diff --git a/src/views/board/board.tsx b/src/views/board/board.tsx
index 9d9d055a..9c2a8b12 100644
--- a/src/views/board/board.tsx
+++ b/src/views/board/board.tsx
@@ -293,12 +293,7 @@ const Board = () => {
           increaseViewportBy={{ bottom: 1200, top: 1200 }}
           totalCount={combinedFeed.length}
           data={combinedFeed}
-          itemContent={(index, post) => {
-            const { deleted, locked, removed } = post || {};
-            const isThreadClosed = deleted || locked || removed;
-
-            return <Post index={index} post={post} openReplyModal={isThreadClosed ? () => alert(t('thread_closed_alert')) : openReplyModal} />;
-          }}
+          itemContent={(index, post) => <Post index={index} post={post} openReplyModal={openReplyModal} />}
           useWindowScroll={true}
           components={{ Footer }}
           endReached={loadMore}
diff --git a/src/views/post/post.tsx b/src/views/post/post.tsx
index eb962220..6e46d9bf 100644
--- a/src/views/post/post.tsx
+++ b/src/views/post/post.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ export const Post = ({ post, showAllReplies = false, showReplies = true, openRep
   const subplebbit = useSubplebbit({ subplebbitAddress: post?.subplebbitAddress });
   const isMobile = useIsMobile();
 
+  const { deleted, locked, removed } = post || {};
+  const isThreadClosed = deleted || locked || removed;
+
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  if (isThreadClosed) {
+    openReplyModal = () => alert(t('thread_closed_alert'));
+  }
+
   let comment = post;
 
   // handle pending mod or author edit