diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 9e231c1bec..ac1b68ae6c 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ configurations.all {
     exclude module: "commons-logging"
 }
 
-def canonicalVersionCode = 370
+def canonicalVersionCode = 371
 def canonicalVersionName = "1.18.2"
 
 def postFixSize = 10
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationActivityV2.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationActivityV2.kt
index fc6fb03e1e..84f43e014b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationActivityV2.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationActivityV2.kt
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class ConversationActivityV2 : PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity(), InputBarDe
         viewModelFactory.create(threadId, MessagingModuleConfiguration.shared.getUserED25519KeyPair())
     }
     private var actionMode: ActionMode? = null
-    private var unreadCount = 0
+    private var unreadCount = Int.MAX_VALUE
     // Attachments
     private val audioRecorder = AudioRecorder(this)
     private val stopAudioHandler = Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())
@@ -572,10 +572,11 @@ class ConversationActivityV2 : PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity(), InputBarDe
         binding!!.conversationRecyclerView.layoutManager = layoutManager
         // Workaround for the fact that CursorRecyclerViewAdapter doesn't auto-update automatically (even though it says it will)
         LoaderManager.getInstance(this).restartLoader(0, null, this)
-        binding!!.conversationRecyclerView.addOnScrollListener(object : RecyclerView.OnScrollListener() {
+        binding!!.conversationRecyclerView.addOnScrollListener(object : RecyclerView.OnScrollListener() { 
 
             override fun onScrolled(recyclerView: RecyclerView, dx: Int, dy: Int) {
-                if (recyclerScrollState == RecyclerView.SCROLL_STATE_IDLE) {
+                // The unreadCount check is to prevent us scrolling to the bottom when we first enter a conversation
+                if (recyclerScrollState == RecyclerView.SCROLL_STATE_IDLE && unreadCount != Int.MAX_VALUE) {
                     scrollToMostRecentMessageIfWeShould()
                 }
                 handleRecyclerViewScrolled()