diff --git a/app/sql.js b/app/sql.js
index 8df33bc3e..f7f21eb7a 100644
--- a/app/sql.js
+++ b/app/sql.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module.exports = {
   removeMessage,
   getUnreadByConversation,
   getUnreadCountByConversation,
-  getIncomingMessagesCountByConversation,
+  getMessageCountByType,
   getMessageBySenderAndSentAt,
   getMessageBySenderAndServerTimestamp,
   getMessageBySenderAndTimestamp,
@@ -2311,15 +2311,16 @@ function getUnreadCountByConversation(conversationId) {
   return row['count(*)'];
 }
 
-function getIncomingMessagesCountByConversation(conversationId) {
+function getMessageCountByType(conversationId, type = '%') {
   const row = globalInstance
     .prepare(
       `SELECT count(*) from ${MESSAGES_TABLE} 
       WHERE conversationId = $conversationId 
-      AND type = "incoming";`
+      AND type = $type;`
     )
     .get({
       conversationId,
+      type,
     });
 
   if (!row) {
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestButtons.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestButtons.tsx
index 30d975b2d..ddf81311f 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestButtons.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestButtons.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
+import { getMessageCountByType } from '../../data/data';
 import {
   acceptConversation,
   blockConvoById,
   declineConversation,
 } from '../../interactions/conversationInteractions';
+import { MessageDirection } from '../../models/messageType';
 import { forceSyncConfigurationNowIfNeeded } from '../../session/utils/syncUtils';
 import { updateConfirmModal } from '../../state/ducks/modalDialog';
 import { getSelectedConversation } from '../../state/selectors/conversations';
@@ -14,12 +16,32 @@ import { SessionButton, SessionButtonColor, SessionButtonType } from '../basic/S
 export const ConversationMessageRequestButtons = () => {
   const selectedConversation = useSelector(getSelectedConversation);
 
-  if (!selectedConversation) {
+  const [hasIncoming, setHasIncomingMsg] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    async function getIncomingMessages() {
+      const id = selectedConversation?.id;
+      if (id) {
+        const msgCount = await getMessageCountByType(
+          selectedConversation?.id,
+          MessageDirection.incoming
+        );
+        if (msgCount > 0) {
+          setHasIncomingMsg(true);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    getIncomingMessages();
+  });
+
+  if (!selectedConversation || !hasIncoming) {
     return null;
   }
 
   const showMsgRequestUI =
-    !selectedConversation.isApproved && selectedConversation.type === 'private';
+    !selectedConversation.isApproved &&
+    !selectedConversation.isApproved &&
+    selectedConversation.type === 'private';
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
   const handleDeclineConversationRequest = () => {
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestInfo.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestInfo.tsx
index d180a13ff..a83b74940 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestInfo.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestInfo.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
+import { getMessageCountByType } from '../../data/data';
+import { MessageDirection } from '../../models/messageType';
 import { getSelectedConversation } from '../../state/selectors/conversations';
 
 export const ConversationRequestinfo = () => {
@@ -8,7 +10,25 @@ export const ConversationRequestinfo = () => {
   const showMsgRequestUI =
     !selectedConversation?.isApproved && selectedConversation?.type === 'private';
 
-  if (!showMsgRequestUI) {
+  const [hasIncomingMessages, setHasIncomingMessages] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    async function getIncomingMessages() {
+      const id = selectedConversation?.id;
+      if (id) {
+        const msgCount = await getMessageCountByType(
+          selectedConversation?.id,
+          MessageDirection.incoming
+        );
+        if (msgCount > 0) {
+          setHasIncomingMessages(true);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    getIncomingMessages();
+  });
+
+  if (!showMsgRequestUI || !hasIncomingMessages) {
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/ts/data/data.ts b/ts/data/data.ts
index 3476cd677..7721827fa 100644
--- a/ts/data/data.ts
+++ b/ts/data/data.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   ConversationTypeEnum,
 } from '../models/conversation';
 import { MessageCollection, MessageModel } from '../models/message';
-import { MessageAttributes } from '../models/messageType';
+import { MessageAttributes, MessageDirection } from '../models/messageType';
 import { HexKeyPair } from '../receiver/keypairs';
 import { getConversationController } from '../session/conversations';
 import { getSodium } from '../session/crypto';
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ const channelsToMake = {
   _removeMessages,
   getUnreadByConversation,
   getUnreadCountByConversation,
-  getIncomingMessagesCountByConversation,
+  getMessageCountByType,
 
   removeAllMessagesInConversation,
 
@@ -762,11 +762,17 @@ export async function getUnreadCountByConversation(conversationId: string): Prom
   return channels.getUnreadCountByConversation(conversationId);
 }
 
