diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
index 5f6e1f614a..62590b8533 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ proc updateNotifications(self: Module, chatId: string, unviewedMessagesCount: in
   # update model of this module (appropriate chat from the chats list (chats model))
   self.view.chatsModel().updateNotificationsForItemOrSubItemById(chatId, hasUnreadMessages, unviewedMentionsCount)
   # update child module
-  self.chatContentModules[chatId].onNotificationsUpdated(hasUnreadMessages, unviewedMentionsCount)
+  if (self.chatContentModules.contains(chatId)):
+    self.chatContentModules[chatId].onNotificationsUpdated(hasUnreadMessages, unviewedMentionsCount)
   # update parent module
   let (sectionHasUnreadMessages, sectionNotificationCount) = self.view.chatsModel().getAllNotifications()
   self.delegate.onNotificationsUpdated(self.controller.getMySectionId(), sectionHasUnreadMessages, sectionNotificationCount)
@@ -420,4 +421,4 @@ method onNewMessagesReceived*(self: Module, chatId: string, unviewedMessagesCoun
   if(activeChatId == chatId):
     self.controller.markAllMessagesRead(chatId)
   else:
-    self.updateNotifications(chatId, unviewedMessagesCount, unviewedMentionsCount)
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+    self.updateNotifications(chatId, unviewedMessagesCount, unviewedMentionsCount)