diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/popups/community/AccessExistingCommunityPopup.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/popups/community/AccessExistingCommunityPopup.qml
index 1ad52c9470..bf60b44de2 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/popups/community/AccessExistingCommunityPopup.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/popups/community/AccessExistingCommunityPopup.qml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ StatusModal {
     width: 400
     height: 400
 
+    property var store
     property string error: ""
     property string keyValidationError: ""
     property string communityKey: ""
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ StatusModal {
                     communityKey = "0x" + communityKey;
                 }
 
+
+                root.error = root.store.chatsModelInst.communities.importCommunity(communityKey, Utils.uuid())
                 if (!!root.error) {
                     creatingError.text = error;
                     return creatingError.open();
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/ContactsColumnView.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/ContactsColumnView.qml
index fc48e9dd06..5c9541275e 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/ContactsColumnView.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/ContactsColumnView.qml
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ Item {
         id: importCommunitiesPopupComponent
         AccessExistingCommunityPopup {
             anchors.centerIn: parent
-            error: root.store.chatsModelInst.communities.importCommunity(communityKey, Utils.uuid())
+            store: root.store
             onClosed: {
                 destroy()
             }