diff --git a/pkg/arvo/ted/graph/create.hoon b/pkg/arvo/ted/graph/create.hoon
index 0f41b67c57..0ea4dee886 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/ted/graph/create.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/ted/graph/create.hoon
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     creator       our.bowl
     config        [%graph module.action]
     preview       %.n
+    hidden        %.n
   ==
 =/  met-action=action:met
   [%add group graph+rid.action metadatum]
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/metadata.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/metadata.ts
index cae4fc6d68..c769df1a66 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/metadata.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/metadata.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ export default class MetadataApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
           color,
           'date-created': dateCreated,
           creator,
-          'module': moduleName,
+          config: { graph: moduleName },
           picture: '',
+          hidden: false,
           preview: false,
           vip: ''
         }
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Sidebar/SidebarList.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Sidebar/SidebarList.tsx
index dc0479eb35..4e7e19c510 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Sidebar/SidebarList.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Sidebar/SidebarList.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export function SidebarList(props: {
       const assoc = associations[a];
       if (workspace?.type === 'messages') {
         return (
-          !(assoc.group in props.associations.groups) &&
+          !(assoc.group in associationState.groups) &&
           'graph' in assoc.metadata.config &&
           assoc.metadata.config.graph === 'chat'
         );
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ export function SidebarList(props: {
           assoc.group === group &&
           !assoc.metadata.hidden
         ) : (
-          !(assoc.group in props.associations.groups) &&
           'graph' in assoc.metadata.config &&
           assoc.metadata.config.graph !== 'chat' &&
           !assoc.metadata.hidden
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Sidebar/SidebarListHeader.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Sidebar/SidebarListHeader.tsx
index 225ec90d98..3ff0885234 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Sidebar/SidebarListHeader.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/landscape/components/Sidebar/SidebarListHeader.tsx
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ export function SidebarListHeader(props: {
   const groupPath = getGroupFromWorkspace(props.workspace);
   const role = groupPath && groups?.[groupPath] ? roleForShip(groups[groupPath], window.ship) : undefined;
   const associations = useMetadataState(state => state.associations);
+
+  const metadata = associations?.groups?.[groupPath]?.metadata;
   const memberMetadata =
-    groupPath ? associations.groups?.[groupPath].metadata.vip === 'member-metadata' : false;
+    groupPath ? metadata.vip === 'member-metadata' : false;
 
   const isAdmin = memberMetadata || (role === 'admin') || (props.workspace?.type === 'home') || (props.workspace?.type === 'messages');