diff --git a/ttyverse.pl b/ttyverse.pl
index b00811a..08a08e5 100755
--- a/ttyverse.pl
+++ b/ttyverse.pl
@@ -7036,7 +7036,9 @@ sub notificationrefresh {
 				print $stdout "-- DEBUG: Displaying notification without sound (display_only mode)\n" if ($verbose);
 				&$handle($notif, '');  # Empty class = no sound
 			} else {
-				&notifications_tdisplay([ $notif ]);
+				# Call handle directly with the proper sound class
+				print $stdout "-- DEBUG: Calling handle with sound class '$sound_class'\n" if ($verbose);
+				&$handle($notif, $sound_class);
 			}
 			$printed++;
 		}
@@ -8049,6 +8051,18 @@ sub defaultposttype {
 	my $sn = shift;
 	my $post = shift;
 
+	# Check for boost/reblog posts first
+	if (exists($ref->{'boost_attribution'}) && $ref->{'boost_attribution'}) {
+		print $stdout "-- DEBUG: defaultposttype detected boost post\n" if ($verbose);
+		return 'boost';
+	}
+	
+	# Check for favourited posts
+	if (exists($ref->{'favorited'}) && $ref->{'favorited'}) {
+		print $stdout "-- DEBUG: defaultposttype detected favourite post\n" if ($verbose);
+		return 'favourite';
+	}
+
 	# br3nda's and smb's modified colour patch
 	unless ($anonymous) {
 		if (lc($sn) eq $whoami) {