diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/forum/ForumRsService.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/forum/ForumRsService.java
index 39e37090e..1381fcfa4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/forum/ForumRsService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/forum/ForumRsService.java
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ private void syncMessages(PeerConnection peerConnection)
 		{
 			// Request new messages for all subscribed groups
 			findAllSubscribedGroups().forEach(forumGroupItem -> {
-				var gxsSyncMessageRequestItem = new GxsSyncMessageRequestItem(forumGroupItem.getGxsId(), gxsUpdateService.getLastPeerMessagesUpdate(peerConnection.getLocation(), forumGroupItem.getGxsId(), getServiceType()));
-				log.debug("Asking {} for new messages in {} since {} for {}", peerConnection, gxsSyncMessageRequestItem.getGroupId(), log.isDebugEnabled() ? Instant.ofEpochSecond(gxsSyncMessageRequestItem.getLastUpdated()) : null, getServiceType());
+				var gxsSyncMessageRequestItem = new GxsSyncMessageRequestItem(forumGroupItem.getGxsId(), gxsUpdateService.getLastPeerMessagesUpdate(peerConnection.getLocation(), forumGroupItem.getGxsId(), getServiceType()), ChronoUnit.YEARS.getDuration());
+				log.debug("Asking {} for new messages in {} since {} for {}", peerConnection, gxsSyncMessageRequestItem.getGroupId(), log.isDebugEnabled() ? Instant.ofEpochSecond(gxsSyncMessageRequestItem.getCreateSince()) : null, getServiceType());
 				peerConnectionManager.writeItem(peerConnection, gxsSyncMessageRequestItem, this);
 			});
 		}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/gxs/GxsRsService.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/gxs/GxsRsService.java
index c5041ef8a..f55c9f411 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/gxs/GxsRsService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/gxs/GxsRsService.java
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ private boolean areMessageUpdatesAvailableForPeer(GxsId groupId, Instant lastPee
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		var group = groupList.get(0);
+		var group = groupList.getFirst();
 		return group.isSubscribed() &&
 				group.getLastPosted() != null &&
 				lastPeerUpdate.isBefore(group.getLastPosted()) &&
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/gxs/item/GxsSyncMessageRequestItem.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/gxs/item/GxsSyncMessageRequestItem.java
index b99aa5766..f7ccbc23f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/gxs/item/GxsSyncMessageRequestItem.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xeres/app/xrs/service/gxs/item/GxsSyncMessageRequestItem.java
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 import io.xeres.app.xrs.serialization.RsSerialized;
 import io.xeres.common.id.GxsId;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import static io.xeres.app.xrs.serialization.TlvType.STR_HASH_SHA1;
 
@@ -34,10 +36,18 @@ public GxsSyncMessageRequestItem()
 	{
 	}
 
-	public GxsSyncMessageRequestItem(GxsId groupId, Instant lastUpdated)
+	public GxsSyncMessageRequestItem(GxsId groupId, Instant lastUpdated, Duration limit)
 	{
 		this.groupId = groupId;
 		this.lastUpdated = (int) lastUpdated.getEpochSecond();
+		createSince = (int) getMostRecent(lastUpdated, limit).getEpochSecond();
+	}
+
+	private Instant getMostRecent(Instant last, Duration limit)
+	{
+		return Stream.of(Instant.now().minus(limit), last)
+				.max(Instant::compareTo)
+				.get();
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/ui/src/main/resources/view/forum/forumview.fxml b/ui/src/main/resources/view/forum/forumview.fxml
index 839089512..b764d9cde 100644
--- a/ui/src/main/resources/view/forum/forumview.fxml
+++ b/ui/src/main/resources/view/forum/forumview.fxml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
                                     <FontAwesomeIconView glyphName="ENVELOPE" glyphSize="14"/>
                                 </graphic>
                             </TreeTableColumn>-->
-                            <TreeTableColumn fx:id="treeTableSubject" minWidth="80" prefWidth="220" text="%forum.view.header.subject"/>
+                            <TreeTableColumn fx:id="treeTableSubject" minWidth="80" prefWidth="320" text="%forum.view.header.subject"/>
                             <TreeTableColumn fx:id="treeTableAuthor" minWidth="40" prefWidth="100" text="%forum.view.header.author"/>
                             <TreeTableColumn fx:id="treeTableDate" minWidth="40" prefWidth="140" text="%forum.view.header.date"/>
                         </columns>