diff --git a/web/chat/reaction-message-utils.js b/web/chat/reaction-message-utils.js
--- a/web/chat/reaction-message-utils.js
+++ b/web/chat/reaction-message-utils.js
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@
   messageID: ?string,
   localID: string,
   threadID: string,
-  reaction: string,
-  action: 'add_reaction' | 'remove_reaction',
-): (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLElement>) => mixed {
+): (reaction: string, action: 'add_reaction' | 'remove_reaction') => mixed {
   const { pushModal } = useModalContext();
 
   const viewerID = useSelector(
@@ -36,9 +34,7 @@
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
 
   return React.useCallback(
-    (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
-      event.preventDefault();
-
+    (reaction, action) => {
       if (!messageID) {
         return;
       }
@@ -95,11 +91,9 @@
     },
     [
       messageID,
+      viewerID,
       threadID,
       localID,
-      viewerID,
-      reaction,
-      action,
       dispatchActionPromise,
       callSendReactionMessage,
       pushModal,
diff --git a/web/utils/tooltip-utils.js b/web/utils/tooltip-utils.js
--- a/web/utils/tooltip-utils.js
+++ b/web/utils/tooltip-utils.js
@@ -466,13 +466,12 @@
   const viewerReacted = !!reactions.get(reactionInput)?.viewerReacted;
   const action = viewerReacted ? 'remove_reaction' : 'add_reaction';
 
-  const onClickReact = useOnClickReact(
-    messageInfo.id,
-    localID,
-    threadInfo.id,
-    reactionInput,
+  const onClickReact = useOnClickReact(messageInfo.id, localID, threadInfo.id);
+
+  const onClick = React.useCallback(() => onClickReact(reactionInput, action), [
     action,
-  );
+    onClickReact,
+  ]);
 
   const canCreateReactionFromMessage = useCanCreateReactionFromMessage(
     threadInfo,
@@ -490,10 +489,10 @@
 
     return {
       actionButtonContent: buttonContent,
-      onClick: onClickReact,
+      onClick,
       label: viewerReacted ? 'Unlike' : 'Like',
     };
-  }, [canCreateReactionFromMessage, onClickReact, viewerReacted]);
+  }, [canCreateReactionFromMessage, onClick, viewerReacted]);
 }
 
 function useMessageTooltipActions(