diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/conversation/GroupActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/conversation/GroupActivity.java
index 47e4cb476..d6e74b1bb 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/conversation/GroupActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/conversation/GroupActivity.java
@@ -79,9 +79,10 @@ public class GroupActivity extends
 
 		// start with group disabled and enable when not dissolved
 		setGroupEnabled(false);
-		viewModel.isDissolved().observeEvent(this, dissolved -> {
+		viewModel.isDissolved().observe(this, dissolved -> {
 			setGroupEnabled(!dissolved);
-			if (dissolved) onGroupDissolved();
+			// only show dialog when no prior state
+			if (dissolved && state == null) onGroupDissolved();
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ public class GroupActivity extends
 
 	@Override
 	public void onReplyClick(GroupMessageItem item) {
-		Boolean isDissolved = viewModel.isDissolved().getLastValue();
+		Boolean isDissolved = viewModel.isDissolved().getValue();
 		if (isDissolved != null && !isDissolved) super.onReplyClick(item);
 	}
 
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/conversation/GroupViewModel.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/conversation/GroupViewModel.java
index 2b25ee75e..b3ce68229 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/conversation/GroupViewModel.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/conversation/GroupViewModel.java
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.AndroidExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.Clock;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing.SharingController;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.threaded.ThreadListViewModel;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.LiveEvent;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.MutableLiveEvent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.AndroidNotificationManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.client.MessageTracker;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.client.MessageTracker.GroupCount;
@@ -71,8 +69,8 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 	private final MutableLiveData<PrivateGroup> privateGroup =
 			new MutableLiveData<>();
 	private final MutableLiveData<Boolean> isCreator = new MutableLiveData<>();
-	private final MutableLiveEvent<Boolean> isDissolved =
-			new MutableLiveEvent<>();
+	private final MutableLiveData<Boolean> isDissolved =
+			new MutableLiveData<>();
 
 	@Inject
 	GroupViewModel(Application application,
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 		} else if (e instanceof GroupDissolvedEvent) {
 			GroupDissolvedEvent g = (GroupDissolvedEvent) e;
 			if (g.getGroupId().equals(groupId)) {
-				isDissolved.setEvent(true);
+				isDissolved.setValue(true);
 			}
 		} else {
 			super.eventOccurred(e);
@@ -164,7 +162,7 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 		loadList(txn -> {
 			// check first if group is dissolved
 			isDissolved
-					.postEvent(privateGroupManager.isDissolved(txn, groupId));
+					.postValue(privateGroupManager.isDissolved(txn, groupId));
 			// now continue to load the items
 			long start = now();
 			List<GroupMessageHeader> headers =
@@ -282,7 +280,7 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 		return isCreator;
 	}
 
-	LiveEvent<Boolean> isDissolved() {
+	LiveData<Boolean> isDissolved() {
 		return isDissolved;
 	}