diff --git a/Session/Conversations/ConversationVC+Interaction.swift b/Session/Conversations/ConversationVC+Interaction.swift
index 83cfde843..19ad35174 100644
--- a/Session/Conversations/ConversationVC+Interaction.swift
+++ b/Session/Conversations/ConversationVC+Interaction.swift
@@ -804,8 +804,10 @@ extension ConversationVC:
     }
     
     func hideInputAccessoryView() {
-        self.inputAccessoryView?.isHidden = true
-        self.inputAccessoryView?.alpha = 0
+        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+            self.inputAccessoryView?.isHidden = true
+            self.inputAccessoryView?.alpha = 0
+        }
     }
     
     func showInputAccessoryView() {
diff --git a/Session/Conversations/ConversationVC.swift b/Session/Conversations/ConversationVC.swift
index 2d8914cbb..499e35dbe 100644
--- a/Session/Conversations/ConversationVC.swift
+++ b/Session/Conversations/ConversationVC.swift
@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@ final class ConversationVC: BaseVC, LibSessionRespondingViewController, Conversa
     }
     
     override var inputAccessoryView: UIView? {
-        guard viewModel.threadData.canWrite else { return nil }
-        
-        return (isShowingSearchUI ? searchController.resultsBar : snInputView)
+        return (
+            (viewModel.threadData.canWrite && isShowingSearchUI) ?
+            searchController.resultsBar :
+            snInputView
+        )
     }
 
     /// The height of the visible part of the table view, i.e. the distance from the navigation bar (where the table view's origin is)
@@ -750,6 +752,12 @@ final class ConversationVC: BaseVC, LibSessionRespondingViewController, Conversa
             viewModel.threadData.threadIsMessageRequest != updatedThreadData.threadIsMessageRequest ||
             viewModel.threadData.threadRequiresApproval != updatedThreadData.threadRequiresApproval
         {
+            if updatedThreadData.canWrite {
+                self.showInputAccessoryView()
+            } else {
+                self.hideInputAccessoryView()
+            }
+           
             let messageRequestsViewWasVisible: Bool = (self.messageRequestFooterView.isHidden == false)
             
             UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.3) { [weak self] in
diff --git a/SessionMessagingKit/Sending & Receiving/Pollers/OpenGroupPoller.swift b/SessionMessagingKit/Sending & Receiving/Pollers/OpenGroupPoller.swift
index 168d719bc..3e43d3f31 100644
--- a/SessionMessagingKit/Sending & Receiving/Pollers/OpenGroupPoller.swift	
+++ b/SessionMessagingKit/Sending & Receiving/Pollers/OpenGroupPoller.swift	
@@ -491,14 +491,12 @@ extension OpenGroupAPI {
                                 return true
                             }
                             
-                            // Note: This might need to be updated in the future when we start tracking
-                            // user permissions if changes to permissions don't trigger a change to
-                            // the 'infoUpdates'
                             return (
                                 responseBody.activeUsers != existingOpenGroup.userCount || (
                                     responseBody.details != nil &&
                                     responseBody.details?.infoUpdates != existingOpenGroup.infoUpdates
-                                )
+                                ) ||
+                                OpenGroup.Permissions(roomInfo: responseBody) != existingOpenGroup.permissions
                             )
                         
                         default: return true