diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestButtons.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestButtons.tsx
index d0115f0d0..f31a40338 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestButtons.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestButtons.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
   declineConversation,
 } from '../../interactions/conversationInteractions';
 import { forceSyncConfigurationNowIfNeeded } from '../../session/utils/syncUtils';
-import { ReduxConversationType } from '../../state/ducks/conversations';
 import { updateConfirmModal } from '../../state/ducks/modalDialog';
 import { getSelectedConversation } from '../../state/selectors/conversations';
 import { SessionButton, SessionButtonColor, SessionButtonType } from '../basic/SessionButton';
diff --git a/ts/models/conversation.ts b/ts/models/conversation.ts
index e7ff7943d..7df5f5e5c 100644
--- a/ts/models/conversation.ts
+++ b/ts/models/conversation.ts
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
     }
   }
 
-  public async addSingleMessage(messageAttributes: MessageAttributesOptionals) {
+  private async addSingleMessage(messageAttributes: MessageAttributesOptionals) {
     const model = new MessageModel(messageAttributes);
 
     // no need to trigger a UI update now, we trigger a messagesAdded just below
diff --git a/ts/receiver/configMessage.ts b/ts/receiver/configMessage.ts
index 60d7dc43f..0c70c1a5a 100644
--- a/ts/receiver/configMessage.ts
+++ b/ts/receiver/configMessage.ts
@@ -146,13 +146,8 @@ const handleContactReceived = async (
 
         if (contactReceived.didApproveMe) {
           // TODO: add message search in convo for pre-existing msgRequestResponse msg only happens once per convo
-          // if source of the sync matches conversationId
-          await contactConvo.addSingleMessage({
-            conversationId: contactConvo.get('id'),
-            source: envelope.source,
-            type: 'outgoing', // mark it as outgoing just so it appears below our sent attachment
-            sent_at: _.toNumber(envelope.timestamp), // TODO: maybe add timestamp to messageRequestResponse? confirm it doesn't exist first
-            received_at: Date.now(),
+          await contactConvo.addSingleOutgoingMessage({
+            sent_at: _.toNumber(envelope.timestamp),
             messageRequestResponse: {
               isApproved: 1,
             },
diff --git a/ts/receiver/contentMessage.ts b/ts/receiver/contentMessage.ts
index 3914e0ed2..650fcda30 100644
--- a/ts/receiver/contentMessage.ts
+++ b/ts/receiver/contentMessage.ts
@@ -389,12 +389,9 @@ export async function innerHandleSwarmContentMessage(
     if (!convo.didApproveMe() && convo.isPrivate() && convo.isApproved()) {
       await convo.setDidApproveMe(true);
       // Conversation was not approved before so a sync is needed
-      await convo.addSingleMessage({
-        conversationId: convo.get('id'),
+      await convo.addSingleIncomingMessage({
+        sent_at: _.toNumber(envelope.timestamp),
         source: envelope.source,
-        type: 'outgoing', // mark it as outgoing just so it appears below our sent attachment
-        sent_at: _.toNumber(envelope.timestamp), // TODO: maybe add timestamp to messageRequestResponse? confirm it doesn't exist first
-        received_at: Date.now(),
         messageRequestResponse: {
           isApproved: 1,
         },
@@ -609,12 +606,9 @@ async function handleMessageRequestResponse(
   await conversationToApprove.setDidApproveMe(isApproved);
   if (isApproved === true) {
     // Conversation was not approved before so a sync is needed
-    await conversationToApprove.addSingleMessage({
-      conversationId: conversationToApprove.get('id'),
-      source: envelope.source,
-      type: 'outgoing', // mark it as outgoing just so it appears below our sent attachment
+    await conversationToApprove.addSingleIncomingMessage({
       sent_at: _.toNumber(envelope.timestamp), // TODO: maybe add timestamp to messageRequestResponse? confirm it doesn't exist first
-      received_at: Date.now(),
+      source: envelope.source,
       messageRequestResponse: {
         isApproved: 1,
       },