diff --git a/app/internal_packages/thread-list/lib/thread-list.tsx b/app/internal_packages/thread-list/lib/thread-list.tsx
index b0c3e53ed..bd2823656 100644
--- a/app/internal_packages/thread-list/lib/thread-list.tsx
+++ b/app/internal_packages/thread-list/lib/thread-list.tsx
@@ -177,12 +177,11 @@ class ThreadList extends React.Component<{}, { style: string; syncing: boolean }
       callback(true);
     };
 
-    const disabledPackages = AppEnv.config.get('core.disabledPackages') || [];
-    if (disabledPackages.includes('thread-snooze')) {
-      return props;
-    }
+    // Technically this should be exposed as an API so thread-snooze can register for this
+    // behavior, but for now we just check for it explicitly.
+    const snoozePresent = AppEnv.packages.isPackageActive('thread-snooze');
 
-    if (FocusedPerspectiveStore.current().isInbox()) {
+    if (snoozePresent && FocusedPerspectiveStore.current().isInbox()) {
       props.onSwipeLeftClass = 'swipe-snooze';
       props.onSwipeCenter = () => {
         Actions.closePopover();