diff --git a/odex25_base/whatsapp/models/mail_message.py b/odex25_base/whatsapp/models/mail_message.py
index 780aa0ca2..095ffa2c9 100644
--- a/odex25_base/whatsapp/models/mail_message.py
+++ b/odex25_base/whatsapp/models/mail_message.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class MailMessage(models.Model):
 
     def _message_format(self, fnames):
         """Reads values from messages and formats them for the web client."""
-        vals_list = self._read_format(fnames)
+        vals_list = super()._message_format(fnames)
         for vals in vals_list:
             message_sudo = self.browse(vals['id']).sudo().with_prefetch(self.ids)
             vals['pinned_at'] = message_sudo.pinned_at
diff --git a/odex25_base/whatsapp/views/whatsapp_account_views.xml b/odex25_base/whatsapp/views/whatsapp_account_views.xml
index 9bd68b1ba..abd6acfc4 100644
--- a/odex25_base/whatsapp/views/whatsapp_account_views.xml
+++ b/odex25_base/whatsapp/views/whatsapp_account_views.xml
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@
                     </div>
                 </sheet>
                 <div class="oe_chatter">
-                    <field name="message_follower_ids" groups="base.group_user"/>
-                    <field name="message_ids"/>
+                    <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers" groups="base.group_user"/>
+                    <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
                 </div>
             </form>
         </field>
diff --git a/odex25_base/whatsapp/views/whatsapp_template_views.xml b/odex25_base/whatsapp/views/whatsapp_template_views.xml
index 67f9f1b22..e7076877c 100644
--- a/odex25_base/whatsapp/views/whatsapp_template_views.xml
+++ b/odex25_base/whatsapp/views/whatsapp_template_views.xml
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
                 <div class="oe_chatter">
-                    <field name="message_follower_ids" groups="base.group_user"/>
-                    <field name="message_ids"/>
+                    <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers" groups="base.group_user"/>
+                    <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
                 </div>
             </form>
         </field>