diff --git a/apps/widmessages/ChangeLog b/apps/widmessages/ChangeLog
index 598068920..709fb19c3 100644
--- a/apps/widmessages/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/widmessages/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 0.01: Moved messages widget into standalone widget app
 0.02: Fix 'srcs' being defined in global scope
       Remove library stub
+0.03: Fix messages not showing if UI auto-open is disabled
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diff --git a/apps/widmessages/metadata.json b/apps/widmessages/metadata.json
index a8a23df19..47a1151da 100644
--- a/apps/widmessages/metadata.json
+++ b/apps/widmessages/metadata.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "widmessages",
   "name": "Message Widget",
-  "version": "0.02",
+  "version": "0.03",
   "description": "Widget showing new messages",
   "icon": "app.png",
   "type": "widget",
diff --git a/apps/widmessages/widget.js b/apps/widmessages/widget.js
index 316957e29..bbf980fd3 100644
--- a/apps/widmessages/widget.js
+++ b/apps/widmessages/widget.js
@@ -72,6 +72,6 @@
     }
   };
 
-  Bangle.on("message", WIDGETS["messages"].onMsg);
+  Bangle.on("message", WIDGETS["messages"].onMsg.bind(WIDGETS["messages"]));
   WIDGETS["messages"].onMsg("init", {}); // abuse type="init" to prevent Bangle.drawWidgets();
 })();