diff --git a/Session.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Session.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 3fe233afe..66cc1b959 100644
--- a/Session.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Session.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -6052,7 +6052,7 @@
 				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "iPhone Developer";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
 				COPY_PHASE_STRIP = NO;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 397;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 398;
 				DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = dwarf;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = SUQ8J2PCT7;
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited)";
@@ -6077,7 +6077,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 					"@executable_path/../../Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.2.8;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.2.9;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = YES;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "com.loki-project.loki-messenger.ShareExtension";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
@@ -6125,7 +6125,7 @@
 				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "iPhone Developer";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
 				COPY_PHASE_STRIP = NO;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 397;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 398;
 				DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = "dwarf-with-dsym";
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = SUQ8J2PCT7;
 				ENABLE_NS_ASSERTIONS = NO;
@@ -6155,7 +6155,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 					"@executable_path/../../Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.2.8;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.2.9;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "com.loki-project.loki-messenger.ShareExtension";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
@@ -6191,7 +6191,7 @@
 				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "iPhone Developer";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
 				COPY_PHASE_STRIP = NO;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 397;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 398;
 				DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = dwarf;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = SUQ8J2PCT7;
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited)";
@@ -6214,7 +6214,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 					"@executable_path/../../Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.2.8;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.2.9;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = INCLUDE_SOURCE;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "com.loki-project.loki-messenger.NotificationServiceExtension";
@@ -6265,7 +6265,7 @@
 				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "iPhone Developer";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
 				COPY_PHASE_STRIP = NO;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 397;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 398;
 				DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = "dwarf-with-dsym";
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = SUQ8J2PCT7;
 				ENABLE_NS_ASSERTIONS = NO;
@@ -6293,7 +6293,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 					"@executable_path/../../Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.2.8;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.2.9;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "com.loki-project.loki-messenger.NotificationServiceExtension";
@@ -7193,7 +7193,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = Session/Meta/Signal.entitlements;
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "iPhone Developer";
 				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "iPhone Developer";
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 397;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 398;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = SUQ8J2PCT7;
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
@@ -7232,7 +7232,7 @@
 					"$(SRCROOT)",
 				);
 				LLVM_LTO = NO;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.2.8;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.2.9;
 				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "$(inherited)";
 				OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS = "$(inherited) \"-D\" \"COCOAPODS\" \"-DDEBUG\"";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "com.loki-project.loki-messenger";
@@ -7265,7 +7265,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = Session/Meta/Signal.entitlements;
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "iPhone Developer";
 				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "iPhone Developer";
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 397;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 398;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = SUQ8J2PCT7;
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
@@ -7304,7 +7304,7 @@
 					"$(SRCROOT)",
 				);
 				LLVM_LTO = NO;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.2.8;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.2.9;
 				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "$(inherited)";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "com.loki-project.loki-messenger";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = Session;
diff --git a/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/VisibleMessageCell.swift b/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/VisibleMessageCell.swift
index 591d3ade6..fc1c853a3 100644
--- a/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/VisibleMessageCell.swift	
+++ b/Session/Conversations/Message Cells/VisibleMessageCell.swift	
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright © 2022 Rangeproof Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.
 
 import UIKit
+import SessionUIKit
 import SignalUtilitiesKit
 import SessionUtilitiesKit
 import SessionMessagingKit
@@ -774,15 +775,21 @@ final class VisibleMessageCell: MessageCell, TappableLabelDelegate {
 
     // MARK: - Interaction
     
-//    override func hitTest(_ point: CGPoint, with event: UIEvent?) -> UIView? {
-//        if let bodyTappableLabel = bodyTappableLabel {
-//            let btIngetBodyTappableLabelCoordinates = convert(point, to: bodyTappableLabel)
-//            if bodyTappableLabel.bounds.contains(btIngetBodyTappableLabelCoordinates) {
-//                return bodyTappableLabel
-//            }
-//        }
-//        return super.hitTest(point, with: event)
-//    }
+    override func hitTest(_ point: CGPoint, with event: UIEvent?) -> UIView? {
+        // We are currently using Appium to do automated UI testing, unfortunately it seems to run into
+        // issues when trying to long-press an element which has custom interaction logic - the TappableLabel
+        // only needs to custom handle touches for interacting with links so we check to see if it contains
+        // links before forwarding touches to it
+        if let bodyTappableLabel: TappableLabel = bodyTappableLabel, bodyTappableLabel.containsLinks {
+            let bodyTappableLabelLocalTapCoordinate: CGPoint = convert(point, to: bodyTappableLabel)
+            
+            if bodyTappableLabel.bounds.contains(bodyTappableLabelLocalTapCoordinate) {
+                return bodyTappableLabel
+            }
+        }
+        
+        return super.hitTest(point, with: event)
+    }
 
     override func gestureRecognizer(_ gestureRecognizer: UIGestureRecognizer, shouldRecognizeSimultaneouslyWith otherGestureRecognizer: UIGestureRecognizer) -> Bool {
         return true // Needed for the pan gesture recognizer to work with the table view's pan gesture recognizer
diff --git a/SessionUIKit/Components/TappableLabel.swift b/SessionUIKit/Components/TappableLabel.swift
index b982cade5..3e86970c5 100644
--- a/SessionUIKit/Components/TappableLabel.swift
+++ b/SessionUIKit/Components/TappableLabel.swift
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ public class TappableLabel: UILabel {
         }
     }
     
+    public var containsLinks: Bool {
+        return !links.isEmpty
+    }
+    
     // MARK: - Initialization
 
     public override init(frame: CGRect) {