diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js
index dd7791c8..5e069dad 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class BaseMessageView extends TemplateView {
             continuation: vm => vm.isContinuation,
         };
         return t.li({className: classes}, [
-            t.if(vm => !vm.isContinuation, t => renderStaticAvatar(vm, 30, "Timeline_messageAvatar")),
+            t.if(vm => !vm.isContinuation, () => renderStaticAvatar(vm, 30, "Timeline_messageAvatar")),
             t.if(vm => !vm.isContinuation, t => t.div({className: `Timeline_messageSender usercolor${vm.avatarColorNumber}`}, vm.displayName)),
             this.renderMessageBody(t, vm),
             // should be after body as it is overlayed on top
diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/RedactedView.js b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/RedactedView.js
index e6f9b4d9..ec30c1e7 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/RedactedView.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/RedactedView.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {BaseMessageView} from "./BaseMessageView.js";
 import {Menu} from "../../../general/Menu.js";
 
 export class RedactedView extends BaseMessageView {
-    renderMessageBody(t, vm) {
+    renderMessageBody(t) {
         return t.p({className: "Timeline_messageBody statusMessage"}, vm => vm.description);
     }