diff --git a/background.html b/background.html
index 88f6a3045..dfc775876 100644
--- a/background.html
+++ b/background.html
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@
                       <!-- <li class='leave-group'>Leave group</li> -->
                   {{/group}}
                   {{^group}}
-                      <li class='show-identity'>{{ show-identity }}</li>
+                      {{ ^isMe }}
+                        <li class='show-identity'>{{ show-identity }}</li>
+                      {{ /isMe }}
                       <li class='end-session'>{{ end-session }}</li>
                   {{/group}}
                   <li class='destroy'>{{ destroy }}</li>
diff --git a/js/models/conversations.js b/js/models/conversations.js
index 6fc0aab33..12a572468 100644
--- a/js/models/conversations.js
+++ b/js/models/conversations.js
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
         this.on('destroy', this.revokeAvatarUrl);
     },
 
+    isMe: function() {
+        return this.id === this.ourNumber;
+    },
+
     updateVerified: function() {
         function checkTrustStore(value) {
             return Promise.resolve(value);
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@
         } else {
             return this.fetchContacts().then(function() {
                 return Promise.all(this.contactCollection.map(function(contact) {
-                    if (contact.id !== this.ourNumber) {
+                    if (!contact.isMe()) {
                         return contact.updateVerified();
                     }
                 }.bind(this)));
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@
             }
 
             return this.contactCollection.every(function(contact) {
-                if (contact.id === this.ourNumber) {
+                if (contact.isMe()) {
                     return true;
                 } else {
                     return contact.isVerified();
@@ -139,7 +143,7 @@
             }
 
             return this.contactCollection.any(function(contact) {
-                if (contact.id === this.ourNumber) {
+                if (contact.isMe()) {
                     return false;
                 } else {
                     return contact.isUnverified();
@@ -152,7 +156,7 @@
             return this.isUnverified() ? new Backbone.Collection([this]) : new Backbone.Collection();
         } else {
             return new Backbone.Collection(this.contactCollection.filter(function(contact) {
-                if (contact.id === this.ourNumber) {
+                if (contact.isMe()) {
                     return false;
                 } else {
                     return contact.isUnverified();
@@ -174,7 +178,7 @@
             }
 
             return Promise.all(this.contactCollection.map(function(contact) {
-                if (contact.id === this.ourNumber) {
+                if (contact.isMe()) {
                     return false;
                 } else {
                     return contact.isUntrusted();
@@ -199,7 +203,7 @@
             }.bind(this));
         } else {
             return Promise.all(this.contactCollection.map(function(contact) {
-                if (contact.id === this.ourNumber) {
+                if (contact.isMe()) {
                     return [false, contact];
                 } else {
                     return Promise.all([this.isUntrusted(), contact]);
diff --git a/js/views/conversation_view.js b/js/views/conversation_view.js
index 016233b3d..e39b196d2 100644
--- a/js/views/conversation_view.js
+++ b/js/views/conversation_view.js
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
         render_attributes: function() {
             return {
                 group: this.model.get('type') === 'group',
+                isMe: this.model.isMe(),
                 avatar: this.model.getAvatar(),
                 expireTimer: this.model.get('expireTimer'),
                 'show-members'    : i18n('showMembers'),
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index 5a2ebaeb7..bc5cfd1b0 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@
                       <!-- <li class='leave-group'>Leave group</li> -->
                   {{/group}}
                   {{^group}}
-                      <li class='show-identity'>{{ show-identity }}</li>
+                      {{ ^isMe }}
+                        <li class='show-identity'>{{ show-identity }}</li>
+                      {{ /isMe }}
                       <li class='end-session'>{{ end-session }}</li>
                   {{/group}}
                   <li class='destroy'>{{ destroy }}</li>