diff --git a/ts/receiver/contentMessage.ts b/ts/receiver/contentMessage.ts
index 79fda74cb..210d35950 100644
--- a/ts/receiver/contentMessage.ts
+++ b/ts/receiver/contentMessage.ts
@@ -7,20 +7,17 @@ import _, * as Lodash from 'lodash';
 import { PubKey } from '../session/types';
 
 import { BlockedNumberController } from '../util/blockedNumberController';
-import { GroupUtils, ToastUtils, UserUtils } from '../session/utils';
+import { GroupUtils, UserUtils } from '../session/utils';
 import { fromHexToArray, toHex } from '../session/utils/String';
 import { concatUInt8Array, getSodium } from '../session/crypto';
 import { getConversationController } from '../session/conversations';
 import { ECKeyPair } from './keypairs';
 import { handleConfigurationMessage } from './configMessage';
-import { ConversationTypeEnum } from '../models/conversation';
 import { removeMessagePadding } from '../session/crypto/BufferPadding';
 import { perfEnd, perfStart } from '../session/utils/Performance';
 import { getAllCachedECKeyPair } from './closedGroups';
 import { handleCallMessage } from './callMessage';
 import { SettingsKey } from '../data/settings-key';
-import { showMessageRequestBanner } from '../state/ducks/userConfig';
-import { useUpdate } from 'react-use';
 
 export async function handleContentMessage(envelope: EnvelopePlus, messageHash: string) {
   try {
@@ -347,19 +344,6 @@ export async function innerHandleContentMessage(
       }
     }
 
-    const newConvo = await getConversationController().getOrCreateAndWait(
-      envelope.source,
-      ConversationTypeEnum.PRIVATE
-    );
-
-    if (
-      newConvo.isPrivate() &&
-      !newConvo.isApproved() &&
-      window.inboxStore?.getState().userConfig.hideMessageRequests
-    ) {
-      window.inboxStore?.dispatch(showMessageRequestBanner());
-    }
-
     if (content.dataMessage) {
       if (content.dataMessage.profileKey && content.dataMessage.profileKey.length === 0) {
         content.dataMessage.profileKey = null;
diff --git a/ts/receiver/queuedJob.ts b/ts/receiver/queuedJob.ts
index 27e9cfab4..1e2e2a7d0 100644
--- a/ts/receiver/queuedJob.ts
+++ b/ts/receiver/queuedJob.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import { getMessageById, getMessagesBySentAt } from '../../ts/data/data';
 import { MessageModelPropsWithoutConvoProps, messagesAdded } from '../state/ducks/conversations';
 import { updateProfileOneAtATime } from './dataMessage';
 import Long from 'long';
+import { forceSyncConfigurationNowIfNeeded } from '../session/utils/syncUtils';
+import { showMessageRequestBanner } from '../state/ducks/userConfig';
 
 function contentTypeSupported(type: string): boolean {
   const Chrome = window.Signal.Util.GoogleChrome;
@@ -224,6 +226,19 @@ async function handleRegularMessage(
     await handleSyncedReceipts(message, conversation);
   }
 
+    if (
+      conversation.isPrivate() &&
+      !conversation.isApproved() &&
+      window.inboxStore?.getState().userConfig.hideMessageRequests
+    ) {
+      window.inboxStore?.dispatch(showMessageRequestBanner());
+    }
+
+    if (!conversation.didApproveMe()) {
+      conversation.setDidApproveMe(true);
+      await forceSyncConfigurationNowIfNeeded();
+    }
+
   const conversationActiveAt = conversation.get('active_at');
   if (!conversationActiveAt || (message.get('sent_at') || 0) > conversationActiveAt) {
     conversation.set({