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
@@ -677,10 +677,9 @@
   viewerID: ?string,
   userInfos: UserInfos,
 ): string {
-  const uiName = threadInfo.name
-    ? threadInfo.name
-    : robotextName(threadInfo, viewerID, userInfos);
-  return firstLine(uiName);
+  return firstLine(
+    threadInfo.name || robotextName(threadInfo, viewerID, userInfos),
+  );
 }
 
 function threadInfoFromRawThreadInfo(