diff --git a/store-reactjs-chat/src/App.js b/store-reactjs-chat/src/App.js
index 9de7bbc..78a6049 100644
--- a/store-reactjs-chat/src/App.js
+++ b/store-reactjs-chat/src/App.js
@@ -58,15 +58,20 @@ function App() {
     // 7 days/week, 24 hours/day, 60min/hour, 60secs/min, 100ms/sec
     startTime.setTime(startTime.getTime() - 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
 
-    waku.store
-      .queryHistory([ContentTopic], {
-        callback: processMessages,
-        timeFilter: { startTime, endTime: new Date() },
-      })
-      .catch((e) => {
-        console.log("Failed to retrieve messages", e);
-        setWakuStatus("Error Encountered");
-      });
+    // TODO: Remove this timeout once https://github.com/status-im/js-waku/issues/913 is done
+    setTimeout(
+      () =>
+        waku.store
+          .queryHistory([ContentTopic], {
+            callback: processMessages,
+            timeFilter: { startTime, endTime: new Date() },
+          })
+          .catch((e) => {
+            console.log("Failed to retrieve messages", e);
+            setWakuStatus("Error Encountered");
+          }),
+      200
+    );
   }, [waku, wakuStatus]);
 
   return (