diff --git a/keyserver/src/fetchers/thread-fetchers.js b/keyserver/src/fetchers/thread-fetchers.js
index 1f8729032..c84d98bc5 100644
--- a/keyserver/src/fetchers/thread-fetchers.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/fetchers/thread-fetchers.js
@@ -1,412 +1,414 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
+import { specialRoles } from 'lib/permissions/special-roles.js';
 import { getAllThreadPermissions } from 'lib/permissions/thread-permissions.js';
 import {
   rawThreadInfoFromServerThreadInfo,
   getContainingThreadID,
   getCommunity,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import { hasMinCodeVersion } from 'lib/shared/version-utils.js';
 import type { AvatarDBContent, ClientAvatar } from 'lib/types/avatar-types.js';
 import type { RawMessageInfo, MessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
 import { threadTypes, type ThreadType } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import {
   type RawThreadInfos,
   type ServerThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { ServerError } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
 
 import { getUploadURL, makeUploadURI } from './upload-fetchers.js';
 import { dbQuery, SQL, mergeAndConditions } from '../database/database.js';
 import type { SQLStatementType } from '../database/types.js';
 import type { Viewer } from '../session/viewer.js';
 
 type FetchThreadInfosFilter = $Shape<{
   +accessibleToUserID: string,
   +threadID: string,
   +threadIDs: $ReadOnlySet<string>,
   +parentThreadID: string,
   +sourceMessageID: string,
 }>;
 function constructWhereClause(
   filter: FetchThreadInfosFilter,
 ): SQLStatementType {
   const fromTable = filter.accessibleToUserID ? 'memberships' : 'threads';
 
   const conditions = [];
 
   if (filter.accessibleToUserID) {
     conditions.push(
       SQL`mm.user = ${filter.accessibleToUserID} AND mm.role > -1`,
     );
   }
 
   if (filter.threadID && fromTable === 'memberships') {
     conditions.push(SQL`mm.thread = ${filter.threadID}`);
   } else if (filter.threadID) {
     conditions.push(SQL`t.id = ${filter.threadID}`);
   }
 
   if (filter.threadIDs && fromTable === 'memberships') {
     conditions.push(SQL`mm.thread IN (${[...filter.threadIDs]})`);
   } else if (filter.threadIDs) {
     conditions.push(SQL`t.id IN (${[...filter.threadIDs]})`);
   }
 
   if (filter.parentThreadID) {
     conditions.push(SQL`t.parent_thread_id = ${filter.parentThreadID}`);
   }
 
   if (filter.sourceMessageID) {
     conditions.push(SQL`t.source_message = ${filter.sourceMessageID}`);
   }
 
   if (conditions.length === 0) {
     return SQL``;
   }
 
   const clause = mergeAndConditions(conditions);
   return SQL`WHERE `.append(clause);
 }
 
 type FetchServerThreadInfosResult = {
   +threadInfos: { +[id: string]: ServerThreadInfo },
 };
 
 async function fetchServerThreadInfos(
   filter?: FetchThreadInfosFilter,
 ): Promise<FetchServerThreadInfosResult> {
   if (filter?.threadIDs?.size === 0) {
     return { threadInfos: {} };
   }
 
   let primaryFetchClause;
   if (filter?.accessibleToUserID) {
     primaryFetchClause = SQL`
       FROM memberships mm
       LEFT JOIN threads t ON t.id = mm.thread
     `;
   } else {
     primaryFetchClause = SQL`
       FROM threads t
     `;
   }
 
   const whereClause = filter ? constructWhereClause(filter) : '';
 
   const rolesQuery = SQL`
-    SELECT t.id, t.default_role, r.id AS role, r.name, r.permissions
+    SELECT t.id, r.id AS role, r.name, r.permissions,
+      r.special_role = ${specialRoles.DEFAULT_ROLE} AS is_default
   `
     .append(primaryFetchClause)
     .append(
       SQL`
       LEFT JOIN roles r ON r.thread = t.id
     `,
     )
     .append(whereClause);
 
   const threadsQuery = SQL`
     SELECT t.id, t.name, t.parent_thread_id, t.containing_thread_id,
       t.community, t.depth, t.color, t.description, t.type, t.creation_time,
       t.source_message, t.replies_count, t.avatar, t.pinned_count, m.user,
       m.role, m.permissions, m.subscription,
       m.last_read_message < m.last_message AS unread, m.sender,
       up.id AS upload_id, up.secret AS upload_secret, up.extra AS upload_extra
   `
     .append(primaryFetchClause)
     .append(
       SQL`
       LEFT JOIN memberships m ON m.thread = t.id AND m.role >= 0
       LEFT JOIN uploads up ON up.container = t.id
     `,
     )
     .append(whereClause)
     .append(SQL` ORDER BY m.user ASC`);
   const [[threadsResult], [rolesResult]] = await Promise.all([
     dbQuery(threadsQuery),
     dbQuery(rolesQuery),
   ]);
 
