diff --git a/peach-web/src/utils/sbot.rs b/peach-web/src/utils/sbot.rs
index 28ce5d1..6a61c66 100644
--- a/peach-web/src/utils/sbot.rs
+++ b/peach-web/src/utils/sbot.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use std::{
     process::{Command, Output},
 };
 
+use async_std::stream::StreamExt;
 use async_std::task;
 use dirs;
 use futures::stream::TryStreamExt;
@@ -134,7 +135,11 @@ pub fn latest_sequence_number() -> Result<u64, Box<dyn Error>> {
         let id = sbot_client.whoami().await?;
 
         let history_stream = sbot_client.create_history_stream(id).await?;
-        let mut msgs: Vec<SsbMessageValue> = history_stream.try_collect().await?;
+        let msg_stream = history_stream.map(|res| match res {
+            Ok(kvt) => Ok(kvt.value),
+            Err(err) => Err(err),
+        });
+        let mut msgs: Vec<SsbMessageValue> = msg_stream.try_collect().await?;
 
         // there will be zero messages when the sbot is run for the first time
         if msgs.is_empty() {