diff --git a/src/status_im/contact/core.cljs b/src/status_im/contact/core.cljs
index 9d9287b88f..542d6dff22 100644
--- a/src/status_im/contact/core.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/contact/core.cljs
@@ -260,10 +260,9 @@
 (def receive-contact-request-confirmation handle-contact-update)
 (def receive-contact-update handle-contact-update)
 
-(fx/defn add-contact-and-open-chat
+(fx/defn open-chat
   [cofx public-key]
   (fx/merge cofx
-            (add-contact public-key)
             (chat.models/start-chat public-key {:navigation-reset? true})))
 
 (fx/defn hide-contact
@@ -283,8 +282,8 @@
       (fx/merge cofx
                 fx
                 (if config/partitioned-topic-enabled?
-                  (add-contacts-filter contact-identity :add-contact-and-open-chat)
-                  (add-contact-and-open-chat contact-identity))))))
+                  (add-contacts-filter contact-identity :open-chat)
+                  (open-chat contact-identity))))))
 
 (fx/defn open-contact-toggle-list
   [{:keys [db :as cofx]}]
@@ -297,4 +296,4 @@
 (fx/defn add-new-identity-to-contacts
   [{{:contacts/keys [new-identity]} :db :as cofx}]
   (when (seq new-identity)
-    (add-contact-and-open-chat cofx new-identity)))
+    (open-chat cofx new-identity)))
diff --git a/src/status_im/events.cljs b/src/status_im/events.cljs
index 12914e6042..dc4b8c8c06 100644
--- a/src/status_im/events.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/events.cljs
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@
 (handlers/register-handler-fx
  :contact/filters-added
  (fn [cofx [_ contact-identity]]
-   (contact/add-contact-and-open-chat cofx contact-identity)))
+   (contact/open-chat cofx contact-identity)))
 
 (handlers/register-handler-fx
  :contact.ui/start-group-chat-pressed
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@
  :contact.ui/send-message-pressed
  [(re-frame/inject-cofx :random-id-generator)]
  (fn [cofx [_ {:keys [public-key]}]]
-   (contact/add-contact-and-open-chat cofx public-key)))
+   (contact/open-chat cofx public-key)))
 
 (handlers/register-handler-fx
  :contact.ui/contact-code-submitted
diff --git a/src/status_im/transport/filters.cljs b/src/status_im/transport/filters.cljs
index d54f86da40..1dd69af0bf 100644
--- a/src/status_im/transport/filters.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/transport/filters.cljs
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@
                   :add-contact
                   (contact/add-contact public-key)
 
-                  :add-contact-and-open-chat
-                  (contact/add-contact-and-open-chat public-key)))]
+                  :open-chat
+                  (contact/open-chat public-key)))]
              filters-fx-fns
              [(mailserver/process-next-messages-request)])))))