diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 1e8437f715..c2226fa352 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@ function conversation(App $a, array $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false, $o
 		$profile_owner = 0;
 
 		if (!$update) {
-			$live_update_div = '<div id="live-contacts"></div>' . "\r\n"
-				. "<script> var profile_uid = -1; var netargs = '" . substr(DI::args()->getCommand(), 9)
+			$live_update_div = '<div id="live-contact"></div>' . "\r\n"
+				. "<script> var profile_uid = -1; var netargs = '" . substr(DI::args()->getCommand(), 8)
 				."/?f='; </script>\r\n";
 		}
 	} elseif ($mode === 'search') {
diff --git a/mod/update_contact.php b/mod/update_contact.php
index 4863ad02de..3f8e00b296 100644
--- a/mod/update_contact.php
+++ b/mod/update_contact.php
@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@ use Friendica\Module\Contact;
 
 function update_contact_content(App $a)
 {
-	if (!empty($_GET['force']) || !DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'no_auto_update')) {
-		$text = Contact::content([], true);
+	if (!empty($a->argv[1]) && (!empty($_GET['force']) || !DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'no_auto_update'))) {
+		$text = Contact::getConversationsHMTL($a, $a->argv[1], true, ($_GET['item'] ?? 0));
 	} else {
 		$text = '';
 	}
-
 	System::htmlUpdateExit($text);
 }
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index e997bffdef..6bbc0921ca 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -1247,25 +1247,27 @@ class Contact
 	 *
 	 * @param string $contact_url Contact URL
 	 * @param bool   $thread_mode
-	 * @param int    $update
+	 * @param int    $update      Update mode 
+	 * @param int    $parent      Item parent ID for the update mode
 	 * @return string posts in HTML
 	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
-	public static function getPostsFromUrl($contact_url, $thread_mode = false, $update = 0)
+	public static function getPostsFromUrl($contact_url, $thread_mode = false, $update = 0, $parent = 0)
 	{
-		return self::getPostsFromId(self::getIdForURL($contact_url), $thread_mode, $update);
+		return self::getPostsFromId(self::getIdForURL($contact_url), $thread_mode, $update, $parent);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns posts from a given contact id
 	 *
-	 * @param integer $cid
-	 * @param bool    $thread_mode
-	 * @param integer $update
+	 * @param int  $cid         Contact ID
+	 * @param bool $thread_mode
+	 * @param int  $update      Update mode 
+	 * @param int  $parent     Item parent ID for the update mode
 	 * @return string posts in HTML
 	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
-	public static function getPostsFromId($cid, $thread_mode = false, $update = 0)
+	public static function getPostsFromId($cid, $thread_mode = false, $update = 0, $parent = 0)
 	{
 		$a = DI::app();
 
@@ -1290,9 +1292,13 @@ class Contact
 				$cid, GRAVITY_PARENT, GRAVITY_COMMENT, local_user()];
 		}
 
-		$last_received = isset($_GET['last_received']) ? DateTimeFormat::utc($_GET['last_received']) : '';
-		if (!empty($last_received)) {
-			$condition = DBA::mergeConditions($condition, ["`received` < ?", $last_received]);
+		if (!empty($parent)) {
+			$condition = DBA::mergeConditions($condition, ['parent' => $parent]);
+		} else {
+			$last_received = isset($_GET['last_received']) ? DateTimeFormat::utc($_GET['last_received']) : '';
+			if (!empty($last_received)) {
+				$condition = DBA::mergeConditions($condition, ["`received` < ?", $last_received]);
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (DI::mode()->isMobile()) {
@@ -1335,7 +1341,7 @@ class Contact
 
 			$items = Item::inArray($r);
 
-			$o .= conversation($a, $items, 'contact-posts', false);
+			$o .= conversation($a, $items, 'contact-posts', $update);
 		}
 
 		if (!$update) {
diff --git a/src/Module/Contact.php b/src/Module/Contact.php
index 659380fbef..cc4f4d9abe 100644
--- a/src/Module/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Module/Contact.php
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseModule
 		return $tab_str;
 	}
 
-	private static function getConversationsHMTL($a, $contact_id, $update)
+	public static function getConversationsHMTL($a, $contact_id, $update, $parent = 0)
 	{
 		$o = '';
 
@@ -952,14 +952,15 @@ class Contact extends BaseModule
 		if (DBA::isResult($contact)) {
 			DI::page()['aside'] = '';
 
-			$profiledata = Model\Contact::getByURLForUser($contact['url'], local_user());
-
-			Model\Profile::load($a, '', $profiledata, true);
+			if (!$update) {
+				$profiledata = Model\Contact::getByURLForUser($contact['url'], local_user());
+				Model\Profile::load($a, '', $profiledata, true);
+			}
 
 			if ($contact['uid'] == 0) {
-				$o .= Model\Contact::getPostsFromId($contact['id'], true, $update);
+				$o .= Model\Contact::getPostsFromId($contact['id'], true, $update, $parent);
 			} else {
-				$o .= Model\Contact::getPostsFromUrl($contact['url'], true, $update);
+				$o .= Model\Contact::getPostsFromUrl($contact['url'], true, $update, $parent);
 			}
 		}