diff --git a/Behaver.cs b/Behaver.cs
index 6e79d4d..3bfcec6 100644
--- a/Behaver.cs
+++ b/Behaver.cs
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public class Behaver
             Console.WriteLine($"couldn't find protocol for {message.Channel?.Id}");
             return 404;
         }
-Console.WriteLine("I remember this message, i have found a protocol, i am ready to react toit");
+        Console.WriteLine("I remember this message, i have found a protocol, i am ready to react toit");
         return await iprotocol.React(message, reaction);
     }
     public async Task<int> Reply(Guid messageId, string text)
diff --git a/Models/Channel.cs b/Models/Channel.cs
index 3ebbed8..6c06651 100644
--- a/Models/Channel.cs
+++ b/Models/Channel.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public class Channel
     public List<Channel> SubChannels { get; set; }
     [JsonIgnore]
     public Channel ParentChannel { get; set; }
+    public Guid? ParentChannelId { get; set; }
     public string Protocol { get; set; }
     [DeleteBehavior(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)]
     public List<Message> Messages { get; set; }
diff --git a/Rememberer.cs b/Rememberer.cs
index 59d4509..018c819 100644
--- a/Rememberer.cs
+++ b/Rememberer.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,25 @@ public static class Rememberer
 {
     private static readonly SemaphoreSlim dbAccessSemaphore = new(1, 1);
     private static readonly ChattingContext db = new();
+    private static List<Channel> channels;
+    private static bool channelCacheDirty = true;
+
+    private static void cacheChannels()
+    {
+        dbAccessSemaphore.Wait();
+        channels = db.Channels.ToList();
+        foreach (Channel ch in channels)
+        {
+            if (ch.ParentChannelId != null)
+            {
+                ch.ParentChannel = channels.FirstOrDefault(c => c.Id == ch.ParentChannelId);
+                ch.ParentChannel.SubChannels ??= [];
+                ch.ParentChannel.SubChannels.Add(ch);
+            }
+        }
+        channelCacheDirty = false;
+        dbAccessSemaphore.Release();
+    }
 
     public static Account SearchAccount(Expression<Func<Account, bool>> predicate)
     {
@@ -33,13 +52,11 @@ public static class Rememberer
         dbAccessSemaphore.Release();
         return toReturn;
     }
-    public static Channel SearchChannel(Expression<Func<Channel, bool>> predicate)
+    public static Channel SearchChannel(Func<Channel, bool> predicate)
     {
-        Channel toReturn;
-        dbAccessSemaphore.Wait();
-        toReturn = db.Channels.FirstOrDefault(predicate);
-        dbAccessSemaphore.Release();
-        return toReturn;
+        if(channelCacheDirty)
+            Task.Run(() => cacheChannels()).Wait();
+        return channels.FirstOrDefault(predicate);
     }
     public static Message SearchMessage(Expression<Func<Message, bool>> predicate)
     {
@@ -75,10 +92,14 @@ public static class Rememberer
     }
     public static Channel RememberChannel(Channel toRemember)
     {
+        if(channelCacheDirty)
+            Task.Run(() => cacheChannels()).Wait(); //so we always do 2 db trips?
         dbAccessSemaphore.Wait();
         db.Update(toRemember);
         db.SaveChanges();
         dbAccessSemaphore.Release();
+        channelCacheDirty = true;
+        cacheChannels();
         return toRemember;
     }
     public static void RememberMessage(Message toRemember)
@@ -202,14 +223,9 @@ public static class Rememberer
     }
     public static Channel ChannelDetail(Guid Id)
     {
-        Channel toReturn;
-        dbAccessSemaphore.Wait();
-        toReturn = db.Channels.Find(Id);
-        dbAccessSemaphore.Release();
-        return toReturn;
-        // .Include(u => u.SubChannels)
-        // .Include(u => u.Users)
-        // .Include(u => u.ParentChannel);
+        if(channelCacheDirty)
+            Task.Run(() => cacheChannels()).Wait();
+        return channels.Find(c => c.Id == Id);
     }
     public static Message MessageDetail(Guid Id)
     {