diff --git a/src/components/dms/MessageContextMenu.tsx b/src/components/dms/MessageContextMenu.tsx
index f82c56ed1d..a9d3108cef 100644
--- a/src/components/dms/MessageContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dms/MessageContextMenu.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export let MessageContextMenu = ({
   const {currentAccount} = useSession()
   const convo = useConvoActive()
   const {openDeleteMessage, openReportMessage} = useMessageDialogs()
-  const {openReply} = useMessageReplies()
+  const {setReply} = useMessageReplies()
   const langPrefs = useLanguagePrefs()
   const translate = useGoogleTranslate()
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export let MessageContextMenu = ({
         <ContextMenu.Item
           testID="messageDropdownReplyBtn"
           label={l`Reply`}
-          onPress={() => openReply(message)}>
+          onPress={() => setReply(message)}>
           <ContextMenu.ItemIcon icon={ReplyIcon} position="left" />
           <ContextMenu.ItemText>{l`Reply`}</ContextMenu.ItemText>
         </ContextMenu.Item>
diff --git a/src/components/dms/MessageItem.tsx b/src/components/dms/MessageItem.tsx
index a0ab1cb560..819c38185b 100644
--- a/src/components/dms/MessageItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dms/MessageItem.tsx
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ function ReplyQuote({
   let text: string
   let subtle = false
   if (isBlocked) {
-    text = l`Message hidden`
+    text = l`Blocked message hidden`
     subtle = true
   } else if (ChatBskyConvoDefs.isMessageView(replyTo)) {
     text = replyTo.text