diff --git a/lib/shared/ancestor-threads.js b/lib/shared/ancestor-threads.js
--- a/lib/shared/ancestor-threads.js
+++ b/lib/shared/ancestor-threads.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 } from '../selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { threadIsPending } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import { threadTypeIsThick } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
 function useAncestorThreads(
@@ -26,8 +27,10 @@
         ? ancestorThreads.slice(0, -1)
         : ancestorThreads;
     }
-    return genesisThreadInfo ? [genesisThreadInfo] : [];
-  }, [ancestorThreads, genesisThreadInfo, threadInfo.id]);
+    return genesisThreadInfo && !threadTypeIsThick(threadInfo.type)
+      ? [genesisThreadInfo]
+      : [];
+  }, [ancestorThreads, genesisThreadInfo, threadInfo.id, threadInfo.type]);
 }
 
 export { useAncestorThreads };