added to timeline from cache: '+postUrl)
                             postAdded=True
 
                 if not postAdded:
-                    # get the full path of the post
+                    # read the post from file
                     fullPostFilename= \
                         locatePost(baseDir,nickname,domain,postUrl,False)
                     if fullPostFilename:
diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index 37b4bac0..654fa2f6 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -2373,14 +2373,20 @@ def individualPostAsHtml(recentPostsCache: {},maxRecentPosts: int, \
 def isQuestion(postObjectJson: {}) -> bool:
     """ is the given post a question?
     """
-    if postObjectJson['type']=='Create':
-        if isinstance(postObjectJson['object'], dict):
-            if postObjectJson['object'].get('type'):
-                if postObjectJson['object']['type']=='Question':
-                    if postObjectJson['object'].get('oneOf'):
-                        if isinstance(postObjectJson['object']['oneOf'], list):
-                            return True
-    return False 
+    if postObjectJson['type']!='Create' and \
+       postObjectJson['type']!='Update':
+        return False
+    if not isinstance(postObjectJson['object'], dict):
+        return False
+    if not postObjectJson['object'].get('type'):
+        return False
+    if postObjectJson['object']['type']!='Question':
+        return False
+    if not postObjectJson['object'].get('oneOf'):
+        return False
+    if not isinstance(postObjectJson['object']['oneOf'], list):
+        return False
+    return True
 
 def htmlTimeline(recentPostsCache: {},maxRecentPosts: int,
                  translate: {},pageNumber: int, \
@@ -2592,7 +2598,7 @@ def htmlTimeline(recentPostsCache: {},maxRecentPosts: int,
                 tlStr+='<br>'
             tlStr+='<div class="galleryContainer">\n'
         for item in timelineJson['orderedItems']:
-            if item['type']=='Create' or item['type']=='Announce':
+            if item['type']=='Create' or item['type']=='Announce' or item['type']=='Update':
                 # is the actor who sent this post snoozed?
                 if isPersonSnoozed(baseDir,nickname,domain,item['actor']):
                     continue