diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManagerV2Impl.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManagerV2Impl.kt
index 15fe6ecf1b..b4dd9fbddf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManagerV2Impl.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManagerV2Impl.kt
@@ -1108,7 +1108,10 @@ class GroupManagerV2Impl @Inject constructor(
     override fun handleGroupInfoChange(message: GroupUpdated, groupId: AccountId) {
         if (message.inner.hasInfoChangeMessage() && message.inner.infoChangeMessage.hasUpdatedExpiration()) {
             // If we receive a disappearing message update, we need to remove the existing timer control message
-            storage.deleteGroupInfoMessages(groupId, UpdateMessageData.Kind.GroupExpirationUpdated::class.java)
+            storage.deleteGroupInfoMessages(
+                groupId,
+                UpdateMessageData.Kind.GroupExpirationUpdated::class.java
+            )
         }
 
         storage.insertGroupInfoChange(message, groupId)
diff --git a/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/jobs/BatchMessageReceiveJob.kt b/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/jobs/BatchMessageReceiveJob.kt
index 35ad848f06..90d29423c3 100644
--- a/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/jobs/BatchMessageReceiveJob.kt
+++ b/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/jobs/BatchMessageReceiveJob.kt
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 package org.session.libsession.messaging.jobs
 
 import com.google.protobuf.ByteString
-import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.async
 import kotlinx.coroutines.awaitAll
 import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
-import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import network.loki.messenger.libsession_util.ConfigBase
-import nl.komponents.kovenant.Promise
-import nl.komponents.kovenant.task
 import org.session.libsession.messaging.MessagingModuleConfiguration
 import org.session.libsession.messaging.messages.Destination
 import org.session.libsession.messaging.messages.Message
@@ -233,7 +229,7 @@ class BatchMessageReceiveJob(
                             proto = proto,
                             threadId = threadId,
                             openGroupID = openGroupID,
-                            closedGroup = parameters.closedGroup?.publicKey?.let(::AccountId)
+                            groupv2Id = parameters.closedGroup?.publicKey?.let(::AccountId)
                         )
                     }
                 } catch (e: Exception) {
diff --git a/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/sending_receiving/ReceivedMessageHandler.kt b/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/sending_receiving/ReceivedMessageHandler.kt
index 077b544d0b..e46d9308df 100644
--- a/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/sending_receiving/ReceivedMessageHandler.kt
+++ b/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/sending_receiving/ReceivedMessageHandler.kt
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ import org.session.libsignal.crypto.ecc.DjbECPublicKey
 import org.session.libsignal.crypto.ecc.ECKeyPair
 import org.session.libsignal.messages.SignalServiceGroup
 import org.session.libsignal.protos.SignalServiceProtos
-import org.session.libsignal.protos.SignalServiceProtos.DataMessage.LokiProfile
 import org.session.libsignal.protos.SignalServiceProtos.SharedConfigMessage
 import org.session.libsignal.utilities.AccountId
 import org.session.libsignal.utilities.Base64
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ internal fun MessageReceiver.isBlocked(publicKey: String): Boolean {
     return recipient.isBlocked
 }
 
-fun MessageReceiver.handle(message: Message, proto: SignalServiceProtos.Content, threadId: Long, openGroupID: String?, closedGroup: AccountId?) {
+fun MessageReceiver.handle(message: Message, proto: SignalServiceProtos.Content, threadId: Long, openGroupID: String?, groupv2Id: AccountId?) {
     // Do nothing if the message was outdated
     if (MessageReceiver.messageIsOutdated(message, threadId, openGroupID)) { return }
 
@@ -85,8 +84,16 @@ fun MessageReceiver.handle(message: Message, proto: SignalServiceProtos.Content,
         is ReadReceipt -> handleReadReceipt(message)
         is TypingIndicator -> handleTypingIndicator(message)
         is ClosedGroupControlMessage -> handleClosedGroupControlMessage(message)
-        is GroupUpdated -> handleGroupUpdated(message, closedGroup)
-        is ExpirationTimerUpdate -> handleExpirationTimerUpdate(message)
+        is GroupUpdated -> handleGroupUpdated(message, groupv2Id)
+        is ExpirationTimerUpdate -> {
+            // For groupsv2, there are dedicated mechanisms for handling expiration timers, and
+            // we want to avoid the 1-to-1 message format which is unauthenticated in a group settings.
+            if (groupv2Id != null) {
+                Log.d("MessageReceiver", "Ignoring expiration timer update for closed group")
+            } else {
+                handleExpirationTimerUpdate(message)
+            }
+        }
         is DataExtractionNotification -> handleDataExtractionNotification(message)
         is ConfigurationMessage -> handleConfigurationMessage(message)
         is UnsendRequest -> handleUnsendRequest(message)