diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/GroupDatabase.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/GroupDatabase.java
index 1ea674b243e..b482fcc36c7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/GroupDatabase.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/GroupDatabase.java
@@ -391,11 +391,14 @@ public void update(@NonNull GroupId.V2 groupId, @NonNull DecryptedGroup decrypte
     RecipientId       groupRecipientId  = recipientDatabase.getOrInsertFromGroupId(groupId);
     String            title             = decryptedGroup.getTitle();
     ContentValues     contentValues     = new ContentValues();
+    UUID              uuid              = Recipient.self().getUuid().get();
 
     contentValues.put(TITLE, title);
     contentValues.put(V2_REVISION, decryptedGroup.getVersion());
     contentValues.put(V2_DECRYPTED_GROUP, decryptedGroup.toByteArray());
     contentValues.put(MEMBERS, serializeV2GroupMembers(decryptedGroup));
+    contentValues.put(ACTIVE, DecryptedGroupUtil.findMemberByUuid(decryptedGroup.getMembersList(), uuid).isPresent() ||
+                              DecryptedGroupUtil.findPendingByUuid(decryptedGroup.getPendingMembersList(), uuid).isPresent() ? 1 : 0);
 
     databaseHelper.getWritableDatabase().update(TABLE_NAME, contentValues,
                                                 GROUP_ID + " = ?",
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/model/GroupsV2UpdateMessageProducer.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/model/GroupsV2UpdateMessageProducer.java
index 9fcff9449fa..a4157f2b5d5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/model/GroupsV2UpdateMessageProducer.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/model/GroupsV2UpdateMessageProducer.java
@@ -140,16 +140,16 @@ private void describeMemberRemovals(@NonNull DecryptedGroupChange change, @NonNu
     boolean editorIsYou = change.getEditor().equals(selfUuidBytes);
 
     for (ByteString member : change.getDeleteMembersList()) {
-      boolean newMemberIsYou = member.equals(selfUuidBytes);
+      boolean removedMemberIsYou = member.equals(selfUuidBytes);
 
       if (editorIsYou) {
-        if (newMemberIsYou) {
+        if (removedMemberIsYou) {
           updates.add(context.getString(R.string.MessageRecord_you_left_the_group));
         } else {
           updates.add(context.getString(R.string.MessageRecord_you_removed_s, describe(member)));
         }
       } else {
-        if (newMemberIsYou) {
+        if (removedMemberIsYou) {
           updates.add(context.getString(R.string.MessageRecord_s_removed_you_from_the_group, describe(change.getEditor())));
         } else {
           if (member.equals(change.getEditor())) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManagerV2.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManagerV2.java
index fc5e9394c00..341c0f30915 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManagerV2.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/GroupManagerV2.java
@@ -264,14 +264,9 @@ class GroupEditor implements Closeable {
     @NonNull GroupManager.GroupActionResult ejectMember(@NonNull RecipientId recipientId)
         throws GroupChangeFailedException, GroupInsufficientRightsException, IOException, GroupNotAMemberException
     {
-      Recipient                      recipient = Recipient.resolved(recipientId);
-      GroupManager.GroupActionResult result    = commitChangeWithConflictResolution(groupOperations.createRemoveMembersChange(Collections.singleton(recipient.getUuid().get())));
-
-      if (recipient.isLocalNumber()) {
-        groupDatabase.setActive(groupId, false);
-      }
+      Recipient recipient = Recipient.resolved(recipientId);
 
-      return result;
+      return commitChangeWithConflictResolution(groupOperations.createRemoveMembersChange(Collections.singleton(recipient.getUuid().get())));
     }
 
     @WorkerThread