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
@@ -209,18 +209,23 @@
     .map(memberInfo => memberInfo.id);
 }
 
+function threadMembersWithoutAddedAshoat<T: ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo>(
+  threadInfo: T,
+): $PropertyType<T, 'members'> {
+  if (threadInfo.community !== genesis.id) {
+    return threadInfo.members;
+  }
+  return threadInfo.members.filter(
+    member => member.id !== ashoat.id || member.role,
+  );
+}
+
 function threadIsGroupChat(threadInfo: ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo): boolean {
   return (
-    threadInfo.members.filter(member => {
-      if (
-        member.id === ashoat.id &&
-        !member.role &&
-        threadInfo.community === genesis.id
-      ) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      return member.role || member.permissions[threadPermissions.VOICED]?.value;
-    }).length > 2
+    threadMembersWithoutAddedAshoat(threadInfo).filter(
+      member =>
+        member.role || member.permissions[threadPermissions.VOICED]?.value,
+    ).length > 2
   );
 }
 
@@ -1456,4 +1461,5 @@
   switchMemberAdminRoleInThread,
   getAvailableThreadMemberActions,
   selectedThreadColors,
+  threadMembersWithoutAddedAshoat,
 };
diff --git a/native/chat/message-list-header-title.react.js b/native/chat/message-list-header-title.react.js
--- a/native/chat/message-list-header-title.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-list-header-title.react.js
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 import { View, Platform } from 'react-native';
 import Icon from 'react-native-vector-icons/Ionicons';
 
-import { threadIsPending } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils';
+import {
+  threadIsPending,
+  threadMembersWithoutAddedAshoat,
+} from 'lib/shared/thread-utils';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 import { firstLine } from 'lib/utils/string-utils';
 
@@ -26,7 +29,8 @@
 class MessageListHeaderTitle extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   render() {
     const isSearchEmpty =
-      this.props.searching && this.props.threadInfo.members.length === 1;
+      this.props.searching &&
+      threadMembersWithoutAddedAshoat(this.props.threadInfo).length === 1;
     let icon, fakeIcon;
     const areSettingsDisabled =
       threadIsPending(this.props.threadInfo.id) || isSearchEmpty;