diff --git a/ts/models/conversation.ts b/ts/models/conversation.ts
index 6c034c964..474ddf144 100644
--- a/ts/models/conversation.ts
+++ b/ts/models/conversation.ts
@@ -1412,8 +1412,16 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
       const text = message.get('body');
       const mentions = text?.match(regex) || ([] as Array<string>);
       const mentionMe = mentions && mentions.some(m => UserUtils.isUsFromCache(m.slice(1)));
-      if (!mentionMe) {
-        window?.log?.info('notifications disabled for non mentions for convo', conversationId);
+
+      const quotedMessageAuthor = message.get('quote')?.author;
+
+      const isReplyToOurMessage =
+        quotedMessageAuthor && UserUtils.isUsFromCache(quotedMessageAuthor);
+      if (!mentionMe && !isReplyToOurMessage) {
+        window?.log?.info(
+          'notifications disabled for non mentions or reply for convo',
+          conversationId
+        );
 
         return;
       }
diff --git a/ts/opengroup/opengroupV2/OpenGroupServerPoller.ts b/ts/opengroup/opengroupV2/OpenGroupServerPoller.ts
index 44357bf75..0a6994d4f 100644
--- a/ts/opengroup/opengroupV2/OpenGroupServerPoller.ts
+++ b/ts/opengroup/opengroupV2/OpenGroupServerPoller.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import { OpenGroupMessageV2 } from './OpenGroupMessageV2';
 import { handleOpenGroupV2Message } from '../../receiver/receiver';
 import autoBind from 'auto-bind';
 import { sha256 } from '../../session/crypto';
-import { fromBase64ToArrayBuffer } from '../../session/utils/String';
 import { DURATION } from '../../session/constants';
 
 const pollForEverythingInterval = DURATION.SECONDS * 10;