diff --git a/cron_MINUTE.sh b/cron_MINUTE.sh
index d9add26..07f1e48 100755
--- a/cron_MINUTE.sh
+++ b/cron_MINUTE.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ME="${0##*/}"
 ####
 export YOU=$(ps auxf --sort=+utime | grep -w ipfs | grep -v -E 'color=auto|grep' | tail -n 1 | cut -d " " -f 1) || er+=" ipfs daemon not running"
 export IPFSNODEID=$(ipfs id -f='<id>\n') || er+=" ipfs id problem"
-export WHOAMI=$($MY_PATH/zen/tools/timeout.sh -t 3 sbotc whoami | jq -r .id) || er+=" sbotc whoami problem"
+export WHOAMI=$($MY_PATH/zen/tools/timeout.sh -t 3 sbotc whoami | jq -r .id) || er+=" sbotc whoami problem" # HAPPENS WHEN no ssb-server / patchork runs
 [[ "$YOU" == "" || "$IPFSNODEID" == "" || "$WHOAMI" == "" ]] && echo "ERROR : $er " && exit 1
 ########################################################################
 # HELP DEVLT: Search "TODO" in code
diff --git a/zen/ssb_GET_zenyta.sh b/zen/ssb_GET_zenyta.sh
index 21e6af6..2c34354 100755
--- a/zen/ssb_GET_zenyta.sh
+++ b/zen/ssb_GET_zenyta.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ a u d i o
 #messages=$(sbotc messagesByType '{"type":"post","gt":'$last_ts'}')
 # SEARCH "#zenyta" CMD in message text
 messages=$(sbotc backlinks.read '{"query":[{"$filter":{"dest":"#zenyta","value":{"content":{"type":"post"}},"timestamp":{"$gt":'"$last_ts"'}}}]}')
-[[ $messages == "" ]] && exit 1
+[[ $messages == "" ]] && messages=$(sbotc query.read '{"query":[{"$filter":{"value":{"author": "'"$WHOAMI"'", "content":{"type":"zenyta"}}}}]}') || exit 1
 while read -r msg
 do
     # EXTRACT CMD PARAM