diff --git a/src/app.scss b/src/app.scss
index 9120c9f6..cc6ac23b 100644
--- a/src/app.scss
+++ b/src/app.scss
@@ -1026,10 +1026,10 @@ i.x-status-icon.red {
     -webkit-line-clamp: unset;
 }
 
-// .el-carousel__mask {
-//     // looks bad
-//     display: none;
-// }
+.el-carousel__mask {
+    // looks bad
+    display: none;
+}
 
 // FIXME
 // Something changed the CSS of element-ui
diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/AvatarDialog/AvatarDialog.vue b/src/components/dialogs/AvatarDialog/AvatarDialog.vue
index 90712b33..8b5cafb0 100644
--- a/src/components/dialogs/AvatarDialog/AvatarDialog.vue
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/AvatarDialog/AvatarDialog.vue
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
                                         loading="lazy" />
                                     <div
                                         v-if="avatarDialog.ref.authorId === currentUser.id"
-                                        style="position: absolute; bottom: 5px; left: 33.3%">
+                                        style="position: absolute; bottom: 35px; left: 38%">
                                         <el-button
                                             size="small"
                                             :icon="Back"
diff --git a/src/stores/group.js b/src/stores/group.js
index e24426f6..b284b2cf 100644
--- a/src/stores/group.js
+++ b/src/stores/group.js
@@ -351,6 +351,13 @@ export const useGroupStore = defineStore('Group', () => {
         if (currentUserGroups.has(groupId)) {
             currentUserGroups.delete(groupId);
             groupRequest.getCachedGroup({ groupId }).then((args) => {
+                if (args.ref?.ownerId === userStore.currentUser.id) {
+                    // Issue #1455
+                    console.log(
+                        `Not sending left group notification for owned group ${groupId}`
+                    );
+                    return;
+                }
                 groupChange(args.ref, 'Left group');
             });
         }