diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/lib/delete-button.js b/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/lib/delete-button.js
index cb7b75ae7..1abb19f7e 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/lib/delete-button.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/lib/delete-button.js
@@ -1,51 +1,54 @@
-import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import React, { memo } from 'react';
 
+export const DeleteButton = memo(({ isOwner, station, changeLoading, association, contacts, api }) => {
+  const leaveButtonClasses = (!isOwner) ? 'pointer' : 'c-default';
+  const deleteButtonClasses = (isOwner) ? 
+    'b--red2 red2 pointer bg-gray0-d' :
+    'b--gray3 gray3 bg-gray0-d c-default';
 
-export const DeleteButton = (props) => {
-    const { isOwner, station, changeLoading, api } = props;
-    const leaveButtonClasses = (!isOwner) ? 'pointer' : 'c-default';
-    const deleteButtonClasses = (isOwner) ? 
-      'b--red2 red2 pointer bg-gray0-d' :
-      'b--gray3 gray3 bg-gray0-d c-default';
-
-    const deleteChat = () => {
-      changeLoading(
-        true,
-        true,
-        isOwner ? 'Deleting chat...' : 'Leaving chat...',
-        () => {
-          api.chat.delete(station);
-        }
-      );
-    };
-
-    return (
-      <div className="w-100 cf">
-        <div className={'w-100 fl mt3 ' + ((isOwner) ? 'o-30' : '')}>
-          <p className="f8 mt3 lh-copy db">Leave Chat</p>
-          <p className="f9 gray2 db mb4">
-            Remove this chat from your chat list.{' '}
-            You will need to request for access again.
-          </p>
-          <a onClick={(!isOwner) ? deleteChat : null}
-             className={
-               'dib f9 black gray4-d bg-gray0-d ba pa2 b--black b--gray1-d ' +
-               leaveButtonClasses
-             }>
-            Leave this chat
-          </a>
-        </div>
-        <div className={'w-100 fl mt3 ' + ((!isOwner) ? 'o-30' : '')}>
-          <p className="f8 mt3 lh-copy db">Delete Chat</p>
-            <p className="f9 gray2 db mb4">
-              Permanently delete this chat.{' '}
-              All current members will no longer see this chat.
-            </p>
-            <a onClick={(isOwner) ? deleteChat : null}
-             className={'dib f9 ba pa2 ' + deleteButtonClasses}
-            >Delete this chat</a>
-        </div>
-      </div>
+  const deleteChat = () => {
+    changeLoading(
+      true,
+      true,
+      isOwner ? 'Deleting chat...' : 'Leaving chat...',
+      () => {
+        api.chat.delete(station);
+      }
     );
-};
+  };
 
+  const groupPath = association['group-path'];
+  const unmanagedVillage = !contacts[groupPath];
+
+  return (
+    <div className="w-100 cf">
+      <div className={'w-100 fl mt3 ' + ((isOwner) ? 'o-30' : '')}>
+        <p className="f8 mt3 lh-copy db">Leave Chat</p>
+        <p className="f9 gray2 db mb4">
+          Remove this chat from your chat list.{' '}
+          {unmanagedVillage 
+            ? 'You will need to request for access again'
+            : 'You will need to join again from the group page.'
+          }
+        </p>
+        <a onClick={(!isOwner) ? deleteChat : null}
+           className={
+             'dib f9 black gray4-d bg-gray0-d ba pa2 b--black b--gray1-d ' +
+             leaveButtonClasses
+           }>
+          Leave this chat
+        </a>
+      </div>
+      <div className={'w-100 fl mt3 ' + ((!isOwner) ? 'o-30' : '')}>
+        <p className="f8 mt3 lh-copy db">Delete Chat</p>
+          <p className="f9 gray2 db mb4">
+            Permanently delete this chat.{' '}
+            All current members will no longer see this chat.
+          </p>
+          <a onClick={(isOwner) ? deleteChat : null}
+           className={'dib f9 ba pa2 ' + deleteButtonClasses}
+          >Delete this chat</a>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+})
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diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/settings.js b/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/settings.js
index 9b1b33936..6250ef786 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/settings.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/settings.js
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ export class SettingsScreen extends Component {
           isOwner={isOwner}
           changeLoading={this.changeLoading}
           station={station}
+          association={association}
+          contacts={contacts}
           api={api} />
         <MetadataSettings
           isOwner={isOwner}