diff --git a/src/status_im/navigation/handlers.cljs b/src/status_im/navigation/handlers.cljs
index ac1486eb6e..6d8ca1fc43 100644
--- a/src/status_im/navigation/handlers.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/navigation/handlers.cljs
@@ -82,9 +82,8 @@
 
 (defn show-profile
   [db [_ identity]]
-  (-> db
-      (assoc :contact-identity identity)
-      (push-view :profile)))
+  (dispatch [:navigate-forget :profile])
+  (assoc db :contact-identity identity))
 
 (register-handler :show-profile show-profile)
 
diff --git a/src/status_im/profile/handlers.cljs b/src/status_im/profile/handlers.cljs
index 6618668e92..ea71c85c52 100644
--- a/src/status_im/profile/handlers.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/profile/handlers.cljs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 (defn message-user [identity]
   (when identity
-    (dispatch [:navigate-to :chat identity])))
+    (dispatch [:navigation-replace :chat identity])))
 
 (register-handler :open-image-picker
    (u/side-effect!