diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/ChatMessage.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/ChatMessage.tsx
index 8f44bf2b77..51abf71dbc 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/ChatMessage.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/chat/components/ChatMessage.tsx
@@ -220,7 +220,9 @@ const MessageWrapper = (props) => {
   return (
     <Box
       py='1'
-      backgroundColor={hovering ? 'washedGray' : 'transparent'}
+      backgroundColor={
+        hovering && !props.hideHover ? 'washedGray' : 'transparent'
+      }
       position='relative'
       {...bind}
     >
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ interface ChatMessageProps {
   api: GlobalApi;
   highlighted?: boolean;
   renderSigil?: boolean;
+  hideHover?: boolean;
   innerRef: (el: HTMLDivElement | null) => void;
 }
 
@@ -278,7 +281,8 @@ class ChatMessage extends Component<ChatMessageProps> {
       api,
       highlighted,
       showOurContact,
-      fontSize
+      fontSize,
+      hideHover
     } = this.props;
 
     let { renderSigil } = this.props;
@@ -315,7 +319,8 @@ class ChatMessage extends Component<ChatMessageProps> {
       api,
       scrollWindow,
       highlighted,
-      fontSize
+      fontSize,
+      hideHover
     };
 
     const unreadContainerStyle = {
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/notifications/graph.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/notifications/graph.tsx
index b382f5cf8d..b469de907a 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/notifications/graph.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/notifications/graph.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const FilterBox = styled(Box)`
   background: linear-gradient(
     to bottom,
     transparent,
-    ${p => p.theme.colors.white}
+    ${(p) => p.theme.colors.white}
   );
 `;
 
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ const GraphNodeContent = ({
       const [{ text }, { url }] = contents;
       return <GraphUrl title={text} url={url} />;
     } else if (idx.length === 3) {
-      return (
-        <MentionText content={contents} group={group} />
-      );
+      return <MentionText content={contents} group={group} />;
     }
     return null;
   }
@@ -138,6 +136,7 @@ const GraphNodeContent = ({
           msg={post}
           fontSize='0'
           pt='2'
+          hideHover={true}
         />
       </Row>
     );
@@ -182,11 +181,11 @@ const GraphNode = ({
   group,
   read,
   onRead,
-  showContact = false,
+  showContact = false
 }) => {
   author = deSig(author);
   const history = useHistory();
-  const contacts = useContactState(state => state.contacts);
+  const contacts = useContactState((state) => state.contacts);
 
   const nodeUrl = getNodeUrl(mod, group?.hidden, groupPath, graph, index);
 
@@ -198,17 +197,15 @@ const GraphNode = ({
   }, [read, onRead]);
 
   const showNickname = useShowNickname(contacts?.[`~${author}`]);
-  const nickname = (contacts?.[`~${author}`]?.nickname && showNickname) ? contacts[`~${author}`].nickname : cite(author);
+  const nickname =
+    contacts?.[`~${author}`]?.nickname && showNickname
+      ? contacts[`~${author}`].nickname
+      : cite(author);
   return (
     <Row onClick={onClick} gapX='2' pt={showContact ? 2 : 0}>
       <Col flexGrow={1} alignItems='flex-start'>
         {showContact && (
-          <Author
-            showImage
-            ship={author}
-            date={time}
-            group={group}
-          />
+          <Author showImage ship={author} date={time} group={group} />
         )}
         <Row width='100%' p='1' flexDirection='column'>
           <GraphNodeContent
@@ -249,7 +246,7 @@ export function GraphNotification(props: {
     return api.hark['read'](timebox, { graph: index });
   }, [api, timebox, index, read]);
 
-  const groups = useGroupState(state => state.groups);
+  const groups = useGroupState((state) => state.groups);
 
   return (
     <>