diff --git a/src/app/components/RoomForm.svelte b/src/app/components/RoomForm.svelte
index db13cbd..ff228e3 100644
--- a/src/app/components/RoomForm.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/RoomForm.svelte
@@ -170,26 +170,38 @@
   </FieldInline>
   <FieldInline>
     {#snippet label()}
-      <p>Access Control</p>
+      <strong>Restricted</strong>
     {/snippet}
     {#snippet input()}
-      <div class="flex items-center justify-end gap-4">
-        <span class="flex gap-3">
-          <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={values.isClosed} />
-          Closed
-        </span>
-        <span class="flex gap-3">
-          <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={values.isPrivate} />
-          Private
-        </span>
-        <span class="flex gap-3">
-          <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={values.isHidden} />
-          Hidden
-        </span>
-      </div>
+      <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={values.isRestricted} />
+      <span class="text-sm opacity-75">Only allow members to send messages</span>
     {/snippet}
-    {#snippet info()}
-      <p>Only members can send messages to closed groups and read messages from private groups.</p>
+  </FieldInline>
+  <FieldInline>
+    {#snippet label()}
+      <strong>Private</strong>
+    {/snippet}
+    {#snippet input()}
+      <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={values.isPrivate} />
+      <span class="text-sm opacity-75">Only allow members to read messages</span>
+    {/snippet}
+  </FieldInline>
+  <FieldInline>
+    {#snippet label()}
+      <strong>Hidden</strong>
+    {/snippet}
+    {#snippet input()}
+      <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={values.isHidden} />
+      <span class="text-sm opacity-75">Hide this group from non-members</span>
+    {/snippet}
+  </FieldInline>
+  <FieldInline>
+    {#snippet label()}
+      <strong>Closed</strong>
+    {/snippet}
+    {#snippet input()}
+      <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={values.isClosed} />
+      <span class="text-sm opacity-75">Ignore requests to join</span>
     {/snippet}
   </FieldInline>
   {@render footer({loading})}
diff --git a/src/app/components/SpaceAccessRequest.svelte b/src/app/components/SpaceAccessRequest.svelte
index e8dced4..979c62b 100644
--- a/src/app/components/SpaceAccessRequest.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/SpaceAccessRequest.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   import SpaceJoinConfirm, {confirmSpaceJoin} from "@app/components/SpaceJoinConfirm.svelte"
   import {pushToast} from "@app/util/toast"
   import {pushModal} from "@app/util/modal"
-  import {checkRelayAccess} from "@app/core/commands"
+  import {attemptRelayAccess} from "@app/core/commands"
   import {deriveSocket} from "@app/core/state"
 
   type Props = {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     loading = true
 
     try {
-      const message = await checkRelayAccess(url, claim)
+      const message = await attemptRelayAccess(url, claim)
 
       if (message) {
         return pushToast({theme: "error", message, timeout: 30_000})
diff --git a/src/app/core/commands.ts b/src/app/core/commands.ts
index 155dc66..441ebbe 100644
--- a/src/app/core/commands.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/commands.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ import {
   userRelaySelections,
   userInboxRelaySelections,
   nip44EncryptToSelf,
-  loadRelay,
   dropSession,
   tagEventForComment,
   tagEventForQuote,
@@ -264,43 +263,7 @@ export const canEnforceNip70 = async (url: string) => {
   return socket.auth.status !== AuthStatus.None
 }
 
-export const checkRelayAccess = async (url: string, claim = "") => {
-  const socket = Pool.get().get(url)
-
-  await attemptAuth(url)
-
-  const thunk = publishJoinRequest({url, claim})
-  const error = await waitForThunkError(thunk)
-
-  if (error) {
-    const message =
-      socket.auth.details?.replace(/^\w+: /, "") ||
-      error.replace(/^\w+: /, "") ||
-      "join request rejected"
-
-    // If it's a strict NIP 29 relay don't worry about requesting access
-    // TODO: remove this if relay29 ever gets less strict
-    if (message === "missing group (`h`) tag") return
-
-    // Ignore messages about the relay ignoring ours
-    if (error?.startsWith("mute: ")) return
-
-    // Ignore rejected empty claims
-    if (!claim && error?.includes("invite code")) return
-
-    return message
-  }
-}
-
-export const checkRelayProfile = async (url: string) => {
-  const relay = await loadRelay(url)
-
-  if (!relay) {
-    return "Sorry, we weren't able to find that relay."
-  }
-}
-
-export const checkRelayConnection = async (url: string) => {
+export const attemptRelayAccess = async (url: string, claim = "") => {
   const socket = Pool.get().get(url)
 
   socket.attemptToOpen()
@@ -313,39 +276,30 @@ export const checkRelayConnection = async (url: string) => {
   if (socket.status !== SocketStatus.Open) {
     return `Failed to connect`
   }
-}
-
-export const checkRelayAuth = async (url: string) => {
-  const socket = Pool.get().get(url)
-  const okStatuses = [AuthStatus.None, AuthStatus.Ok]
 
   await attemptAuth(url)
 
