diff --git a/modules/feed/html/rollup.js b/modules/feed/html/rollup.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/modules/feed/html/rollup.js
+++ b/modules/feed/html/rollup.js
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ exports.create = function (api) {
   }
 
   function ensureMessageAndAuthor (item, cb) {
-    if (item.type === 'message' && !item.message) {
+    if (item.type === 'message' && !item.rootMessage) {
       if (item.message) {
         item.rootMessage = item.message
         cb(null, item)
fix excluding of git messages from feed