diff --git a/lib/hooks/toggle-unread-status.js b/lib/hooks/toggle-unread-status.js
--- a/lib/hooks/toggle-unread-status.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/toggle-unread-status.js
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@
   afterAction: ?() => void,
 ): () => void {
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
+  const { currentUser } = threadInfo;
   const boundSetThreadUnreadStatus: (
     request: SetThreadUnreadStatusRequest,
   ) => Promise<SetThreadUnreadStatusPayload> = useServerCall(
     setThreadUnreadStatus,
   );
   const toggleUnreadStatus = React.useCallback(() => {
-    const { unread } = threadInfo.currentUser;
     const request = {
       threadID: threadInfo.id,
-      unread: !unread,
+      unread: !currentUser.unread,
       latestMessage: mostRecentNonLocalMessage,
     };
     dispatchActionPromise(
@@ -37,14 +37,15 @@
       undefined,
       {
         threadID: threadInfo.id,
-        unread: !unread,
+        unread: !currentUser.unread,
       },
     );
     if (afterAction) {
       afterAction();
     }
   }, [
-    threadInfo,
+    threadInfo.id,
+    currentUser.unread,
     mostRecentNonLocalMessage,
     dispatchActionPromise,
     afterAction,