diff --git a/desktop/src/features/profile/lib/identity.ts b/desktop/src/features/profile/lib/identity.ts
index 45866ec3c..95d9b0aeb 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/profile/lib/identity.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/profile/lib/identity.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ export function formatVerifiedUserLabel(
   return chosen || verified || null;
 }
 
+export function formatVerifiedProfileLabel(
+  profile:
+    | Pick<Profile, "displayName" | "verifiedName" | "verifiedNameExpiresAt">
+    | null
+    | undefined,
+): string | null {
+  return formatVerifiedUserLabel(
+    profile?.displayName,
+    profile?.verifiedName,
+    profile?.verifiedNameExpiresAt,
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Deep-equal two profile lookups by value. Used to stabilise the merged
  * `messageProfiles` reference at the ChannelScreen boundary: the underlying
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/ui/AppSidebar.tsx b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/ui/AppSidebar.tsx
index 222bb8e86..5d5c15378 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/ui/AppSidebar.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/ui/AppSidebar.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import type {
 } from "@/features/sidebar/ui/AppSidebar.types";
 import { SidebarRelayConnectionCard } from "@/features/sidebar/ui/SidebarRelayConnectionCard";
 import type { useSidebarRelayConnectionCard } from "@/features/sidebar/ui/useSidebarRelayConnectionCard";
-import { formatVerifiedUserLabel } from "@/features/profile/lib/identity";
+import { formatVerifiedProfileLabel } from "@/features/profile/lib/identity";
 import {
   SidebarLoadingContent,
   useSidebarLoadingShape,
@@ -479,18 +479,13 @@ export function AppSidebar({
     immediate: isSelectedDirectMessage,
     timeoutMs: 400,
   });
-  const resolvedProfileDisplayName = formatVerifiedUserLabel(
-    profile?.displayName,
-    profile?.verifiedName,
-    profile?.verifiedNameExpiresAt,
-  );
   const { dmChannelLabels, dmParticipantsByChannelId, dmPresenceByChannelId } =
     useDmSidebarMetadata({
       currentPubkey,
       directMessages,
       enabled: shouldLoadDmMetadata,
       fallbackDisplayName,
-      profileDisplayName: resolvedProfileDisplayName,
+      profileDisplayName: formatVerifiedProfileLabel(profile),
     });
   const sortedDirectMessages = React.useMemo(
     () =>
@@ -510,7 +505,7 @@ export function AppSidebar({
     streamChannels,
   });
   const resolvedDisplayName =
-    resolvedProfileDisplayName ||
+    formatVerifiedProfileLabel(profile) ||
     fallbackDisplayName?.trim() ||
     "Current identity";
   const isCreatingAny =
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/video-attachment.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/video-attachment.spec.ts
index 458689a5e..0ccc74b3c 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/video-attachment.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/video-attachment.spec.ts
@@ -1077,7 +1077,9 @@ test("right-click menus expose distinct selectors for links, relay video, and of
     sha: MENU_OFF_RELAY_VIDEO_SHA,
     filename: "external-clip.mp4",
   });
-  const offRelayPlayer = page.getByTestId("video-player").last();
+  const offRelayPlayer = page
+    .getByTestId("video-player")
+    .filter({ has: page.locator(`video[src="${MENU_OFF_RELAY_VIDEO_URL}"]`) });
   await expect(offRelayPlayer).toBeVisible();
   await offRelayPlayer.click({ button: "right", force: true });