diff --git a/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts b/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts
index 53d77046a2..d54288f500 100644
--- a/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts
+++ b/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {
-  AppBskyActorDefs,
   BskyAgent,
+  ChatBskyActorDefs,
   ChatBskyConvoDefs,
   ChatBskyConvoGetLog,
   ChatBskyConvoSendMessage,
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ export class Convo {
 
   convoId: string
   convo: ChatBskyConvoDefs.ConvoView | undefined
-  sender: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic | undefined
-  recipients: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic[] | undefined = undefined
+  sender: ChatBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic | undefined
+  recipients: ChatBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic[] | undefined = undefined
   snapshot: ConvoState | undefined
 
   constructor(params: ConvoParams) {
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ export class Convo {
         throw new Error('Convo: could not find recipients in convo')
       }
 
-      const userIsDisabled = this.sender.chatDisabled as boolean
+      const userIsDisabled = Boolean(this.sender.chatDisabled)
 
       if (userIsDisabled) {
         this.dispatch({event: ConvoDispatchEvent.Disable})
@@ -511,8 +511,8 @@ export class Convo {
   private pendingFetchConvo:
     | Promise<{
         convo: ChatBskyConvoDefs.ConvoView
-        sender: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic | undefined
-        recipients: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic[]
+        sender: ChatBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic | undefined
+        recipients: ChatBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic[]
       }>
     | undefined
   async fetchConvo() {
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@ export class Convo {
 
     this.pendingFetchConvo = new Promise<{
       convo: ChatBskyConvoDefs.ConvoView
-      sender: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic | undefined
-      recipients: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic[]
+      sender: ChatBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic | undefined
+      recipients: ChatBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic[]
     }>(async (resolve, reject) => {
       try {
         const response = await networkRetry(2, () => {