   const threadInfos = {};
   for (const threadsRow of threadsResult) {
     const threadID = threadsRow.id.toString();
     if (!threadInfos[threadID]) {
       threadInfos[threadID] = {
         id: threadID,
         type: threadsRow.type,
         name: threadsRow.name ? threadsRow.name : '',
         description: threadsRow.description ? threadsRow.description : '',
         color: threadsRow.color,
         creationTime: threadsRow.creation_time,
         parentThreadID: threadsRow.parent_thread_id
           ? threadsRow.parent_thread_id.toString()
           : null,
         containingThreadID: threadsRow.containing_thread_id
           ? threadsRow.containing_thread_id.toString()
           : null,
         depth: threadsRow.depth,
         community: threadsRow.community
           ? threadsRow.community.toString()
           : null,
         members: [],
         roles: {},
         repliesCount: threadsRow.replies_count,
         pinnedCount: threadsRow.pinned_count,
       };
       if (threadsRow.avatar) {
         const avatar: AvatarDBContent = JSON.parse(threadsRow.avatar);
         let clientAvatar: ?ClientAvatar;
         if (
           avatar &&
           avatar.type !== 'image' &&
           avatar.type !== 'encrypted_image'
         ) {
           clientAvatar = avatar;
         } else if (
           avatar &&
           (avatar.type === 'image' || avatar.type === 'encrypted_image') &&
           threadsRow.upload_id &&
           threadsRow.upload_secret
         ) {
           const uploadID = threadsRow.upload_id.toString();
           invariant(
             uploadID === avatar.uploadID,
             `uploadID of upload should match uploadID of image avatar`,
           );
           if (avatar.type === 'encrypted_image' && threadsRow.upload_extra) {
             const uploadExtra = JSON.parse(threadsRow.upload_extra);
             clientAvatar = {
               type: 'encrypted_image',
               blobURI: makeUploadURI(
                 uploadExtra.blobHash,
                 uploadID,
                 threadsRow.upload_secret,
               ),
               encryptionKey: uploadExtra.encryptionKey,
               thumbHash: uploadExtra.thumbHash,
             };
           } else {
             clientAvatar = {
               type: 'image',
               uri: getUploadURL(uploadID, threadsRow.upload_secret),
             };
           }
         }
 
         threadInfos[threadID] = {
           ...threadInfos[threadID],
           avatar: clientAvatar,
         };
       }
     }
     const sourceMessageID = threadsRow.source_message?.toString();
     if (sourceMessageID) {
       threadInfos[threadID].sourceMessageID = sourceMessageID;
     }
     if (threadsRow.user) {
       const userID = threadsRow.user.toString();
       const allPermissions = getAllThreadPermissions(
         JSON.parse(threadsRow.permissions),
         threadID,
       );
       threadInfos[threadID].members.push({
         id: userID,
         permissions: allPermissions,
         role: threadsRow.role ? threadsRow.role.toString() : null,
         subscription: JSON.parse(threadsRow.subscription),
         unread: threadsRow.role ? !!threadsRow.unread : null,
         isSender: !!threadsRow.sender,
       });
     }
   }
 
   for (const rolesRow of rolesResult) {
     const threadID = rolesRow.id.toString();
     if (!rolesRow.role) {
       continue;
     }
     const role = rolesRow.role.toString();
     if (!threadInfos[threadID].roles[role]) {
       threadInfos[threadID].roles[role] = {
         id: role,
         name: rolesRow.name,
         permissions: JSON.parse(rolesRow.permissions),
-        isDefault: role === rolesRow.default_role.toString(),
+        isDefault: Boolean(rolesRow.is_default),
       };
     }
   }
 
   return { threadInfos };
 }
 
 type FetchThreadInfosResult = {
   +threadInfos: RawThreadInfos,
 };
 
 async function fetchThreadInfos(
   viewer: Viewer,
   inputFilter?: FetchThreadInfosFilter,
 ): Promise<FetchThreadInfosResult> {
   const filter = {
     accessibleToUserID: viewer.id,
     ...inputFilter,
   };
   const serverResult = await fetchServerThreadInfos(filter);
   return rawThreadInfosFromServerThreadInfos(viewer, serverResult);
 }
 
