diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/TSThread.m b/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/TSThread.m
index 2e89ef212..2e4e3fc1e 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/TSThread.m
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/TSThread.m
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ ConversationColorName const kConversationColorName_Default = ConversationColorNa
     NSDate *_Nullable archivalDate = [coder decodeObjectOfClass:NSDate.class forKey:@"archivalDate"];
     _isArchivedByLegacyTimestampForSorting =
         [self.class legacyIsArchivedWithLastMessageDate:lastMessageDate archivalDate:archivalDate];
+    
+    _friendRequestStatus = LKThreadFriendRequestStatusNone;
 
     return self;
 }