diff --git a/qml/overlays/BulletinOverlay.qml b/qml/overlays/BulletinOverlay.qml
index fa96953e..ec81da4d 100644
--- a/qml/overlays/BulletinOverlay.qml
+++ b/qml/overlays/BulletinOverlay.qml
@@ -59,9 +59,13 @@ ColumnLayout {
 				jsonModel4.clear()
 			}
 
-			onAppendMessage: handle
+            onAppendMessage: function(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error) {
+                handle(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error)
+            }
 
-			onPrependMessage: handle
+            onPrependMessage: function(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error) {
+                handle(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error)
+            }
 
 			function handle(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error) {
 				var msg
diff --git a/qml/overlays/Game1Overlay.qml b/qml/overlays/Game1Overlay.qml
index 3f0da0d8..53967364 100644
--- a/qml/overlays/Game1Overlay.qml
+++ b/qml/overlays/Game1Overlay.qml
@@ -24,9 +24,14 @@ ColumnLayout {
 
 			}
 
-			onAppendMessage: handle
+            onAppendMessage: function(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error) {
+                handle(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error)
+            }
+
+            onPrependMessage: function(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error) {
+                handle(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error)
+            }
 
-			onPrependMessage: handle
 
 			function handle(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts) {
 				var msg
@@ -254,4 +259,4 @@ ColumnLayout {
 				}
 			}
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/qml/overlays/ListOverlay.qml b/qml/overlays/ListOverlay.qml
index a9fbdf16..6ad77add 100644
--- a/qml/overlays/ListOverlay.qml
+++ b/qml/overlays/ListOverlay.qml
@@ -58,9 +58,14 @@ ColumnLayout {
 				jsonModel4.clear()
 			}
 
-			onAppendMessage: handle
+            onAppendMessage: function(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error) {
+                handle(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error)
+            }
+
+            onPrependMessage: function(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error) {
+                handle(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error)
+            }
 
-			onPrependMessage: handle
 
 			function handle(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error) {
 				var msg
diff --git a/qml/overlays/MembershipOverlay.qml b/qml/overlays/MembershipOverlay.qml
index 6717a863..fafde2f1 100644
--- a/qml/overlays/MembershipOverlay.qml
+++ b/qml/overlays/MembershipOverlay.qml
@@ -52,8 +52,17 @@ ColumnLayout {
 					contactsModel.clear()
 				}
 
-				onAppendMessage: function(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error) {
-					var msg
+                onAppendMessage: function(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error) {
+                    handle(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error)
+                }
+
+                onPrependMessage: function(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error) {
+                    handle(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error)
+                }
+
+
+                function handle(handle, from, displayName, message, image, mid, fromMe, ts, ack, error) {
+                    var msg
 					try {
 						msg = JSON.parse(message)
 					} catch (e) {
@@ -83,7 +92,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
 							"_image": image,
 						})
 					}
-				}
+                }
 			}
 
 			ListModel { // CONTACT OBJECTS ARE STORED HERE ...