diff --git a/src/app/chat/view.nim b/src/app/chat/view.nim
index 4c1a9b6067..1321154f1d 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/view.nim
+++ b/src/app/chat/view.nim
@@ -487,6 +487,8 @@ QtObject:
 
   proc updateChats*(self: ChatsView, chats: seq[Chat], triggerChange:bool = true) =
     for chat in chats:
+      if (chat.communityId != ""):
+        return
       self.upsertChannel(chat.id)
       self.chats.updateChat(chat, triggerChange)
       if(self.activeChannel.id == chat.id):