diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ab1861..81cf69d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "paravel",
-  "version": "0.5.4",
+  "version": "0.5.5",
   "description": "Yet another toolkit for nostr",
   "author": "hodlbod",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/connect/Connection.ts b/src/connect/Connection.ts
index b4a539a..476dbd2 100644
--- a/src/connect/Connection.ts
+++ b/src/connect/Connection.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,17 @@ class SendQueue extends Queue {
       return false
     }
 
-    const [verb] = asMessage(message)
+    const [verb, ...extra] = asMessage(message)
 
     if (['AUTH', 'CLOSE'].includes(verb)) {
       return true
     }
 
+    // Allow relay requests through
+    if (verb === 'EVENT' && extra[0].kind === 28934) {
+      return true
+    }
+
     // Only defer for auth if we're not multiplexing
     if (isMessage(message) && ![AuthStatus.Ok, AuthStatus.Pending].includes(this.cxn.meta.authStatus)) {
       return false
diff --git a/src/util/Tags.ts b/src/util/Tags.ts
index 5d164e7..90f68e0 100644
--- a/src/util/Tags.ts
+++ b/src/util/Tags.ts
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ export class Tags extends (Fluent<Tag> as OmitStatics<typeof Fluent<Tag>, 'from'
 
   ancestors = () => {
     const tags = this.filter(t => ["a", "e", "q"].includes(t.key()) && !t.isContext())
+    const parentTags = tags.filter(t => ["a", "e"].includes(t.key()))
+    const mentionTags = tags.whereKey("q")
     const roots: string[][] = []
     const replies: string[][] = []
     const mentions: string[][] = []
 
-    tags
+    parentTags
       .forEach((t: Tag, i: number) => {
-        if (t.key() === "q") {
-          mentions.push(t.valueOf())
-        } else if (t.mark() === 'root') {
+        if (t.mark() === 'root') {
           roots.push(t.valueOf())
         } else if (t.mark() === 'reply') {
           replies.push(t.valueOf())
@@ -101,13 +101,16 @@ export class Tags extends (Fluent<Tag> as OmitStatics<typeof Fluent<Tag>, 'from'
           mentions.push(t.valueOf())
         } else if (i === 0) {
           roots.push(t.valueOf())
-        } else if (i === tags.count() - 1) {
+        } else if (i === parentTags.count() - 1) {
           replies.push(t.valueOf())
         } else {
           mentions.push(t.valueOf())
         }
       })
 
+    // Add quotes as mentions separately so positional logic above works
+    mentionTags.forEach((t: Tag) => mentions.push(t.valueOf()))
+
     return {
       roots: Tags.from(roots),
       replies: Tags.from(replies),