diff --git a/external/solanaceae_contact b/external/solanaceae_contact
index 738d2ab..5ff7d1c 160000
--- a/external/solanaceae_contact
+++ b/external/solanaceae_contact
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 738d2abe7b4d6088412e56b89f4e26aab1a8bdba
+Subproject commit 5ff7d1cee0c3ed22f9fe7d66021d95ad1c5a3f04
diff --git a/external/solanaceae_message3 b/external/solanaceae_message3
index c577a1f..48fb5f0 160000
--- a/external/solanaceae_message3
+++ b/external/solanaceae_message3
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c577a1fa3d19272d481a0ed4a5b8715524204928
+Subproject commit 48fb5f0889404370006ae12b3637a77d7d4ba485
diff --git a/external/solanaceae_tox b/external/solanaceae_tox
index 0e6556c..0404ed8 160000
--- a/external/solanaceae_tox
+++ b/external/solanaceae_tox
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0e6556cd86c558c86dfde60d82891a46bf32b64f
+Subproject commit 0404ed84fcc31716918b90b3603c722a73e908cb
diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index bb7d759..576441d 100644
--- a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,4 +45,5 @@ target_link_libraries(plugin_transfer_auto_accept PUBLIC
 	solanaceae_plugin
 	solanaceae_util
 	solanaceae_message3
+	solanaceae_tox_messages # sad, for filekind
 )
diff --git a/plugins/transfer_auto_accept.cpp b/plugins/transfer_auto_accept.cpp
index 9329812..b7c4148 100644
--- a/plugins/transfer_auto_accept.cpp
+++ b/plugins/transfer_auto_accept.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "./transfer_auto_accept.hpp"
 
 #include <solanaceae/message3/components.hpp>
+// for comp transfer tox filekind (TODO: generalize -> content system?)
+#include <solanaceae/tox_messages/components.hpp>
 
 #include <solanaceae/util/config_model.hpp>
 
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ void TransferAutoAccept::iterate(void) {
 			// TODO: contact to entry
 			_conf.get_string("TransferAutoAccept", "save_path").value_or("tmp_save_dir")
 		);
-		std::cout << "TAA: auto accpeted transfer\n";
+		std::cout << "TAA: auto accepted transfer\n";
 		_rmm.throwEventUpdate(it);
 	}
 	_accept_queue.clear();
@@ -49,6 +51,11 @@ void TransferAutoAccept::checkMsg(Message3Handle h) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	// dont touch avatars for now
+	if (h.all_of<Message::Components::Transfer::FileKind>() && h.get<Message::Components::Transfer::FileKind>().kind == 1) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	const auto& file_info = h.get<Message::Components::Transfer::FileInfo>();
 	// TODO: contact to entry
 	if (file_info.total_size > uint64_t(_conf.get_int("TransferAutoAccept", "autoaccept_limit").value_or(1024*1024))) {