diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml
index f44fa2dad5..40aa841c75 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ ScrollView {
             return true
         }
 
+        Connections {
+            target: chatsModel
+
+            onAppReady: {
+                chatLogView.scrollToBottom(true)
+            }
+        }
+
         Connections {
             target: chatsModel.messageView
             onMessagesLoaded: {
@@ -188,10 +196,6 @@ ScrollView {
                 }
             }
 
-            onAppReady: {
-                chatLogView.scrollToBottom(true)
-            }
-
             onMessageNotificationPushed: function(chatId, msg, messageType, chatType, timestamp, identicon, username, hasMention, isAddedContact, channelName) {
                 if (appSettings.notificationSetting == Constants.notifyAllMessages || 
                     (appSettings.notificationSetting == Constants.notifyJustMentions && hasMention)) {