diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 26ef1abdb..b9fa7e92d 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
   "followSettingDisabled": "Messages you send will no longer disappear. Are you sure you want to turn off disappearing messages?",
   "followSettingTimeAndType": "Set your messages to disappear $time$ after they have been $type$?",
   "youChangedTheTimer": "<b>You</b> have set messages to disappear <b>$time$</b> after they have been <b>$mode$</b>",
-  "youChangedTheTimerLegacy": "<b>You<b> set the disappearing message timer to <b>$time$</b>",
+  "youChangedTheTimerLegacy": "<b>You</b> set the disappearing message timer to <b>$time$</b>",
   "theyChangedTheTimer": "<b>$name$</b> has set messages to disappear <b>$time$</b> after they have been <b>$mode$</b>",
   "theyChangedTheTimerLegacy": "<b>$name$</b> set the disappearing message timer to <b>$time$</b>",
   "timerOption_0_seconds": "Off",
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/TimerNotification.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/TimerNotification.tsx
index d1abbdd42..185b9e76c 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/TimerNotification.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/TimerNotification.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { Flex } from '../basic/Flex';
 import { TextWithChildren } from '../basic/Text';
 import { ExpirableReadableMessage } from './message/message-item/ExpirableReadableMessage';
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/order
-import { pick } from 'lodash';
 import { ConversationInteraction } from '../../interactions';
 import { getConversationController } from '../../session/conversations';
 import { updateConfirmModal } from '../../state/ducks/modalDialog';
@@ -105,12 +104,8 @@ function useAreSameThanOurSide(
 const FollowSettingsButton = (props: PropsForExpirationTimer) => {
   const v2Released = ReleasedFeatures.isUserConfigFeatureReleasedCached();
   const isPrivateAndFriend = useSelectedIsPrivateFriend();
-  const click = useFollowSettingsButtonClick(
-    pick(props, ['disabled', 'expirationMode', 'timespanText', 'timespanSeconds'])
-  );
-  const areSameThanOurs = useAreSameThanOurSide(
-    pick(props, ['disabled', 'expirationMode', 'timespanSeconds'])
-  );
+  const click = useFollowSettingsButtonClick(props);
+  const areSameThanOurs = useAreSameThanOurSide(props);
 
   if (!v2Released || !isPrivateAndFriend) {
     return null;
@@ -119,7 +114,8 @@ const FollowSettingsButton = (props: PropsForExpirationTimer) => {
     props.type === 'fromMe' ||
     props.type === 'fromSync' ||
     props.pubkey === UserUtils.getOurPubKeyStrFromCache() ||
-    areSameThanOurs
+    areSameThanOurs ||
+    props.expirationMode === 'legacy' // we cannot follow settings with legacy mode
   ) {
     return null;
   }