-export async function getIncomingMessagesCountByConversation(
+/**
+ * Gets the count of messages for a direction
+ * @param conversationId Conversation for messages to retrieve from
+ * @param type outgoing/incoming
+ * @returns
+ */
+export async function getMessageCountByType(
   conversationId: string,
-  type: string = '%'
+  type?: MessageDirection
 ): Promise<number> {
-  return channels.getIncomingMessagesCountByConversation(conversationId, type);
+  return channels.getMessageCountByType(conversationId, type);
 }
 
 export async function getMessagesByConversation(
diff --git a/ts/models/conversation.ts b/ts/models/conversation.ts
index dc5172c3e..5a91483d1 100644
--- a/ts/models/conversation.ts
+++ b/ts/models/conversation.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { MessageModel } from './message';
 import { MessageAttributesOptionals, MessageDirection } from './messageType';
 import autoBind from 'auto-bind';
 import {
-  getIncomingMessagesCountByConversation,
+  getMessageCountByType,
   getLastMessagesByConversation,
   getUnreadByConversation,
   getUnreadCountByConversation,
@@ -626,10 +626,7 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
       };
 
       const shouldApprove = !this.isApproved() && this.isPrivate();
-      const incomingMessageCount = await getIncomingMessagesCountByConversation(
-        this.id,
-        MessageDirection.incoming
-      );
+      const incomingMessageCount = await getMessageCountByType(this.id, MessageDirection.incoming);
       const hasIncomingMessages = incomingMessageCount > 0;
       if (shouldApprove) {
         await this.setIsApproved(true);
@@ -640,6 +637,11 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
         }
       }
 
+      if (uploads.body?.includes('unapprove')) {
+        this.setIsApproved(false);
+        this.setDidApproveMe(false);
+      }
+
       if (this.isOpenGroupV2()) {
         const chatMessageOpenGroupV2 = new OpenGroupVisibleMessage(chatMessageParams);
         const roomInfos = this.toOpenGroupV2();
@@ -925,11 +927,15 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
   ) {
     // for handling edge case for syncing/linking devices.
     // if convo has a message by us, we have replied - which is considered as approved
+    // if (!this.isMe()) {
     if (!this.isMe()) {
       if (!this.isApproved() && this.isPrivate()) {
         this.setIsApproved(true);
       }
     }
+    //     this.setIsApproved(true);
+    //   }
+    // }
 
     return this.addSingleMessage({
       ...messageAttributes,
diff --git a/ts/models/messageType.ts b/ts/models/messageType.ts
index 7ec929ddc..f987e4cc6 100644
--- a/ts/models/messageType.ts
+++ b/ts/models/messageType.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ export interface MessageRequestResponseMsg {
 export enum MessageDirection {
   outgoing = 'outgoing',
   incoming = 'incoming',
+  any = '%',
 }
 
 export type PropsForDataExtractionNotification = DataExtractionNotificationMsg & {
diff --git a/ts/state/createStore.ts b/ts/state/createStore.ts
index ff7367200..38760107a 100644
--- a/ts/state/createStore.ts
+++ b/ts/state/createStore.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const persistConfig = {
 const persistedReducer = persistReducer(persistConfig, rootReducer);
 
 // Exclude logger if we're in production mode
-const disableLogging = false; //; env === 'production' || true; // ALWAYS TURNED OFF
+const disableLogging = true; //; env === 'production' || true; // ALWAYS TURNED OFF
 const middlewareList = disableLogging ? [promiseMiddleware] : [logger, promiseMiddleware];
 
 export const createStore = (initialState: any) =>