diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/paul/views/BriarSidebar.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/paul/views/BriarSidebar.kt
index e4e3dccf4a511a26126b8f72c935ab61c98ae50c..b87a5d5d83b8701c31c52ac9097af44ec6222b2e 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/paul/views/BriarSidebar.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/paul/views/BriarSidebar.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.desktop.paul.theme.briarBlack
 import org.briarproject.briar.desktop.paul.theme.briarBlue
 
 @Composable
-fun BriarSidebar(uiMode: String, setMode: (String) -> Unit) {
+fun BriarSidebar(uiMode: String, setUiMode: (String) -> Unit) {
     Surface(modifier = Modifier.width(56.dp).fillMaxHeight(), color = briarBlue) {
         Column(verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Top) {
             IconButton(
@@ -50,25 +50,25 @@ fun BriarSidebar(uiMode: String, setMode: (String) -> Unit) {
             }
             BriarSidebarButton(
                 uiMode = uiMode,
-                setMode = setMode,
+                setUiMode = setUiMode,
                 "Contacts",
                 Icons.Filled.Contacts
             )
             BriarSidebarButton(
                 uiMode = uiMode,
-                setMode = setMode,
+                setUiMode = setUiMode,
                 "Private Groups",
                 Icons.Filled.Group
             )
             BriarSidebarButton(
                 uiMode = uiMode,
-                setMode = setMode,
+                setUiMode = setUiMode,
                 "Forums",
                 Icons.Filled.Forum
             )
             BriarSidebarButton(
                 uiMode = uiMode,
-                setMode = setMode,
+                setUiMode = setUiMode,
                 "Blogs",
                 Icons.Filled.ChromeReaderMode
             )
@@ -76,19 +76,19 @@ fun BriarSidebar(uiMode: String, setMode: (String) -> Unit) {
         Column(verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Bottom) {
             BriarSidebarButton(
                 uiMode = uiMode,
-                setMode = setMode,
+                setUiMode = setUiMode,
                 "Transports",
                 Icons.Filled.WifiTethering
             )
             BriarSidebarButton(
                 uiMode = uiMode,
-                setMode = setMode,
+                setUiMode = setUiMode,
                 "Settings",
                 Icons.Filled.Settings
             )
             BriarSidebarButton(
                 uiMode = uiMode,
-                setMode = setMode,
+                setUiMode = setUiMode,
                 "Sign Out",
                 Icons.Filled.Logout
             )
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ fun BriarSidebar(uiMode: String, setMode: (String) -> Unit) {
 }
 
 @Composable
-fun BriarSidebarButton(uiMode: String, setMode: (String) -> Unit, thisMode: String, icon: ImageVector) {
+fun BriarSidebarButton(uiMode: String, setUiMode: (String) -> Unit, thisMode: String, icon: ImageVector) {
     val bg = if (uiMode == thisMode) briarBlack else briarBlue
     Column {
         IconButton(
             modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.CenterHorizontally).background(color = bg)
                 .padding(vertical = 4.dp, horizontal = 12.dp),
-            onClick = { setMode(thisMode) }
+            onClick = { setUiMode(thisMode) }
         ) {
             Icon(icon, thisMode, tint = Color.White, modifier = Modifier.size(30.dp))
         }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/paul/views/BriarUIStateManager.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/paul/views/BriarUIStateManager.kt
index 188ca429701b4c14b78dc4480925d68c522bc04e..7a1e34c58f397df37c42c93c73b232266a0c86de 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/paul/views/BriarUIStateManager.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/paul/views/BriarUIStateManager.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ fun BriarUIStateManager(
     contacts: List<Contact>
 ) {
     // current selected mode, changed using the sidebar buttons
-    val (uiMode, setMode) = remember { mutableStateOf("Contacts") }
+    val (uiMode, setUiMode) = remember { mutableStateOf("Contacts") }
     // TODO Figure out how to handle accounts with 0 contacts
     // current selected contact
     val (contact, setContact) = remember { mutableStateOf(contacts[0]) }
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ fun BriarUIStateManager(
     val (setting, setSetting) = remember { mutableStateOf(0) }
     // Other global state that we need to track should go here also
     Row() {
-        BriarSidebar(uiMode, setMode)
+        BriarSidebar(uiMode, setUiMode)
         when (uiMode) {
             "Contacts" -> PrivateMessageView(
                 contact,
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/paul/views/PrivateMessageView.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/paul/views/PrivateMessageView.kt
index d8483431ddf0c2d9193db55313726d2bcaf40f2e..f5cd8ac01be1a4f17e297532345406f949c100de 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/paul/views/PrivateMessageView.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/paul/views/PrivateMessageView.kt
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ fun Loader() {
 fun ContactDropDown(
     expanded: Boolean,
     isExpanded: (Boolean) -> Unit,
-    isInfoDrawer: (Boolean) -> Unit
+    setInfoDrawer: (Boolean) -> Unit
 ) {
     var connectionMode by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var contactMode by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ fun ContactDropDown(
         onDismissRequest = { isExpanded(false) },
         modifier = Modifier.background(briarBlack)
     ) {
-        DropdownMenuItem(onClick = { isInfoDrawer(true); isExpanded(false) }) {
+        DropdownMenuItem(onClick = { setInfoDrawer(true); isExpanded(false) }) {
             Text("Make Introduction", fontSize = 14.sp)
         }
         DropdownMenuItem(onClick = {}) {
@@ -542,10 +542,10 @@ fun ContactDropDown(
 