 function rawThreadInfosFromServerThreadInfos(
   viewer: Viewer,
   serverResult: FetchServerThreadInfosResult,
 ): FetchThreadInfosResult {
   const viewerID = viewer.id;
   const codeVersionBelow209 = !hasMinCodeVersion(viewer.platformDetails, {
     native: 209,
   });
   const codeVersionBelow213 = !hasMinCodeVersion(viewer.platformDetails, {
     native: 213,
   });
   const codeVersionBelow221 = !hasMinCodeVersion(viewer.platformDetails, {
     native: 221,
   });
   const codeVersionBelow283 = !hasMinCodeVersion(viewer.platformDetails, {
     native: 285,
   });
 
   const threadInfos = {};
   for (const threadID in serverResult.threadInfos) {
     const serverThreadInfo = serverResult.threadInfos[threadID];
     const threadInfo = rawThreadInfoFromServerThreadInfo(
       serverThreadInfo,
       viewerID,
       {
         filterThreadEditAvatarPermission: codeVersionBelow213,
         excludePinInfo: codeVersionBelow209,
         filterManageInviteLinksPermission: codeVersionBelow221,
         filterVoicedInAnnouncementChannelsPermission: codeVersionBelow283,
       },
     );
     if (threadInfo) {
       threadInfos[threadID] = threadInfo;
     }
   }
   return { threadInfos };
 }
 
 async function verifyThreadIDs(
   threadIDs: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
 ): Promise<$ReadOnlyArray<string>> {
   if (threadIDs.length === 0) {
     return [];
   }
 
   const query = SQL`SELECT id FROM threads WHERE id IN (${threadIDs})`;
   const [result] = await dbQuery(query);
 
   const verified = [];
   for (const row of result) {
     verified.push(row.id.toString());
   }
   return verified;
 }
 
 async function verifyThreadID(threadID: string): Promise<boolean> {
   const result = await verifyThreadIDs([threadID]);
   return result.length !== 0;
 }
 
 type ThreadAncestry = {
   +containingThreadID: ?string,
   +community: ?string,
   +depth: number,
 };
 async function determineThreadAncestry(
   parentThreadID: ?string,
   threadType: ThreadType,
 ): Promise<ThreadAncestry> {
   if (!parentThreadID) {
     return { containingThreadID: null, community: null, depth: 0 };
   }
   const parentThreadInfos = await fetchServerThreadInfos({
     threadID: parentThreadID,
   });
   const parentThreadInfo = parentThreadInfos.threadInfos[parentThreadID];
   if (!parentThreadInfo) {
     throw new ServerError('invalid_parameters');
   }
   const containingThreadID = getContainingThreadID(
     parentThreadInfo,
     threadType,
   );
   const community = getCommunity(parentThreadInfo);
   const depth = parentThreadInfo.depth + 1;
   return { containingThreadID, community, depth };
 }
 
 function personalThreadQuery(
   firstMemberID: string,
   secondMemberID: string,
 ): SQLStatementType {
   return SQL`
     SELECT t.id 
     FROM threads t
     INNER JOIN memberships m1 
       ON m1.thread = t.id AND m1.user = ${firstMemberID}
     INNER JOIN memberships m2
       ON m2.thread = t.id AND m2.user = ${secondMemberID}
     WHERE t.type = ${threadTypes.PERSONAL}
       AND m1.role > 0
       AND m2.role > 0
   `;
 }
 
 async function fetchPersonalThreadID(
   viewerID: string,
   otherMemberID: string,
 ): Promise<?string> {
   const query = personalThreadQuery(viewerID, otherMemberID);
   const [threads] = await dbQuery(query);
   return threads[0]?.id.toString();
 }
 
 async function serverThreadInfoFromMessageInfo(
   message: RawMessageInfo | MessageInfo,
 ): Promise<?ServerThreadInfo> {
   const threadID = message.threadID;
   const threads = await fetchServerThreadInfos({ threadID });
   return threads.threadInfos[threadID];
 }
 
 async function fetchContainedThreadIDs(
   parentThreadID: string,
 ): Promise<Array<string>> {
   const query = SQL`
     WITH RECURSIVE thread_tree AS (
       SELECT id, containing_thread_id
       FROM threads
       WHERE id = ${parentThreadID}
       UNION ALL
       SELECT t.id, t.containing_thread_id
       FROM threads t
       JOIN thread_tree tt ON t.containing_thread_id = tt.id
     )
     SELECT id FROM thread_tree
   `;
   const [result] = await dbQuery(query);
   return result.map(row => row.id.toString());
 }
 
 export {
   fetchServerThreadInfos,
   fetchThreadInfos,
   rawThreadInfosFromServerThreadInfos,
   verifyThreadIDs,
   verifyThreadID,
   determineThreadAncestry,
   personalThreadQuery,
   fetchPersonalThreadID,
   serverThreadInfoFromMessageInfo,
   fetchContainedThreadIDs,
 };