diff --git a/Zotlabs/Lib/ThreadItem.php b/Zotlabs/Lib/ThreadItem.php
index ff27bba44..9c0172469 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Lib/ThreadItem.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Lib/ThreadItem.php
@@ -283,9 +283,12 @@ class ThreadItem {
 		$reply_to = [];
 		$reactions_allowed = false;
 
-		if($this->is_commentable() && $observer) {
+		if($this->is_commentable()) {
 			$reply_to = array( t("Reply to this message"), t("reply"), t("Reply to"));
-			$reactions_allowed = true;
+
+			if ($observer) {
+				$reactions_allowed = true;
+			}
 		}
 
 		$share = [];