diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationActivityV2.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationActivityV2.kt
index e1a5729c0..4556735b9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationActivityV2.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationActivityV2.kt
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ class ConversationActivityV2 : PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity(), InputBarDe
     // called from onCreate
     private fun setUpInputBar() {
         val binding = binding ?: return
-        binding.inputBar.isGone = viewModel.hideInputBar()
+        binding.inputBar.isGone = viewModel.hidesInputBar()
         binding.inputBar.delegate = this
         binding.inputBarRecordingView.delegate = this
         // GIF button
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModel.kt
index 89654d958..532e65e19 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModel.kt
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class ConversationViewModel(
         _recipient.updateTo(repository.maybeGetRecipientForThreadId(threadId))
     }
 
-    fun hideInputBar(): Boolean = openGroup?.canWrite != true &&
+    fun hidesInputBar(): Boolean = openGroup?.canWrite != true &&
                 blindedRecipient?.blocksCommunityMessageRequests == true
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModelTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModelTest.kt
index c41e4e5b3..aecbd7e4a 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModelTest.kt
@@ -5,29 +5,31 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.emptyFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
 import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.endsWith
 import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo
+import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.notNullValue
+import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.nullValue
 import org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.mockito.Mockito.anyLong
 import org.mockito.Mockito.anySet
-import org.mockito.Mockito.mock
 import org.mockito.Mockito.verify
 import org.mockito.kotlin.any
+import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
+import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
 import org.session.libsession.utilities.recipients.Recipient
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.BaseViewModelTest
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.Storage
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.model.MessageRecord
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.repository.ConversationRepository
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.repository.ResultOf
-import org.mockito.Mockito.`when` as whenever
 
 class ConversationViewModelTest: BaseViewModelTest() {
 
-    private val repository = mock(ConversationRepository::class.java)
-    private val storage = mock(Storage::class.java)
+    private val repository = mock<ConversationRepository>()
+    private val storage = mock<Storage>()
 
     private val threadId = 123L
-    private val edKeyPair = mock(KeyPair::class.java)
+    private val edKeyPair = mock<KeyPair>()
     private lateinit var recipient: Recipient
 
     private val viewModel: ConversationViewModel by lazy {
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ class ConversationViewModelTest: BaseViewModelTest() {
 
     @Before
     fun setUp() {
-        recipient = mock(Recipient::class.java)
+        recipient = mock()
         whenever(repository.maybeGetRecipientForThreadId(anyLong())).thenReturn(recipient)
         whenever(repository.recipientUpdateFlow(anyLong())).thenReturn(emptyFlow())
     }
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ class ConversationViewModelTest: BaseViewModelTest() {
 
     @Test
     fun `should delete locally`() {
-        val message = mock(MessageRecord::class.java)
+        val message = mock<MessageRecord>()
 
         viewModel.deleteLocally(message)
 
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ class ConversationViewModelTest: BaseViewModelTest() {
 
     @Test
     fun `should emit error message on failure to delete a message for everyone`() = runBlockingTest {
-        val message = mock(MessageRecord::class.java)
+        val message = mock<MessageRecord>()
         val error = Throwable()
         whenever(repository.deleteForEveryone(anyLong(), any(), any()))
             .thenReturn(ResultOf.Failure(error))
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ class ConversationViewModelTest: BaseViewModelTest() {
     @Test
     fun `should emit error message on failure to delete messages without unsend request`() =
         runBlockingTest {
-            val message = mock(MessageRecord::class.java)
+            val message = mock<MessageRecord>()
             val error = Throwable()
             whenever(repository.deleteMessageWithoutUnsendRequest(anyLong(), anySet()))
                 .thenReturn(ResultOf.Failure(error))
@@ -183,4 +185,30 @@ class ConversationViewModelTest: BaseViewModelTest() {
         assertThat(viewModel.uiState.value.uiMessages.size, equalTo(0))
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `open group recipient should have no blinded recipient`() {
+        whenever(recipient.isOpenGroupRecipient).thenReturn(true)
+        whenever(recipient.isOpenGroupOutboxRecipient).thenReturn(false)
+        whenever(recipient.isOpenGroupInboxRecipient).thenReturn(false)
+        assertThat(viewModel.blindedRecipient, nullValue())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `local recipient should have input and no blinded recipient`() {
+        whenever(recipient.isLocalNumber).thenReturn(true)
+        assertThat(viewModel.hidesInputBar(), equalTo(false))
+        assertThat(viewModel.blindedRecipient, nullValue())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `contact recipient should hide input bar if not accepting requests`() {
+        whenever(recipient.isOpenGroupInboxRecipient).thenReturn(true)
+        val blinded = mock<Recipient> {
+            whenever(it.blocksCommunityMessageRequests).thenReturn(true)
+        }
+        whenever(repository.maybeGetBlindedRecipient(recipient)).thenReturn(blinded)
+        assertThat(viewModel.blindedRecipient, notNullValue())
+        assertThat(viewModel.hidesInputBar(), equalTo(true))
+    }
+
 }
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