diff --git a/components/ConversationList/GroupConversationItem.tsx b/components/ConversationList/GroupConversationItem.tsx
index 30a424325..b865dd35b 100644
--- a/components/ConversationList/GroupConversationItem.tsx
+++ b/components/ConversationList/GroupConversationItem.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { showActionSheetWithOptions } from "@components/StateHandlers/ActionSheetStateHandler";
 import { useGroupConsent } from "@hooks/useGroupConsent";
 import { translate } from "@i18n/index";
-import { useGroupQuery } from "@queries/useGroupQuery";
+import { useGroupNameQuery } from "@queries/useGroupNameQuery";
+import { useGroupPhotoQuery } from "@queries/useGroupPhotoQuery";
 import { NativeStackScreenProps } from "@react-navigation/native-stack";
 import { actionSheetColors } from "@styles/colors";
 import { saveTopicsData } from "@utils/api";
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@ import {
   useCurrentAccount,
 } from "../../data/store/accountsStore";
 import { useSelect } from "../../data/store/storeHelpers";
-import { useGroupName } from "../../hooks/useGroupName";
-import { useGroupPhoto } from "../../hooks/useGroupPhoto";
 import { NavigationParamList } from "../../screens/Navigation/Navigation";
 import { ConversationWithLastMessagePreview } from "../../utils/conversation";
 import { conversationName } from "../../utils/str";
@@ -34,14 +33,17 @@ export const GroupConversationItem: FC<GroupConversationItemProps> = ({
   route,
   conversation,
 }) => {
+  const userAddress = useCurrentAccount() as string;
   const topic = conversation.topic;
   const lastMessagePreview = conversation.lastMessagePreview;
-  const { data: group } = useGroupQuery(currentAccount(), topic);
-  const { groupName } = useGroupName(topic);
-  const { groupPhoto } = useGroupPhoto(topic);
+  const { data: groupName } = useGroupNameQuery(userAddress, topic, {
+    refetchOnMount: false,
+  });
+  const { data: groupPhoto } = useGroupPhotoQuery(userAddress, topic, {
+    refetchOnMount: false,
+  });
   const { blockGroup } = useGroupConsent(topic);
   const colorScheme = useColorScheme();
-  const userAddress = useCurrentAccount() as string;
   const {
     initialLoadDoneOnce,
     openedConversationTopic,
@@ -64,7 +66,6 @@ export const GroupConversationItem: FC<GroupConversationItemProps> = ({
 
   const handleDelete = useCallback(
     (defaultAction: () => void) => {
-      if (!group) return;
       showActionSheetWithOptions(
         {
           options: [
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ export const GroupConversationItem: FC<GroupConversationItemProps> = ({
         }
       );
     },
-    [blockGroup, colorScheme, group, groupName, setTopicsData, topic]
+    [blockGroup, colorScheme, groupName, setTopicsData, topic]
   );
 
   return (
diff --git a/components/PinnedConversations/PinnedConversation.tsx b/components/PinnedConversations/PinnedConversation.tsx
index 8b9471fe0..98508c782 100644
--- a/components/PinnedConversations/PinnedConversation.tsx
+++ b/components/PinnedConversations/PinnedConversation.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { useGroupNameQuery } from "@queries/useGroupNameQuery";
+import { useGroupPhotoQuery } from "@queries/useGroupPhotoQuery";
 import { backgroundColor, textSecondaryColor } from "@styles/colors";
 import { AvatarSizes } from "@styles/sizes";
 import { FC, useCallback } from "react";
@@ -9,10 +11,12 @@ import {
 } from "react-native";
 
 import Avatar from "..//Avatar";
-import { useChatStore, useProfilesStore } from "../../data/store/accountsStore";
+import {
+  useChatStore,
+  useCurrentAccount,
+  useProfilesStore,
+} from "../../data/store/accountsStore";
 import { XmtpConversation } from "../../data/store/chatStore";
-import { useGroupName } from "../../hooks/useGroupName";
-import { useGroupPhoto } from "../../hooks/useGroupPhoto";
 import { navigate } from "../../utils/navigation";
 import { getPreferredAvatar, getPreferredName } from "../../utils/profile";
 import GroupAvatar from "../GroupAvatar";
@@ -22,10 +26,15 @@ interface Props {
 }
 
