diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
index 7cbec11e08..3ac8a93e3d 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
@@ -1455,7 +1455,6 @@ export default createReactClass({
             cli.on("crypto.verification.request", request => {
                 console.log(`MatrixChat got a .request ${request.channel.transactionId}`, request.event.getRoomId());
                 if (request.pending) {
-                    console.log(`emitting toast for verification request with txnid ${request.channel.transactionId}`, request.event && request.event.getId());
                     ToastStore.sharedInstance().addOrReplaceToast({
                         key: 'verifreq_' + request.channel.transactionId,
                         title: _t("Verification Request"),
diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js b/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js
index 4dee3e6ae8..0d28e1568f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/VerificationPanel.js
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ export default class VerificationPanel extends React.PureComponent {
         if (request.requested) {
             return (<p>Waiting for {request.otherUserId} to accept ... <Spinner /></p>);
         } else if (request.ready) {
-            return (<p>{request.otherUserId} is ready, start <AccessibleButton kind="primary" onClick={this._startSAS}>Verify by emoji</AccessibleButton></p>);
+            const verifyButton = <AccessibleButton kind="primary" onClick={this._startSAS}>
+                Verify by emoji
+            </AccessibleButton>;
+            return (<p>{request.otherUserId} is ready, start {verifyButton}</p>);
         } else if (request.started) {
             if (this.state.sasWaitingForOtherParty) {
                 return <p>Waiting for {request.otherUserId} to confirm ...</p>;