diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/models/direct_messages/DirectItemModel.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/models/direct_messages/DirectItemModel.java
index 877169c4..d5a79c07 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/models/direct_messages/DirectItemModel.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/models/direct_messages/DirectItemModel.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package awais.instagrabber.models.direct_messages;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Date;
 
 import awais.instagrabber.models.ProfileModel;
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ import awais.instagrabber.models.enums.RavenExpiringMediaType;
 import awais.instagrabber.models.enums.RavenMediaViewType;
 import awais.instagrabber.utils.Utils;
 
+import static awais.instagrabber.utils.Constants.COOKIE;
+
 public final class DirectItemModel implements Serializable, Comparable<DirectItemModel> {
     private final long userId, timestamp;
     private final DirectItemType itemType;
@@ -30,20 +33,19 @@ public final class DirectItemModel implements Serializable, Comparable<DirectIte
     private final DirectItemVideoCallEventModel videoCallEventModel;
     private final Date date;
 
-    // private final String myId = Utils.getUserIdFromCookie(Utils.settingsHelper.getString(COOKIE));
-
     public DirectItemModel(final long userId, final long timestamp, final String itemId, final String[] likes,
                            final DirectItemType itemType, final CharSequence text, final DirectItemLinkModel linkModel,
                            final ProfileModel profileModel, final DirectItemReelShareModel reelShare, final DirectItemMediaModel mediaModel,
                            final DirectItemActionLogModel actionLogModel, final DirectItemVoiceMediaModel voiceMediaModel,
                            final DirectItemRavenMediaModel ravenMediaModel, final DirectItemVideoCallEventModel videoCallEventModel,
                            final DirectItemAnimatedMediaModel animatedMediaModel) {
+        final String myId = Utils.getUserIdFromCookie(Utils.settingsHelper.getString(COOKIE));
         this.userId = userId;
         this.timestamp = timestamp;
         this.itemType = itemType;
         this.itemId = itemId;
         this.likes = likes;
-        this.liked = likes != null && likes.length != 0;
+        this.liked = likes != null && Arrays.asList(likes).contains(myId);
         this.text = text;
         this.linkModel = linkModel;
         this.profileModel = profileModel;