diff --git a/js/models/messages.js b/js/models/messages.js
index c142403cf..4e1c1ba33 100644
--- a/js/models/messages.js
+++ b/js/models/messages.js
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@
           !this.get('isPublic') ||
           conversation && conversation.isModerator(this.OUR_NUMBER) ||
           this.getSource() === this.OUR_NUMBER,
-        hasModPerms:
+        isModerator:
           conversation && !!conversation.isModerator(this.OUR_NUMBER),
 
         onCopyText: () => this.copyText(),
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx
index e9d7bc739..dfdc4c322 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export interface Props {
   disableMenu?: boolean;
   senderIsModerator?: boolean;
   isDeletable: boolean;
-  hasModPerms?: boolean;
+  isModerator?: boolean;
   text?: string;
   textPending?: boolean;
   id?: string;
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
       onCopyPubKey,
       isPublic,
       i18n,
-      hasModPerms,
+      isModerator,
       onBanUser,
     } = this.props;
 
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
             {i18n('copyPublicKey')}
           </MenuItem>
         ) : null}
-        {hasModPerms && isPublic ? (
+        {isModerator && isPublic ? (
           <MenuItem onClick={wrap(onBanUser)}>{i18n('banUser')}</MenuItem>
         ) : null}
       </ContextMenu>