diff --git a/src/common/connection_handlers_events.py b/src/common/connection_handlers_events.py
index b64ab4399447449c85729dcb04d26b8c70360709..859b36630a3c47b246a00700d61c8910c9f3d70a 100644
--- a/src/common/connection_handlers_events.py
+++ b/src/common/connection_handlers_events.py
@@ -1135,6 +1135,7 @@ class DecryptedMessageReceivedEvent(nec.NetworkIncomingEvent, HelperEvent):
         self.session = self.msg_obj.session
         self.timestamp = self.msg_obj.timestamp
         self.encrypted = self.msg_obj.encrypted
+        self.popup = False
 
         self.receipt_request_tag = self.stanza.getTag('request',
             namespace=xmpp.NS_RECEIPTS)