diff --git a/app/index.html b/app/index.html
index 0d85f8c..f0fcca8 100644
--- a/app/index.html
+++ b/app/index.html
@@ -198,16 +198,16 @@
                       rel="information" src="/svg/information_icon.svg">
         <div class="divider"></div>
         <img class="tb-mute" data-bind="visible: !selfMute(),
-                              click: function () { requestMute(thisUser) }"
+                              click: function () { requestMute(thisUser()) }"
                       rel="mute" src="/svg/audio-input-microphone.svg">
         <img class="tb-unmute tb-active" data-bind="visible: selfMute,
-                              click: function () { requestUnmute(thisUser) }"
+                              click: function () { requestUnmute(thisUser()) }"
                       rel="unmute" src="/svg/audio-input-microphone-muted.svg">
         <img class="tb-deaf" data-bind="visible: !selfDeaf(),
-                              click: function () { requestDeaf(thisUser) }"
+                              click: function () { requestDeaf(thisUser()) }"
                       rel="deaf" src="/svg/audio-output.svg">
         <img class="tb-undeaf tb-active" data-bind="visible: selfDeaf,
-                              click: function () { requestUndeaf(thisUser) }"
+                              click: function () { requestUndeaf(thisUser()) }"
                       rel="undeaf" src="/svg/audio-output-deafened.svg">
         <img class="tb-record" data-bind="click: function(){}"
                       rel="record" src="/svg/media-record.svg">
diff --git a/app/index.js b/app/index.js
index b893928..e7cce7d 100644
--- a/app/index.js
+++ b/app/index.js
@@ -558,11 +558,11 @@ class GlobalBindings {
     }
 
     this.requestMute = user => {
-      if (user === this.thisUser) {
+      if (user === this.thisUser()) {
         this.selfMute(true)
       }
       if (this.connected()) {
-        if (user === this.thisUser) {
+        if (user === this.thisUser()) {
           this.client.setSelfMute(true)
         } else {
           user.model.setMute(true)
@@ -571,12 +571,12 @@ class GlobalBindings {
     }
 
     this.requestDeaf = user => {
-      if (user === this.thisUser) {
+      if (user === this.thisUser()) {
         this.selfMute(true)
         this.selfDeaf(true)
       }
       if (this.connected()) {
-        if (user === this.thisUser) {
+        if (user === this.thisUser()) {
           this.client.setSelfDeaf(true)
         } else {
           user.model.setDeaf(true)
@@ -585,12 +585,12 @@ class GlobalBindings {
     }
 
     this.requestUnmute = user => {
-      if (user === this.thisUser) {
+      if (user === this.thisUser()) {
         this.selfMute(false)
         this.selfDeaf(false)
       }
       if (this.connected()) {
-        if (user === this.thisUser) {
+        if (user === this.thisUser()) {
           this.client.setSelfMute(false)
         } else {
           user.model.setMute(false)
@@ -599,11 +599,11 @@ class GlobalBindings {
     }
 
     this.requestUndeaf = user => {
-      if (user === this.thisUser) {
+      if (user === this.thisUser()) {
         this.selfDeaf(false)
       }
       if (this.connected()) {
-        if (user === this.thisUser) {
+        if (user === this.thisUser()) {
           this.client.setSelfDeaf(false)
         } else {
           user.model.setDeaf(false)