diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/community.spec.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/community.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1ab10eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/community.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { expect } from "chai";
+import { Waku } from "js-waku";
+
+import { Community } from "./community";
+import { CommunityDescription } from "./wire/community_description";
+
+describe("Community", () => {
+  it.skip("Retrieves community description For DappConnect Test from Waku prod fleet", async function () {
+    this.timeout(20000);
+    const waku = await Waku.create({ bootstrap: true });
+
+    await waku.waitForConnectedPeer();
+
+    const community = await Community.instantiateCommunity(
+      "0x0262c65c881f5a9f79343a26faaa02aad3af7c533d9445fb1939ed11b8bf4d2abd",
+      waku
+    );
+    await community.refreshCommunityDescription();
+    const desc = community.description as CommunityDescription;
+    expect(desc).to.not.be.undefined;
+
+    expect(desc.identity?.displayName).to.eq("DappConnect Test");
+    const chats = Array.from(desc.chats.values()).map(
+      (chat) => chat?.identity?.displayName
+    );
+    expect(chats).to.include("foobar");
+    expect(chats).to.include("another-channel!");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/wire/community_description.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/wire/community_description.ts
index f86d95f8..b4bef503 100644
--- a/packages/status-communities/src/wire/community_description.ts
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/wire/community_description.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import { WakuMessage, WakuStore } from "js-waku";
 import { Reader } from "protobufjs";
 
 import { idToContentTopic } from "../contentTopic";
+import { createSymKeyFromPassword } from "../encryption";
 import * as proto from "../proto/communities/v1/communities";
 import { bufToHex } from "../utils";
 
+import { ApplicationMetadataMessage } from "./application_metadata_message";
 import { ChatIdentity } from "./chat_identity";
 import { CommunityChat } from "./community_chat";
 
@@ -45,8 +47,11 @@ export class CommunityDescription {
       orderedMessages.forEach((message: WakuMessage) => {
         if (!message.payload) return;
         try {
+          const metadata = ApplicationMetadataMessage.decode(message.payload);
+          if (!metadata.payload) return;
+
           const _communityDescription = CommunityDescription.decode(
-            message.payload
+            metadata.payload
           );
 
           if (!_communityDescription.identity) return;
@@ -61,9 +66,12 @@ export class CommunityDescription {
       });
     };
 
+    const symKey = await createSymKeyFromPassword(hexCommunityPublicKey);
+
     await wakuStore
       .queryHistory([contentTopic], {
         callback,
+        decryptionKeys: [symKey],
       })
       .catch((e) => {
         dbg(