diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/User.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/User.kt
index 476f4ef7d..9696a5795 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/User.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/User.kt
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class User(val pubkeyHex: String) {
     fun hasSentMessagesTo(user: User?): Boolean {
         val messagesToUser = privateChatrooms[user] ?: return false
 
-        return messagesToUser.roomMessages.any { this == it.author }
+        return messagesToUser.roomMessages.any { this === it.author }
     }
 
     fun hasReport(loggedIn: User, type: ReportEvent.ReportType): Boolean {