diff --git a/js/background.js b/js/background.js
index 799d8f8f3..8950b48e1 100644
--- a/js/background.js
+++ b/js/background.js
@@ -206,31 +206,9 @@
 
   const initAPIs = async () => {
     const ourKey = textsecure.storage.user.getNumber();
-    const rssFeedConversations = await window.Signal.Data.getAllRssFeedConversations(
-      {
-        ConversationCollection: Whisper.ConversationCollection,
-      }
-    );
     window.feeds = [];
-    rssFeedConversations.forEach(conversation => {
-      window.feeds.push(new window.LokiRssAPI(conversation.getRssSettings()));
-    });
     window.lokiMessageAPI = new window.LokiMessageAPI(ourKey);
     window.lokiPublicChatAPI = new window.LokiPublicChatAPI(ourKey);
-    const publicConversations = await window.Signal.Data.getAllPublicConversations(
-      {
-        ConversationCollection: Whisper.ConversationCollection,
-      }
-    );
-    publicConversations.forEach(conversation => {
-      const settings = conversation.getPublicSource();
-      const channel = window.lokiPublicChatAPI.findOrCreateChannel(
-        settings.server,
-        settings.channelId,
-        conversation.id
-      );
-      channel.refreshModStatus();
-    });
     window.lokiP2pAPI = new window.LokiP2pAPI(ourKey);
     window.lokiP2pAPI.on('pingContact', pubKey => {
       const isPing = true;
diff --git a/js/conversation_controller.js b/js/conversation_controller.js
index 50b3aae33..3383e6e24 100644
--- a/js/conversation_controller.js
+++ b/js/conversation_controller.js
@@ -247,6 +247,17 @@
               conversation.resetPendingSend(),
               conversation.setFriendRequestExpiryTimeout(),
             ]);
+            if (conversation.isPublic()) {
+              const settings = conversation.getPublicSource();
+              const channel = window.lokiPublicChatAPI.findOrCreateChannel(
+                settings.server,
+                settings.channelId,
+                conversation.id
+              );
+              promises.push(channel.refreshModStatus());
+            } else if (conversation.isRss()) {
+              window.feeds.push(new window.LokiRssAPI(conversation.getRssSettings()));
+            }
           });
           await Promise.all(promises);
 
diff --git a/js/models/conversations.js b/js/models/conversations.js
index 9774ef97c..5987daed2 100644
--- a/js/models/conversations.js
+++ b/js/models/conversations.js
@@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@
       );
       return channelAPI;
     },
-    getModStatus() {
+    isModerator() {
       if (!this.isPublic()) {
         return false;
       }
diff --git a/js/models/messages.js b/js/models/messages.js
index d9027cf9c..e584b95a6 100644
--- a/js/models/messages.js
+++ b/js/models/messages.js
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
         isRss: !!this.get('isRss'),
         isDeletable:
           !this.get('isPublic') ||
-          this.getConversation().getModStatus() ||
+          this.getConversation().isModerator() ||
           this.getSource() === this.OUR_NUMBER,
 
         onCopyText: () => this.copyText(),