diff --git a/src/status_im/chat/events.cljs b/src/status_im/chat/events.cljs
index 85cedba498..a8f6806043 100644
--- a/src/status_im/chat/events.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/chat/events.cljs
@@ -257,35 +257,41 @@
   (fn [cofx [chat-id chat-props]]
     (models/add-chat cofx chat-id chat-props)))
 
-(defn navigate-to-chat
+(defn- ensure-chat-exists
+  "Takes chat-id and coeffects map and returns fx to create chat if it doesn't exist"
+  [chat-id cofx]
+  (when-not (get-in cofx [:db :chats chat-id])
+    (models/add-chat cofx chat-id)))
+
+(defn- navigate-to-chat
   "Takes coeffects map and chat-id, returns effects necessary for navigation and preloading data"
-  ([cofx chat-id]
-   (navigate-to-chat cofx chat-id false))
-  ([cofx chat-id navigation-replace?]
-   (let [nav-fn (if navigation-replace?
-                  #(navigation/replace-view % :chat)
-                  #(navigation/navigate-to % :chat))]
-     (-> (preload-chat-data cofx chat-id)
-         (update :db nav-fn)))))
+  [chat-id navigation-replace? cofx]
+  (let [nav-fn (if navigation-replace?
+                 #(navigation/replace-view % :chat)
+                 #(navigation/navigate-to % :chat))]
+    (-> (preload-chat-data cofx chat-id)
+        (update :db nav-fn))))
 
 (handlers/register-handler-fx
   :navigate-to-chat
   [re-frame/trim-v]
   (fn [cofx [chat-id {:keys [navigation-replace?]}]]
-    (navigate-to-chat cofx chat-id navigation-replace?)))
+    (navigate-to-chat chat-id navigation-replace? cofx)))
+
+(defn start-chat
+  "Start a chat, making sure it exists"
+  [chat-id navigation-replace? {:keys [db] :as cofx}]
+  (when (not= (:current-public-key db) chat-id) ; don't allow to open chat with yourself
+    (handlers/merge-fx
+      cofx
+      (ensure-chat-exists chat-id)
+      (navigate-to-chat chat-id navigation-replace?))))
 
 (handlers/register-handler-fx
   :start-chat
   [(re-frame/inject-cofx :get-stored-chat) re-frame/trim-v]
-  (fn [{:keys [db] :as cofx} [contact-id {:keys [navigation-replace?]}]]
-    (when (not= (:current-public-key db) contact-id)        ; don't allow to open chat with yourself
-      (if (get (:chats db) contact-id)
-        (navigate-to-chat cofx contact-id navigation-replace?) ; existing chat, just preload and displey
-        (let [add-chat-fx (models/add-chat cofx contact-id)] ; new chat, create before preload & display
-          (merge add-chat-fx
-                 (navigate-to-chat (assoc cofx :db (:db add-chat-fx))
-                                   contact-id
-                                   navigation-replace?)))))))
+  (fn [cofx [contact-id {:keys [navigation-replace?]}]]
+      (start-chat contact-id navigation-replace? cofx)))
 
 ;; TODO(janherich): remove this unnecessary event in the future (only model function `update-chat` will stay)
 (handlers/register-handler-fx
@@ -346,4 +352,4 @@
   [re-frame/trim-v]
   (fn [{:keys [db]} [chat-id]]
     (merge (remove-chats db chat-id)
-           {:dispatch [:navigation-replace :home]})))
\ No newline at end of file
+           {:dispatch [:navigation-replace :home]})))
diff --git a/src/status_im/ui/screens/profile/contact/views.cljs b/src/status_im/ui/screens/profile/contact/views.cljs
index 770f6c7ea2..3a6c33935b 100644
--- a/src/status_im/ui/screens/profile/contact/views.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/ui/screens/profile/contact/views.cljs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    toolbar/default-nav-back
    [toolbar/content-title ""]])
 
-(defn actions [{:keys [pending? whisper-identity dapp?]} chat-id]
+(defn actions [{:keys [pending? whisper-identity dapp?]}]
   (concat (if pending?
             [{:label  (i18n/label :t/add-to-contacts)
               :icon   :icons/add-contact
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
           (when-not dapp?
             [{:label  (i18n/label :t/send-transaction)
               :icon   :icons/arrow-right
-              :action #(re-frame/dispatch [:profile/send-transaction chat-id whisper-identity])}])))
+              :action #(re-frame/dispatch [:profile/send-transaction whisper-identity])}])))
 
 (defn profile-info-item [{:keys [label value options accessibility-label]}]
   [react/view styles/profile-info-item
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@
 
 (defview profile []
   (letsubs [identity        [:current-contact-identity]
-            maybe-contact   [:contact]
-            chat-id [:get :current-chat-id]]
+            maybe-contact   [:contact]]
     (let [contact (or maybe-contact (utils.contacts/whisper-id->new-contact identity))]
       [react/view profile.components.styles/profile
        [status-bar/status-bar]
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@
        [react/scroll-view
         [react/view profile.components.styles/profile-form
          [profile.components/profile-header contact false false nil nil]]
-        [list/action-list (actions contact chat-id)
+        [list/action-list (actions contact)
          {:container-style        styles/action-container
           :action-style           styles/action
           :action-label-style     styles/action-label
diff --git a/src/status_im/ui/screens/profile/events.cljs b/src/status_im/ui/screens/profile/events.cljs
index 697d01c84e..45ce6a8d64 100644
--- a/src/status_im/ui/screens/profile/events.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/ui/screens/profile/events.cljs
@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@
 
 (handlers/register-handler-fx
   :profile/send-transaction
-  [re-frame/trim-v]
+  [(re-frame/inject-cofx :get-stored-chat) re-frame/trim-v]
   (fn [{{:contacts/keys [contacts] :as db} :db :as cofx} [chat-id]]
-    (let [send-command (get-in contacts chat-const/send-command-ref)]
-      (-> (chat-events/navigate-to-chat cofx chat-id)
-          (as-> fx
-              (merge fx (input-events/select-chat-input-command (:db fx) send-command nil true)))))))
+    (let [send-command (get-in contacts chat-const/send-command-ref)
+          fx (chat-events/start-chat chat-id true cofx)]
+      (merge fx (input-events/select-chat-input-command (:db fx) send-command nil true)))))
 
 (defn get-current-account [{:accounts/keys [current-account-id] :as db}]
   (get-in db [:accounts/accounts current-account-id]))