diff --git a/lib/shared/thread-utils.js b/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@
   const callFetchMostRecentMessages = useFetchMostRecentMessages();
 
   const threadID = threadInfo?.id;
-  const threadNotInChatList = !threadInChatList(threadInfo);
+  const threadNotInChatList = !useThreadInChatList(threadInfo);
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (threadID && threadNotInChatList) {
       threadWatcher.watchID(threadID);