diff --git a/src/app/chat/view.nim b/src/app/chat/view.nim
index 5396a78c8e..9f5c3f7dac 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/view.nim
+++ b/src/app/chat/view.nim
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ QtObject:
             channel.chatType.int,
             msg.timestamp,
             msg.identicon,
-            msg.alias,
+            msg.userName,
             msg.hasMention,
             isAddedContact,
             channel.name)