diff --git a/hive/server/bridge_api/thread.py b/hive/server/bridge_api/thread.py
index 570d846137d7ed9c21180424c7fb058b2cb6ab6d..0a07f671f82c6858b0e7d411877dfe4af0976e85 100644
--- a/hive/server/bridge_api/thread.py
+++ b/hive/server/bridge_api/thread.py
@@ -23,24 +23,32 @@ async def get_discussion(context, author, permlink, observer=None):
     permlink = valid_permlink(permlink)
 
     sql = """
-        ---get_discussion
-        WITH RECURSIVE child_posts AS (
-            SELECT id, parent_id FROM hive_posts WHERE author = :author AND permlink = :permlink AND NOT is_deleted AND NOT is_muted
-            UNION ALL
-            SELECT children.id, children.parent_id FROM hive_posts children JOIN child_posts ON (children.parent_id = child_posts.id)
-            WHERE NOT children.is_deleted AND NOT children.is_muted
-        )
-        SELECT child_posts.id, child_posts.parent_id, hive_posts_cache.post_id, hive_posts_cache.author, hive_posts_cache.permlink,
-           hive_posts_cache.title, hive_posts_cache.body, hive_posts_cache.category, hive_posts_cache.depth,
-           hive_posts_cache.promoted, hive_posts_cache.payout, hive_posts_cache.payout_at,
-           hive_posts_cache.is_paidout, hive_posts_cache.children, hive_posts_cache.votes,
-           hive_posts_cache.created_at, hive_posts_cache.updated_at, hive_posts_cache.rshares,
-           hive_posts_cache.raw_json, hive_posts_cache.json, hive_accounts.reputation AS author_rep,
-           hive_posts_cache.is_hidden AS is_hidden, hive_posts_cache.is_grayed AS is_grayed,
-           hive_posts_cache.total_votes AS total_votes, hive_posts_cache.flag_weight AS flag_weight,
-           hive_posts_cache.sc_trend AS sc_trend, hive_accounts.id AS acct_author_id
-           FROM child_posts JOIN hive_posts_cache ON (child_posts.id = hive_posts_cache.post_id)
-                            JOIN hive_accounts ON (hive_posts_cache.author = hive_accounts.name)
+            WITH RECURSIVE child_posts (id, parent_id) AS (
+                SELECT id, parent_id
+                FROM hive_posts hp
+                WHERE hp.author = 'et42k' AND hp.permlink = 'iqx-hashtag'
+                AND NOT hp.is_deleted AND NOT hp.is_muted
+                UNION ALL
+                SELECT children.id, children.parent_id
+                FROM hive_posts children
+                INNER JOIN child_posts ON (children.parent_id = child_posts.id)
+                WHERE NOT children.is_deleted AND NOT children.is_muted
+            )
+            SELECT child_posts.id, child_posts.parent_id, hive_posts_cache.post_id, hive_posts_cache.author, hive_posts_cache.permlink,
+            hive_posts_cache.title, hive_posts_cache.body, hive_posts_cache.category, hive_posts_cache.depth,
+            hive_posts_cache.promoted, hive_posts_cache.payout, hive_posts_cache.payout_at,
+            hive_posts_cache.is_paidout, hive_posts_cache.children, hive_posts_cache.votes,
+            hive_posts_cache.created_at, hive_posts_cache.updated_at, hive_posts_cache.rshares,
+            hive_posts_cache.raw_json, hive_posts_cache.json, hive_accounts.reputation AS author_rep,
+            hive_posts_cache.is_hidden AS is_hidden, hive_posts_cache.is_grayed AS is_grayed,
+            hive_posts_cache.total_votes AS total_votes, hive_posts_cache.flag_weight AS flag_weight,
+            hive_posts_cache.sc_trend AS sc_trend, hive_accounts.id AS acct_author_id
+            FROM child_posts
+            inner JOIN hive_posts_cache ON (child_posts.id = hive_posts_cache.post_id)
+            -- inner JOIN hive_posts ON (hive_posts_cache.post_id = hive_posts.id)
+            inner JOIN hive_accounts ON (hive_posts_cache.author = hive_accounts.name)
+            -- WHERE NOT hive_posts.is_deleted AND NOT hive_posts.is_muted
+            limit 2000
     """
 
     blacklists_for_user = None