diff --git a/app/screens/thread/__snapshots__/thread.test.js.snap b/app/screens/thread/__snapshots__/thread.test.js.snap
index 79f7f0539..32821f032 100644
--- a/app/screens/thread/__snapshots__/thread.test.js.snap
+++ b/app/screens/thread/__snapshots__/thread.test.js.snap
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ exports[`thread should match snapshot, has root post 1`] = `
   >
     <Connect(PostList)
       currentUserId="member_user_id"
-      indicateNewMessages={true}
+      indicateNewMessages={false}
       navigator={
         Object {
           "dismissModal": [MockFunction],
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ exports[`thread should match snapshot, no root post, loading 1`] = `
 exports[`thread should match snapshot, render footer 1`] = `
 <Connect(PostList)
   currentUserId="member_user_id"
-  indicateNewMessages={true}
+  indicateNewMessages={false}
   navigator={
     Object {
       "dismissModal": [MockFunction],
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ exports[`thread should match snapshot, render footer 1`] = `
 exports[`thread should match snapshot, render footer 2`] = `
 <Connect(PostList)
   currentUserId="member_user_id"
-  indicateNewMessages={true}
+  indicateNewMessages={false}
   lastViewedAt={0}
   navigator={
     Object {
diff --git a/app/screens/thread/thread.js b/app/screens/thread/thread.js
index aa678822d..82ec4b42c 100644
--- a/app/screens/thread/thread.js
+++ b/app/screens/thread/thread.js
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export default class Thread extends PureComponent {
             content = (
                 <PostList
                     renderFooter={this.renderFooter()}
-                    indicateNewMessages={true}
+                    indicateNewMessages={false}
                     postIds={postIds}
                     currentUserId={myMember && myMember.user_id}
                     lastViewedAt={this.state.lastViewedAt}