 export const PinnedConversation: FC<Props> = ({ conversation }) => {
+  const account = useCurrentAccount() as string;
   const profiles = useProfilesStore((s) => s.profiles);
   const { topic, isGroup } = conversation;
-  const { groupName } = useGroupName(topic);
-  const { groupPhoto } = useGroupPhoto(topic);
+  const { data: groupName } = useGroupNameQuery(account, topic, {
+    refetchOnMount: false,
+  });
+  const { data: groupPhoto } = useGroupPhotoQuery(account, topic, {
+    refetchOnMount: false,
+  });
   const title = isGroup ? groupName : conversation.conversationTitle;
   const socials = profiles[conversation.peerAddress as string]?.socials;
   const avatar = isGroup ? groupPhoto : getPreferredAvatar(socials);
diff --git a/data/mappers.ts b/data/mappers.ts
index 32ae9452a..6ccb38e27 100644
--- a/data/mappers.ts
+++ b/data/mappers.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ export const xmtpConversationToDb = (
   isGroup: xmtpConversation.isGroup,
   isActive: xmtpConversation.isGroup ? !!xmtpConversation.isActive : true,
   groupMembers: xmtpConversation.groupMembers,
-  groupAdmins: xmtpConversation.groupAdmins,
   groupName: xmtpConversation.isGroup ? xmtpConversation.groupName : undefined,
   groupPermissionLevel: xmtpConversation.groupPermissionLevel,
   lastNotificationsSubscribedPeriod:
diff --git a/data/store/chatStore.ts b/data/store/chatStore.ts
index 20abeb68f..f284c08b6 100644
--- a/data/store/chatStore.ts
+++ b/data/store/chatStore.ts
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ export type XmtpGroupConversation = XmtpConversationShared & {
   isGroup: true;
   peerAddress?: undefined;
   groupMembers: string[];
-  groupAdmins: string[];
-  groupSuperAdmins: string[];
   groupPermissionLevel: "all_members" | "admin_only" | "custom_policy";
   groupName?: string;
   groupCreator?: string;
diff --git a/ios/ConverseNotificationExtension/Datatypes.swift b/ios/ConverseNotificationExtension/Datatypes.swift
index 703700aaa..1d911b4dc 100644
--- a/ios/ConverseNotificationExtension/Datatypes.swift
+++ b/ios/ConverseNotificationExtension/Datatypes.swift
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ struct SavedNotificationConversation: Codable {
   var account: String
   var isGroup: Bool = false
   var groupMembers: [String?]?
-  var groupAdmins: [String?]?
-  var groupSuperAdmins: [String?]?
   var groupPermissionLevel: String?
   var groupName: String?
   var spamScore: Double? {
diff --git a/queries/useGroupIsActive.ts b/queries/useGroupIsActive.ts
index 3d3c42dc9..cc4a7a218 100644
--- a/queries/useGroupIsActive.ts
+++ b/queries/useGroupIsActive.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { queryClient } from "./queryClient";
 import { useGroupQuery } from "./useGroupQuery";
 
 export const useGroupIsActiveQuery = (account: string, topic: string) => {
-  const { data: group } = useGroupQuery(account, topic);
+  const { data: group, dataUpdatedAt } = useGroupQuery(account, topic);
   return useQuery({
     queryKey: groupIsActiveQueryKey(account, topic),
     queryFn: async () => {
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export const useGroupIsActiveQuery = (account: string, topic: string) => {
     },
     enabled: !!group,
     initialData: group?.isGroupActive,
+    initialDataUpdatedAt: dataUpdatedAt,
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/queries/useGroupNameQuery.ts b/queries/useGroupNameQuery.ts
index a06b2007b..57bb299e6 100644
--- a/queries/useGroupNameQuery.ts
+++ b/queries/useGroupNameQuery.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
-import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useQuery, UseQueryOptions } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 
 import { groupNameQueryKey } from "./QueryKeys";
 import { queryClient } from "./queryClient";
 import { useGroupQuery } from "./useGroupQuery";
 
