diff --git a/src/status_im/communities/core.cljs b/src/status_im/communities/core.cljs
index a0bd1c1f3f..32c35105a8 100644
--- a/src/status_im/communities/core.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/communities/core.cljs
@@ -558,16 +558,20 @@
 (rf/defn request-to-join-accepted
   {:events [::request-to-join-accepted]}
   [{:keys [db] :as cofx} community-id request-id response-js]
-  (rf/merge cofx
-            {:db (update-in db [:communities/requests-to-join community-id] dissoc request-id)}
-            (handle-response response-js)))
+  (rf/merge
+   cofx
+   {:db         (update-in db [:communities/requests-to-join community-id] dissoc request-id)
+    :dispatch-n [[:sanitize-messages-and-process-response response-js]
+                 [:activity-center.notifications/mark-as-read request-id]]}))
 
 (rf/defn request-to-join-declined
   {:events [::request-to-join-declined]}
   [{:keys [db] :as cofx} community-id request-id response-js]
-  (rf/merge cofx
-            {:db (update-in db [:communities/requests-to-join community-id] dissoc request-id)}
-            (handle-response response-js)))
+  (rf/merge
+   cofx
+   {:db         (update-in db [:communities/requests-to-join community-id] dissoc request-id)
+    :dispatch-n [[:sanitize-messages-and-process-response response-js]
+                 [:activity-center.notifications/mark-as-read request-id]]}))
 
 (rf/defn accept-request-to-join-pressed
   {:events [:communities.ui/accept-request-to-join-pressed]}
diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/activity_center/notification/admin/view.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/activity_center/notification/admin/view.cljs
index 89b955c273..e7cef35332 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/contexts/activity_center/notification/admin/view.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/activity_center/notification/admin/view.cljs
@@ -41,15 +41,11 @@
                     :type                :danger
                     :on-press            (fn []
                                            (rf/dispatch [:communities.ui/decline-request-to-join-pressed
-                                                         community-id id])
-                                           (rf/dispatch [:activity-center.notifications/mark-as-read
-                                                         id]))}
+                                                         community-id id]))}
          :button-2 {:label               (i18n/label :t/accept)
                     :accessibility-label :accept-join-request
                     :type                :positive
                     :on-press            (fn []
                                            (rf/dispatch [:communities.ui/accept-request-to-join-pressed
-                                                         community-id id])
-                                           (rf/dispatch [:activity-center.notifications/mark-as-read
-                                                         id]))}}
+                                                         community-id id]))}}
         nil))]))