diff --git a/js/modules/loki_app_dot_net_api.js b/js/modules/loki_app_dot_net_api.js
index 5f016638b..bab913970 100644
--- a/js/modules/loki_app_dot_net_api.js
+++ b/js/modules/loki_app_dot_net_api.js
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ class LokiPublicChannelAPI {
     this.baseChannelUrl = `channels/${this.channelId}`;
     this.conversationId = conversationId;
     this.conversation = ConversationController.getOrThrow(conversationId);
-    this.lastGot = null;
+    this.lastMessageServerID = null;
     this.modStatus = false;
     this.deleteLastId = 1;
     this.timers = {};
@@ -1664,14 +1664,20 @@ class LokiPublicChannelAPI {
     };
     if (!this.conversation) {
       log.warn('Trying to poll for non-existing public conversation');
-      this.lastGot = 0;
-    } else if (!this.lastGot) {
-      this.lastGot = this.conversation.getLastRetrievedMessage();
-    }
-    params.since_id = this.lastGot;
-    // Just grab the most recent 100 messages if you don't have a valid lastGot
-    params.count = this.lastGot === 0 ? -100 : 20;
-    // log.info(`Getting ${params.count} from ${this.lastGot} on ${this.baseChannelUrl}`);
+      this.lastMessageServerID = 0;
+    } else if (!this.lastMessageServerID) {
+      this.lastMessageServerID = this.conversation.getLastRetrievedMessage();
+    }
+    // If lastMessageServerID is not set, it's the first pull of messages for this open group.
+    // We just pull 100 messages (server sends the most recent ones)
+    if (!this.lastMessageServerID || this.lastMessageServerID === 0) {
+      params.count = 100; // 64 on android
+    } else {
+      // if lastMessageServerID is set, we pull 200 messages per 200 messages, giving the since_id parameter set to our last received message id.
+      params.count = 200;
+      params.since_id = this.lastMessageServerID;
+    }
+    // log.info(`Getting ${params.count} from ${this.lastMessageServerID} on ${this.baseChannelUrl}`);
     const res = await this.serverRequest(`${this.baseChannelUrl}/messages`, {
       params,
     });
@@ -1709,9 +1715,9 @@ class LokiPublicChannelAPI {
       // process these in chronological order
       res.response.data.reverse().map(async adnMessage => {
         // still update our last received if deleted, not signed or not valid
-        this.lastGot = !this.lastGot
+        this.lastMessageServerID = !this.lastMessageServerID
           ? adnMessage.id
-          : Math.max(this.lastGot, adnMessage.id);
+          : Math.max(this.lastMessageServerID, adnMessage.id);
 
         if (
           !adnMessage.id ||
@@ -1850,7 +1856,7 @@ class LokiPublicChannelAPI {
 
     // return early if we should stop processing
     if (!pendingMessages.length || !this.running) {
-      this.conversation.setLastRetrievedMessage(this.lastGot);
+      this.conversation.setLastRetrievedMessage(this.lastMessageServerID);
       this.messagesPollLock = false;
       return;
     }
@@ -2016,7 +2022,7 @@ class LokiPublicChannelAPI {
     }
 
     // finally update our position
-    this.conversation.setLastRetrievedMessage(this.lastGot);
+    this.conversation.setLastRetrievedMessage(this.lastMessageServerID);
     this.messagesPollLock = false;
   }