diff --git a/ConversationsClassic/AppData/Client/Client+MartinMessages.swift b/ConversationsClassic/AppData/Client/Client+MartinMessages.swift
index 9a3359f..a5b44c0 100644
--- a/ConversationsClassic/AppData/Client/Client+MartinMessages.swift
+++ b/ConversationsClassic/AppData/Client/Client+MartinMessages.swift
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ final class ClientMartinMessagesManager {
         var contentType: MessageContentType = .text
         if message.hints.contains(.noStore) {
             contentType = .typing
+            // for now just skip it
+            return
         }
 
         // From/To
diff --git a/ConversationsClassic/AppData/Store/ConversationStore.swift b/ConversationsClassic/AppData/Store/ConversationStore.swift
index fac55ad..dac3f9c 100644
--- a/ConversationsClassic/AppData/Store/ConversationStore.swift
+++ b/ConversationsClassic/AppData/Store/ConversationStore.swift
@@ -12,23 +12,24 @@ final class ConversationStore: ObservableObject {
     private let blockSize = Const.messagesPageSize
     private let messagesMax = Const.messagesMaxSize
 
-    private var messagesObservation: AnyDatabaseCancellable
+    private var messagesCancellable: AnyCancellable?
 
     init(roster: Roster, client: Client) {
         self.client = client
         self.roster = roster
-
-        // observe change messages in database
-        messagesObservation = DatabaseRegionObservation(tracking: Message.all()).start(in: Database.shared.dbQueue) { _ in
-            // Handle error
-        } onChange: { _ in
-            print("Messages were changed")
-        }
     }
 }
 
 extension ConversationStore {
     func loadMoreBackward() async {
+        let earliestDate = messages.last?.date ?? Date()
+        resubscribe(.before(earliestDate))
+        // let fetchedMessages = await fetchBlock(earliestDate, nil)
+        // messages.append(contentsOf: fetchedMessages)
+        // if messages.count > messagesMax {
+        //     messages.removeFirst(messages.count - messagesMax)
+        // }
+
         // guard let lastMessage = messages.last else { return }
         // let messages = await fetchBlock(lastMessage.date, nil)
         // self.messages.append(contentsOf: messages)
@@ -41,17 +42,66 @@ extension ConversationStore {
     }
 }
 
-extension ConversationStore {
-    private func fetchBlock(_ beforeDate: Date?, _ afterDate: Date?) async -> [Message] {
-        print(beforeDate, afterDate)
-        return []
-        // let messages = await client.fetchMessages()
-        // self.messages.append(contentsOf: messages)
+private extension ConversationStore {
+    enum FetchDirection {
+        case before(Date)
+        case after(Date)
     }
 
-    private func cutMessages() {
-        // if messages.count > messagesMax {
-        //     messages.removeFirst(messages.count - messagesMax)
-        // }
+    func resubscribe(_ side: FetchDirection) {
+        switch side {
+        case .before(let date):
+            messagesCancellable = ValueObservation.tracking(Message
+                .filter(
+                    (Column("to") == roster.bareJid && Column("from") == roster.contactBareJid) ||
+                        (Column("from") == roster.bareJid && Column("to") == roster.contactBareJid)
+                )
+                .filter(Column("date") < date)
+                .limit(blockSize)
+                .order(Column("date").desc)
+                .fetchAll
+            )
+            .publisher(in: Database.shared.dbQueue, scheduling: .immediate)
+            .sink { _ in
+            } receiveValue: { [weak self] messages in
+                self?.processFetched(messages, side)
+            }
+
+        case .after(let date):
+            messagesCancellable = ValueObservation.tracking(Message
+                .filter(
+                    (Column("to") == roster.bareJid && Column("from") == roster.contactBareJid) ||
+                        (Column("from") == roster.bareJid && Column("to") == roster.contactBareJid)
+                )
+                .filter(Column("date") > date)
+                .limit(blockSize)
+                .order(Column("date").desc)
+                .fetchAll
+            )
+            .publisher(in: Database.shared.dbQueue, scheduling: .immediate)
+            .sink { _ in
+            } receiveValue: { [weak self] messages in
+                self?.processFetched(messages, side)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    func processFetched(_ messages: [Message], _ side: FetchDirection) {
+        switch side {
+        case .before:
+            self.messages.append(contentsOf: messages)
+
+        case .after:
+            self.messages.insert(contentsOf: messages, at: 0)
+        }
+
+        Task {
+            await processAttachments(messages)
+        }
+    }
+
+    func processAttachments(_ messages: [Message]) async {
+        // load attachment here
+        print(messages.count)
     }
 }
diff --git a/ConversationsClassic/View/Main/Conversation/ConversationScreen.swift b/ConversationsClassic/View/Main/Conversation/ConversationScreen.swift
index c9f4ff2..12e71ec 100644
--- a/ConversationsClassic/View/Main/Conversation/ConversationScreen.swift
+++ b/ConversationsClassic/View/Main/Conversation/ConversationScreen.swift
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ struct ConversationScreen: View {
         .safeAreaInset(edge: .bottom, spacing: 0) {
             ConversationTextInput(autoScroll: $autoScroll)
         }
+        .task {
+            await conversation.loadMoreBackward()
+        }
     }
 }