   // Only raise an error if it's not a timeout.
   // If it is, odds are the problem is with our signer, not the relay
-  if (!okStatuses.includes(socket.auth.status)) {
+  if (![AuthStatus.None, AuthStatus.Ok].includes(socket.auth.status)) {
     if (socket.auth.details) {
       return `Failed to authenticate (${socket.auth.details})`
     } else {
       return `Failed to authenticate (${last(socket.auth.status.split(":"))})`
     }
   }
-}
 
-export const attemptRelayAccess = async (url: string, claim = "") => {
-  const checks = [
-    () => checkRelayConnection(url),
-    () => checkRelayAccess(url, claim),
-    () => checkRelayAuth(url),
-  ]
+  const thunk = publishJoinRequest({url, claim})
+  const error = await waitForThunkError(thunk)
 
-  for (const check of checks) {
-    const error = await check()
+  // Ignore messages about the relay ignoring our messages
+  if (error?.startsWith("mute: ")) return
 
-    if (error) {
-      return error
-    }
-  }
+  // If it's a strict NIP 29 relay don't worry about requesting access
+  // TODO: remove this if relay29 ever gets less strict
+  if (error?.includes("missing group (`h`) tag")) return
+
+  return error?.replace(/^\w+: /, "")
 }
 
 // Deletions
diff --git a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte
index 8737312..d7f01b1 100644
--- a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/[h]/+page.svelte
@@ -390,20 +390,22 @@
     <div class="py-20">
       <div class="card2 col-8 m-auto max-w-md items-center text-center">
         <p class="opacity-75">You aren't currently a member of this room.</p>
-        {#if $membershipStatus === MembershipStatus.Pending}
-          <Button class="btn btn-neutral btn-sm" disabled={leaving} onclick={leave}>
-            <Icon icon={ClockCircle} />
-            Access Pending
-          </Button>
-        {:else}
-          <Button class="btn btn-neutral btn-sm" disabled={joining} onclick={join}>
-            {#if joining}
-              <span class="loading loading-spinner loading-sm"></span>
-            {:else}
-              <Icon icon={Login2} />
-            {/if}
-            Join Room
-          </Button>
+        {#if !$room?.isClosed}
+          {#if $membershipStatus === MembershipStatus.Pending}
+            <Button class="btn btn-neutral btn-sm" disabled={leaving} onclick={leave}>
+              <Icon icon={ClockCircle} />
+              Access Pending
+            </Button>
+          {:else}
+            <Button class="btn btn-neutral btn-sm" disabled={joining} onclick={join}>
+              {#if joining}
+                <span class="loading loading-spinner loading-sm"></span>
+              {:else}
+                <Icon icon={Login2} />
+              {/if}
+              Join Room
+            </Button>
+          {/if}
         {/if}
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -452,23 +454,25 @@
 <div class="chat__compose bg-base-200" bind:this={chatCompose}>
   {#if $room?.isPrivate && $membershipStatus !== MembershipStatus.Granted}
     <!-- pass -->
-  {:else if $room?.isClosed && $membershipStatus !== MembershipStatus.Granted}
+  {:else if $room?.isRestricted && $membershipStatus !== MembershipStatus.Granted}
     <div class="bg-alt card m-4 flex flex-row items-center justify-between px-4 py-3">
       <p>Only members are allowed to post to this room.</p>
-      {#if $membershipStatus === MembershipStatus.Pending}
-        <Button class="btn btn-neutral btn-sm" disabled={leaving} onclick={leave}>
-          <Icon icon={ClockCircle} />
-          Access Pending
-        </Button>
-      {:else}
-        <Button class="btn btn-neutral btn-sm" disabled={joining} onclick={join}>
-          {#if joining}
-            <span class="loading loading-spinner loading-sm"></span>
-          {:else}
-            <Icon icon={Login2} />
-          {/if}
-          Ask to Join
-        </Button>
+      {#if !$room?.isClosed}
+        {#if $membershipStatus === MembershipStatus.Pending}
+          <Button class="btn btn-neutral btn-sm" disabled={leaving} onclick={leave}>
+            <Icon icon={ClockCircle} />
+            Access Pending
+          </Button>
+        {:else}
+          <Button class="btn btn-neutral btn-sm" disabled={joining} onclick={join}>
+            {#if joining}
+              <span class="loading loading-spinner loading-sm"></span>
+            {:else}
+              <Icon icon={Login2} />
+            {/if}
+            Ask to Join
+          </Button>
+        {/if}
       {/if}
     </div>
   {:else}