diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2bf2c175a..f207dfe1a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "session-desktop",
   "productName": "Session",
   "description": "Private messaging from your desktop",
-  "version": "1.4.8",
+  "version": "1.4.9",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Loki Project",
diff --git a/ts/components/MainViewController.tsx b/ts/components/MainViewController.tsx
index 055f7120a..1beac675d 100644
--- a/ts/components/MainViewController.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/MainViewController.tsx
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ export class MessageView extends React.Component {
 // //////////// Management /////////////
 // /////////////////////////////////////
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if the group was indead created
+ */
 async function createClosedGroup(
   groupName: string,
-  groupMembers: Array<ContactType>,
-  onSuccess: any
-) {
+  groupMembers: Array<ContactType>
+): Promise<boolean> {
   // Validate groupName and groupMembers length
   if (groupName.length === 0) {
     ToastUtils.pushToastError(
@@ -44,13 +46,13 @@ async function createClosedGroup(
       window.i18n('invalidGroupNameTooShort')
     );
 
-    return;
+    return false;
   } else if (groupName.length > window.CONSTANTS.MAX_GROUP_NAME_LENGTH) {
     ToastUtils.pushToastError(
       'invalidGroupName',
       window.i18n('invalidGroupNameTooLong')
     );
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
   // >= because we add ourself as a member AFTER this. so a 10 group is already invalid as it will be 11 with ourself
@@ -61,23 +63,19 @@ async function createClosedGroup(
       'pickClosedGroupMember',
       window.i18n('pickClosedGroupMember')
     );
-    return;
+    return false;
   } else if (groupMembers.length >= window.CONSTANTS.CLOSED_GROUP_SIZE_LIMIT) {
     ToastUtils.pushToastError(
       'closedGroupMaxSize',
       window.i18n('closedGroupMaxSize')
     );
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
   const groupMemberIds = groupMembers.map(m => m.id);
 
   await createClosedGroupV2(groupName, groupMemberIds);
 
-  if (onSuccess) {
-    onSuccess();
-  }
-
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/ts/components/session/LeftPaneMessageSection.tsx b/ts/components/session/LeftPaneMessageSection.tsx
index 5e1ce9351..3eff90f9a 100644
--- a/ts/components/session/LeftPaneMessageSection.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/session/LeftPaneMessageSection.tsx
@@ -469,8 +469,20 @@ export class LeftPaneMessageSection extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     groupName: string,
     groupMembers: Array<ContactType>
   ) {
-    await MainViewController.createClosedGroup(groupName, groupMembers, () => {
-      this.handleToggleOverlay(undefined);
+    if (this.state.loading) {
+      window.log.warn('Closed group creation already in progress');
+      return;
+    }
+    this.setState({ loading: true }, async () => {
+      const groupCreated = await MainViewController.createClosedGroup(
+        groupName,
+        groupMembers
+      );
+
+      if (groupCreated) {
+        this.handleToggleOverlay(undefined);
+      }
+      this.setState({ loading: false });
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/ts/receiver/closedGroups.ts b/ts/receiver/closedGroups.ts
index fcba22c6d..ac4e6f7f4 100644
--- a/ts/receiver/closedGroups.ts
+++ b/ts/receiver/closedGroups.ts
@@ -742,9 +742,23 @@ async function handleClosedGroupMemberLeft(
   }
 
   if (didAdminLeave) {
+    window.SwarmPolling.removePubkey(groupPublicKey);
+
+    await removeAllClosedGroupEncryptionKeyPairs(groupPublicKey);
+    // Disable typing
+    // if the admin was remove and we are the admin, it can only be voluntary
+    if (isCurrentUserAdmin) {
+      convo.set('left', true);
+    } else {
+      convo.set('isKickedFromGroup', true);
+    }
+  }
+  const didWeLeaveFromAnotherDevice = !members.includes(ourPubkey);
+
+  if (didWeLeaveFromAnotherDevice) {
     await removeAllClosedGroupEncryptionKeyPairs(groupPublicKey);
     // Disable typing:
-    convo.set('isKickedFromGroup', true);
+    convo.set('left', true);
     window.SwarmPolling.removePubkey(groupPublicKey);
   }
 
diff --git a/ts/receiver/dataMessage.ts b/ts/receiver/dataMessage.ts
index 82f59b594..f91cabfb4 100644
--- a/ts/receiver/dataMessage.ts
+++ b/ts/receiver/dataMessage.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ export async function updateProfile(
       !prevPointer || !_.isEqual(prevPointer, profile.profilePicture);
 
     if (needsUpdate) {
-      conversation.set('avatarPointer', profile.profilePicture);
-      conversation.set('profileKey', profileKey);
-
       const downloaded = await downloadAttachment({
         url: profile.profilePicture,
         isRaw: true,
@@ -61,6 +58,9 @@ export async function updateProfile(
             ...downloaded,
             data: decryptedData,
           });
+          // Only update the convo if the download and decrypt is a success
+          conversation.set('avatarPointer', profile.profilePicture);
+          conversation.set('profileKey', profileKey);
           ({ path } = upgraded);
         } catch (e) {
           window.log.error(`Could not decrypt profile image: ${e}`);
diff --git a/ts/session/messages/outgoing/content/data/ChatMessage.ts b/ts/session/messages/outgoing/content/data/ChatMessage.ts
index 619272ce7..4de97ab2e 100644
--- a/ts/session/messages/outgoing/content/data/ChatMessage.ts
+++ b/ts/session/messages/outgoing/content/data/ChatMessage.ts
@@ -72,9 +72,16 @@ export class ChatMessage extends DataMessage {
     this.quote = params.quote;
     this.expireTimer = params.expireTimer;
     if (params.lokiProfile && params.lokiProfile.profileKey) {
-      this.profileKey = new Uint8Array(
-        ByteBuffer.wrap(params.lokiProfile.profileKey).toArrayBuffer()
-      );
+      if (
+        params.lokiProfile.profileKey instanceof Uint8Array ||
+        (params.lokiProfile.profileKey as any) instanceof ByteBuffer
+      ) {
+        this.profileKey = new Uint8Array(params.lokiProfile.profileKey);
+      } else {
+        this.profileKey = new Uint8Array(
+          ByteBuffer.wrap(params.lokiProfile.profileKey).toArrayBuffer()
+        );
+      }
     }
 
     this.displayName = params.lokiProfile && params.lokiProfile.displayName;
@@ -88,8 +95,11 @@ export class ChatMessage extends DataMessage {
     syncTarget: string,
     sentTimestamp: number
   ) {
+    // the dataMessage.profileKey is of type ByteBuffer. We need to make it a Uint8Array
     const lokiProfile: any = {
-      profileKey: dataMessage.profileKey,
+      profileKey: new Uint8Array(
+        (dataMessage.profileKey as any).toArrayBuffer()
+      ),
     };
 
     if (