 @Composable
 fun MsgColumnHeader(
-    uiContact: Contact,
+    contact: Contact,
     expanded: Boolean,
     isExpanded: (Boolean) -> Unit,
-    isInfoDrawer: (Boolean) -> Unit
+    setInfoDrawer: (Boolean) -> Unit
 ) {
     Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().height(HEADER_SIZE + 1.dp)) {
         Row(modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.Center)) {
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ fun MsgColumnHeader(
                 }
             )
             Text(
-                uiContact.author.name,
+                contact.author.name,
                 color = Color.White,
                 modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.CenterVertically).padding(start = 12.dp),
                 fontSize = 20.sp
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ fun MsgColumnHeader(
             modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.CenterEnd).padding(end = 16.dp)
         ) {
             Icon(Icons.Filled.MoreVert, "contact info", tint = Color.White, modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp))
-            ContactDropDown(expanded, isExpanded, isInfoDrawer)
+            ContactDropDown(expanded, isExpanded, setInfoDrawer)
         }
         Divider(color = divider, thickness = 1.dp, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().align(Alignment.BottomCenter))
     }
@@ -649,14 +649,14 @@ fun MsgInput(currContact: Contact) {
 }
 
 @Composable
-fun ContactDrawerMakeIntro(currContact: Contact, contacts: List<Contact>, isInfoDrawer: (Boolean) -> Unit) {
+fun ContactDrawerMakeIntro(currContact: Contact, contacts: List<Contact>, setInfoDrawer: (Boolean) -> Unit) {
     var introNextPg by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     val (introContact, onCancelSel) = remember { mutableStateOf(currContact) }
     if (!introNextPg) {
         Column() {
             Row(Modifier.fillMaxWidth().height(HEADER_SIZE)) {
                 IconButton(
-                    onClick = { isInfoDrawer(false) },
+                    onClick = { setInfoDrawer(false) },
                     Modifier.padding(horizontal = 11.dp).size(32.dp).align(Alignment.CenterVertically)
                 ) {
                     Icon(Icons.Filled.Close, "close make intro screen", tint = Color.White)
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ fun ContactDrawerMakeIntro(currContact: Contact, contacts: List<Contact>, isInfo
             }
             Row(Modifier.padding(8.dp)) {
                 TextButton(
-                    onClick = { isInfoDrawer(false); introNextPg = false; },
+                    onClick = { setInfoDrawer(false); introNextPg = false; },
                     Modifier.fillMaxWidth().background(briarDarkGray)
                 ) {
                     Text("MAKE INTRODUCTION")
@@ -754,12 +754,12 @@ fun ContactDrawerMakeIntro(currContact: Contact, contacts: List<Contact>, isInfo
 fun ContactInfoDrawer(
     currContact: Contact,
     contacts: List<Contact>,
-    isInfoDrawer: (Boolean) -> Unit,
+    setInfoDrawer: (Boolean) -> Unit,
     drawerState: ContactInfoDrawerState
 ) {
     Row() {
         when (drawerState) {
-            ContactInfoDrawerState.MakeIntro -> ContactDrawerMakeIntro(currContact, contacts, isInfoDrawer)
+            ContactInfoDrawerState.MakeIntro -> ContactDrawerMakeIntro(currContact, contacts, setInfoDrawer)
         }
     }
 }