diff --git a/lib/shared/dm-ops/process-dm-ops.js b/lib/shared/dm-ops/process-dm-ops.js
--- a/lib/shared/dm-ops/process-dm-ops.js
+++ b/lib/shared/dm-ops/process-dm-ops.js
@@ -26,15 +26,12 @@
   queueDMOpsActionType,
   dmOperationValidator,
 } from '../../types/dm-ops.js';
-import type { DMOperation } from '../../types/dm-ops.js';
 import type { NotificationsCreationData } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
 import type { DispatchMetadata } from '../../types/redux-types.js';
 import type { OutboundP2PMessage } from '../../types/sqlite-types.js';
-import { getConfig } from '../../utils/config.js';
 import { extractUserIDsFromPayload } from '../../utils/conversion-utils.js';
-import { isDev } from '../../utils/dev-utils.js';
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from '../../utils/redux-utils.js';
-import { useIsCurrentUserStaff } from '../staff-utils.js';
+import { useStaffAlert } from '../staff-utils.js';
 
 function useProcessDMOperation(): (
   dmOperationSpecification: DMOperationSpecification,
@@ -48,16 +45,7 @@
 
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
-  const isCurrentUserStaff = useIsCurrentUserStaff();
-  const showOperationAlertToStaff = React.useCallback(
-    (description: string, operation: DMOperation) => {
-      if (!isCurrentUserStaff && !isDev) {
-        return;
-      }
-      getConfig().showAlert(description, JSON.stringify(operation));
-    },
-    [isCurrentUserStaff],
-  );
+  const { showOperationAlertToStaff } = useStaffAlert();
 
   return React.useCallback(
     async (
diff --git a/lib/shared/staff-utils.js b/lib/shared/staff-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/staff-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/staff-utils.js
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 // @flow
+import * as React from 'react';
 
 import bots from '../facts/bots.js';
 import staff from '../facts/staff.js';
+import type { DMOperation } from '../types/dm-ops.js';
+import { getConfig } from '../utils/config.js';
+import { isDev } from '../utils/dev-utils.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
 function isStaff(userID: string): boolean {
@@ -24,4 +28,35 @@
   return isCurrentUserStaff;
 }
 
-export { isStaff, useIsCurrentUserStaff };
+type StaffAlertHook = {
+  +showOperationAlertToStaff: (
+    description: string,
+    operation: DMOperation,
+  ) => void,
+  +showAlertToStaff: (title: string, message: string) => void,
+};
+
+function useStaffAlert(): StaffAlertHook {
+  const isCurrentUserStaff = useIsCurrentUserStaff();
+
+  const showAlertToStaff = React.useCallback(
+    (title: string, message: string) => {
+      if (!isCurrentUserStaff && !isDev) {
+        return;
+      }
+      getConfig().showAlert(title, message);
+    },
+    [isCurrentUserStaff],
+  );
+
+  const showOperationAlertToStaff = React.useCallback(
+    (description: string, operation: DMOperation) => {
+      showAlertToStaff(description, JSON.stringify(operation));
+    },
+    [showAlertToStaff],
+  );
+
+  return { showOperationAlertToStaff, showAlertToStaff };
+}
+
+export { isStaff, useIsCurrentUserStaff, useStaffAlert };