-export const useGroupNameQuery = (account: string, topic: string) => {
-  const { data: group } = useGroupQuery(account, topic);
+export const useGroupNameQuery = (
+  account: string,
+  topic: string,
+  queryOptions?: Partial<
+    UseQueryOptions<string | undefined, Error, string | undefined>
+  >
+) => {
+  const { data: group, dataUpdatedAt } = useGroupQuery(account, topic);
   return useQuery({
     queryKey: groupNameQueryKey(account, topic),
     queryFn: async () => {
@@ -14,8 +20,10 @@ export const useGroupNameQuery = (account: string, topic: string) => {
       }
       return group.groupName();
     },
-    enabled: !!group,
+    enabled: !!group && !!account,
     initialData: group?.name,
+    initialDataUpdatedAt: dataUpdatedAt,
+    ...queryOptions,
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/queries/useGroupPhotoQuery.ts b/queries/useGroupPhotoQuery.ts
index 4a269bb76..09e7f80b7 100644
--- a/queries/useGroupPhotoQuery.ts
+++ b/queries/useGroupPhotoQuery.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
-import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useQuery, UseQueryOptions } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 
 import { groupPhotoQueryKey } from "./QueryKeys";
 import { queryClient } from "./queryClient";
 import { useGroupQuery } from "./useGroupQuery";
 
-export const useGroupPhotoQuery = (account: string, topic: string) => {
-  const { data: group } = useGroupQuery(account, topic);
+export const useGroupPhotoQuery = (
+  account: string,
+  topic: string,
+  queryOptions?: Partial<
+    UseQueryOptions<string | undefined, Error, string | undefined>
+  >
+) => {
+  const { data: group, dataUpdatedAt } = useGroupQuery(account, topic);
   return useQuery({
     queryKey: groupPhotoQueryKey(account, topic),
     queryFn: async () => {
@@ -16,6 +22,8 @@ export const useGroupPhotoQuery = (account: string, topic: string) => {
     },
     enabled: !!group,
     initialData: group?.imageUrlSquare,
+    initialDataUpdatedAt: dataUpdatedAt,
+    ...queryOptions,
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/utils/xmtpRN/conversations.ts b/utils/xmtpRN/conversations.ts
index ed72c9cf3..123644763 100644
--- a/utils/xmtpRN/conversations.ts
+++ b/utils/xmtpRN/conversations.ts
@@ -64,19 +64,11 @@ const protocolGroupToStateConversation = async (
 ): Promise<XmtpConversation> => {
   const groupMembers = await group.members();
   const groupMembersAddresses: string[] = [];
-  const groupAdmins: string[] = [];
-  const groupSuperAdmins: string[] = [];
   const groupAddedByInboxId = await group.addedByInboxId();
   let groupCreator: string | undefined;
   let groupAddedBy: string | undefined;
 
   groupMembers.forEach((m) => {
-    if (m.permissionLevel === "admin" || m.permissionLevel === "super_admin") {
-      groupAdmins.push(m.addresses[0]);
-    }
-    if (m.permissionLevel === "super_admin") {
-      groupSuperAdmins.push(m.addresses[0]);
-    }
     if (m.addresses[0]) {
       groupMembersAddresses.push(m.addresses[0]);
     }
@@ -100,8 +92,6 @@ const protocolGroupToStateConversation = async (
     pending: false,
     version: group.version,
     isGroup: true,
-    groupAdmins,
-    groupSuperAdmins,
     groupPermissionLevel: "custom_policy",
     groupName: group.name,
     groupCreator,