diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemActionLogViewHolder.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemActionLogViewHolder.java
index 1e195d3c..45c83805 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemActionLogViewHolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemActionLogViewHolder.java
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ public class DirectItemActionLogViewHolder extends DirectItemViewHolder {
         return false;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected boolean showUserDetailsInGroup() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected boolean showMessageInfo() {
         return false;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemVideoCallEventViewHolder.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemVideoCallEventViewHolder.java
index c33c346e..77a43a5a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemVideoCallEventViewHolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemVideoCallEventViewHolder.java
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ public class DirectItemVideoCallEventViewHolder extends DirectItemViewHolder {
         return false;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected boolean showUserDetailsInGroup() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected boolean showMessageInfo() {
         return false;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemViewHolder.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemViewHolder.java
index 3e360503..9ce5d14b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemViewHolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemViewHolder.java
@@ -112,12 +112,13 @@ public abstract class DirectItemViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder imple
     public void bind(final int position, final DirectItem item) {
         this.item = item;
         messageDirection = isSelf(item) ? MessageDirection.OUTGOING : MessageDirection.INCOMING;
-        itemView.post(() -> bindBase(item, messageDirection, position));
-        itemView.post(() -> bindItem(item, messageDirection));
-        itemView.post(() -> setupLongClickListener(position, messageDirection));
-        // bindBase(item, messageDirection);
-        // bindItem(item, messageDirection);
-        // setupLongClickListener(position);
+        // Asynchronous binding causes some weird behaviour
+        // itemView.post(() -> bindBase(item, messageDirection, position));
+        // itemView.post(() -> bindItem(item, messageDirection));
+        // itemView.post(() -> setupLongClickListener(position, messageDirection));
+        bindBase(item, messageDirection, position);
+        bindItem(item, messageDirection);
+        setupLongClickListener(position, messageDirection);
     }
 
     private void bindBase(final DirectItem item, final MessageDirection messageDirection, final int position) {
@@ -134,7 +135,9 @@ public abstract class DirectItemViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder imple
         if (itemType == DirectItemType.TEXT || itemType == DirectItemType.LINK) {
             binding.messageInfo.setPadding(0, 0, dmRadius, dmRadiusSmall);
         } else {
-            binding.messageInfo.setPadding(0, 0, messageInfoPaddingSmall, dmRadiusSmall);
+            if (showMessageInfo()) {
+                binding.messageInfo.setPadding(0, 0, messageInfoPaddingSmall, dmRadiusSmall);
+            }
         }
         setupReply(item, messageDirection);
         setReactions(item, position);