diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 811c122..2c26d86 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -120,14 +120,14 @@ function isReplyToMyself(item) {
   if (uri === null) {
     return false;
   }
-  return uri.includes("${mastodonInstance}/users/${mastodonUser}");
+  return uri.includes(`${mastodonInstance}/users/${mastodonUser}`);
 }
 // Function to periodically fetch new Mastodon posts
 async function fetchNewPosts() {
   const response = await axios.get(`${mastodonInstance}/users/${mastodonUser}/outbox?page=true`);
 
   const reversed = response.data.orderedItems.filter(item => item.object.type === 'Note')
-    .filter(item => item.object.inReplyTo === null || isReplyToMyself(item))
+    .filter(item => isReplyToMyself(item) || item.object.inReplyTo === null)
     .reverse();
 
   let newTimestampId = 0;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ async function fetchNewPosts() {
     if (currentTimestampId > lastProcessedPostId && lastProcessedPostId != 0) {
       const text = removeHtmlTags(convertQuote(item.object.content));
       const images = await getImages(item);
-      let {uri} = await postToBluesky(text, images);
+      let { uri } = await postToBluesky(text, images);
       console.log(`posted ${item.object.id} to ${uri} . ${newTimestampId}`);
     }
   }