diff --git a/src/components/ui/DateDivider.tsx b/src/components/ui/DateDivider.tsx
index b2d69031..5bbec51c 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/DateDivider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/DateDivider.tsx
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@ const Unread = styled.div`
 `;
 
 interface Props {
-    date: Date;
+    date?: Date;
     unread?: boolean;
 }
 
-export default function DateDivider(props: Props) {
+export default function DateDivider({ unread, date }: Props) {
     return (
-        <Base unread={props.unread}>
-            {props.unread && <Unread>NEW</Unread>}
-            <time>{dayjs(props.date).format("LL")}</time>
+        <Base unread={unread}>
+            {unread && <Unread>NEW</Unread>}
+            {date && <time>{dayjs(date).format("LL")}</time>}
         </Base>
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/channels/messaging/MessageRenderer.tsx b/src/pages/channels/messaging/MessageRenderer.tsx
index 7ed45c59..9b1577c8 100644
--- a/src/pages/channels/messaging/MessageRenderer.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/channels/messaging/MessageRenderer.tsx
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ export default observer(({ last_id, renderer, highlight }: Props) => {
         prevAuthor: string,
         previousMasq: Nullable<Masquerade>,
     ) {
+        head = false;
         const atime = decodeTime(current),
             adate = new Date(atime),
             btime = decodeTime(previous),
@@ -115,14 +116,17 @@ export default observer(({ last_id, renderer, highlight }: Props) => {
             divided = true;
         }
 
-        head = false;
+        let date;
         if (
-            unread ||
             adate.getFullYear() !== bdate.getFullYear() ||
             adate.getMonth() !== bdate.getMonth() ||
             adate.getDate() !== bdate.getDate()
         ) {
-            render.push(<DateDivider date={adate} unread={unread} />);
+            date = adate;
+        }
+
+        if (unread || date) {
+            render.push(<DateDivider date={date} unread={unread} />);
             head = true;
         }