diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/rhs_thread/__snapshots__/rhs_thread.test.tsx.snap b/webapp/channels/src/components/rhs_thread/__snapshots__/rhs_thread.test.tsx.snap
index 07ce992c9e..6d70792b1b 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/rhs_thread/__snapshots__/rhs_thread.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/rhs_thread/__snapshots__/rhs_thread.test.tsx.snap
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ exports[`components/RhsThread should match snapshot 1`] = `
     fromSuppressed={false}
     isThreadView={false}
     rootPostId="id"
-    useRelativeTimestamp={false}
+    useRelativeTimestamp={true}
   />
 </div>
 `;
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/rhs_thread/rhs_thread.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/rhs_thread/rhs_thread.tsx
index 614b999a47..cdf8d3be17 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/rhs_thread/rhs_thread.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/rhs_thread/rhs_thread.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const RhsThread = ({
             />
             <ThreadViewer
                 rootPostId={selected.id}
-                useRelativeTimestamp={false}
+                useRelativeTimestamp={true}
                 isThreadView={false}
                 fromSuppressed={fromSuppressed}
             />
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/sass/components/_post-right.scss b/webapp/channels/src/sass/components/_post-right.scss
index 98c3df0724..a733872e69 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/sass/components/_post-right.scss
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/sass/components/_post-right.scss
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
     }
 
     .post {
-        &.post--root {
+        &.post--root,
+        &.other--root {
             padding-top: 16px;
 
             .post__body {