diff --git a/js/background.js b/js/background.js
index 8e85f8269..2d4d78499 100644
--- a/js/background.js
+++ b/js/background.js
@@ -1905,12 +1905,6 @@
   async function onGroupReceived(ev) {
     const details = ev.groupDetails;
     const { id } = details;
-    libloki.api.debug.logGroupSync(
-      'Got sync group message with group id',
-      id,
-      ' details:',
-      details
-    );
 
     libloki.api.debug.logGroupSync(
       'Got sync group message with group id',
diff --git a/libtextsecure/outgoing_message.js b/libtextsecure/outgoing_message.js
index 95b2925ca..7d4cb40c0 100644
--- a/libtextsecure/outgoing_message.js
+++ b/libtextsecure/outgoing_message.js
@@ -740,7 +740,10 @@ OutgoingMessage.prototype = {
 OutgoingMessage.buildAutoFriendRequestMessage = function buildAutoFriendRequestMessage(
   pubKey
 ) {
-  const dataMessage = new textsecure.protobuf.DataMessage({});
+  const body =
+  '(If you see this message, you must be using an out-of-date client)';
+
+  const dataMessage = new textsecure.protobuf.DataMessage({ body });
 
   const content = new textsecure.protobuf.Content({
     dataMessage,
@@ -765,11 +768,9 @@ OutgoingMessage.buildAutoFriendRequestMessage = function buildAutoFriendRequestM
 OutgoingMessage.buildSessionRequestMessage = function buildSessionRequestMessage(
   pubKey
 ) {
-  const body =
-    '(If you see this message, you must be using an out-of-date client)';
   const flags = textsecure.protobuf.DataMessage.Flags.SESSION_REQUEST;
 
-  const dataMessage = new textsecure.protobuf.DataMessage({ body, flags });
+  const dataMessage = new textsecure.protobuf.DataMessage({ flags });
 
   const content = new textsecure.protobuf.Content({
     dataMessage,