diff --git a/src/status_im/chat/events.cljs b/src/status_im/chat/events.cljs
index 9e005cb3ca..a69486b5a4 100644
--- a/src/status_im/chat/events.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/chat/events.cljs
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@
   (if (chats const/console-chat-id)
     {:db db}
     (cond-> {:db (-> db
-                     (assoc :new-chat sign-up/console-chat
-                            :current-chat-id const/console-chat-id)
+                     (assoc :current-chat-id const/console-chat-id)
                      (update :chats assoc const/console-chat-id sign-up/console-chat))
              :dispatch-n [[:add-contacts [sign-up/console-contact]]]
              :save-chat sign-up/console-chat
@@ -324,8 +323,8 @@
 (handlers/register-handler-fx
   :add-chat
   [(re-frame/inject-cofx :gfy-generator) re-frame/trim-v]
-  (fn [cofx [chat-id]]
-    (model/add-chat cofx chat-id)))
+  (fn [cofx [chat-id chat-props]]
+    (model/add-chat cofx chat-id chat-props)))
 
 (defn- navigate-to-chat
   [cofx chat-id navigation-replace?]
diff --git a/src/status_im/chat/models.cljs b/src/status_im/chat/models.cljs
index 3abfa410c2..1fc2482254 100644
--- a/src/status_im/chat/models.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/chat/models.cljs
@@ -12,30 +12,33 @@
   (update-in db [:chat-ui-props current-chat-id ui-element] not))
 
 (defn- create-new-chat
-  [{:keys [db gfy-generator now]} chat-id]
+  [{:keys [db gfy-generator now]} chat-id chat-props]
   (let [{:keys [name whisper-identity]} (get-in db [:contacts/contacts chat-id])]
-    {:chat-id    chat-id
-     :name       (or name (gfy-generator whisper-identity))
-     :color      styles/default-chat-color
-     :group-chat false
-     :is-active  true
-     :timestamp  now
-     :contacts   [{:identity chat-id}]}))
+    (merge {:chat-id    chat-id
+            :name       (or name (gfy-generator whisper-identity))
+            :color      styles/default-chat-color
+            :group-chat false
+            :is-active  true
+            :timestamp  now
+            :contacts   [{:identity chat-id}]}
+           chat-props)))
 
 (defn add-chat
-  [{:keys [db] :as cofx} chat-id]
-  (let [new-chat       (create-new-chat cofx chat-id)
-        existing-chats (:chats db)]
-    {:db (cond-> (assoc db :new-chat new-chat)
-           (not (contains? existing-chats chat-id))
-           (update :chats assoc chat-id new-chat))
-     :save-chat new-chat}))
+  ([cofx chat-id]
+   (add-chat cofx chat-id {}))
+  ([{:keys [db] :as cofx} chat-id chat-props]
+   (let [new-chat       (create-new-chat cofx chat-id chat-props)
+         existing-chats (:chats db)]
+     {:db (cond-> db
+            (not (contains? existing-chats chat-id))
+            (update :chats assoc chat-id new-chat))
+      :save-chat new-chat})))
 
 (defn update-chat
   "Updates chat properties, if chat is not present in db, creates a default new one"
   [{:keys [db get-stored-chat]} {:keys [chat-id] :as chat}]
   (let [chat (merge (or (get-stored-chat chat-id)
-                        (create-new-chat db chat-id))
+                        (create-new-chat db chat-id {}))
                     chat)]
     {:db        (update-in db [:chats chat-id] merge chat)
      :save-chat chat}))
diff --git a/src/status_im/chat/specs.cljs b/src/status_im/chat/specs.cljs
index 66c96c75f7..06c443b2ea 100644
--- a/src/status_im/chat/specs.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/chat/specs.cljs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 (s/def :chat/chats (s/nilable map?))                                        ;; {id (string) chat (map)} active chats on chat's tab
 (s/def :chat/current-chat-id (s/nilable string?))                           ;;current or last opened chat-id
 (s/def :chat/chat-id (s/nilable string?))                                   ;;what is the difference ? ^
-(s/def :chat/new-chat (s/nilable map?))                                     ;;used during adding new chat
 (s/def :chat/new-chat-name (s/nilable string?))                             ;;we have name in the new-chat why do we need this field
 (s/def :chat/chat-animations (s/nilable map?))                              ;;{id (string) props (map)}
 (s/def :chat/chat-ui-props (s/nilable map?))                                ;;{id (string) props (map)}
diff --git a/test/cljs/status_im/test/chat/events.cljs b/test/cljs/status_im/test/chat/events.cljs
index e181e2db34..077db3610f 100644
--- a/test/cljs/status_im/test/chat/events.cljs
+++ b/test/cljs/status_im/test/chat/events.cljs
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@
                     :accounts/current-account-id nil}
           {:keys [db dispatch-n]} (chat-events/init-console-chat fresh-db false)]
       (is (= (:current-chat-id db)
-             (:chat-id sign-up/console-chat)))
-      (is (= (:new-chat db)
-             sign-up/console-chat))
+             (:chat-id sign-up/console-chat))) 
       (is (= (:current-chat-id db)
              const/console-chat-id))
       (is (= dispatch-n
@@ -40,9 +38,7 @@
                     :accounts/current-account-id (:whisper-identity contact)}
           {:keys [db dispatch-n]} (chat-events/init-console-chat fresh-db false)]
       (is (= (:current-chat-id db)
-             (:chat-id sign-up/console-chat)))
-      (is (= (:new-chat db)
-             sign-up/console-chat))
+             (:chat-id sign-up/console-chat))) 
       (is (= (:current-chat-id db)
              const/console-chat-id))
       (is (= dispatch-n [[:add-contacts [sign-up/console-contact]]])))))