diff --git a/src/status_im/ui/screens/add_new/new_chat/views.cljs b/src/status_im/ui/screens/add_new/new_chat/views.cljs
index 0d7bb1564f..9b9080521b 100644
--- a/src/status_im/ui/screens/add_new/new_chat/views.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/ui/screens/add_new/new_chat/views.cljs
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
      [topbar/topbar
       {:title       :t/new-chat
        :modal?      true
-       :accessories [{:icon    :qr
+       :accessories [{:icon                :qr
+                      :accessibility-label :scan-contact-code-button
                       :handler #(re-frame/dispatch [:qr-scanner.ui/scan-qr-code-pressed
                                                     {:title   (i18n/label :t/new-contact)
                                                      :handler :contact/qr-code-scanned}])}]}]
diff --git a/test/appium/tests/atomic/chats/test_chats_management.py b/test/appium/tests/atomic/chats/test_chats_management.py
index 3f09a0cfcd..1db5e5f585 100644
--- a/test/appium/tests/atomic/chats/test_chats_management.py
+++ b/test/appium/tests/atomic/chats/test_chats_management.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class TestChatManagement(SingleDeviceTestCase):
         contacts_view = home.start_new_chat_button.click()
         contacts_view.public_key_edit_box.set_value(basic_user['public_key'][:-1])
         contacts_view.confirm()
-        warning_text = contacts_view.element_by_text('Please enter or scan a valid chat key or username')
+        warning_text = contacts_view.element_by_text('User not found')
         if not warning_text.is_element_displayed():
             self.driver.fail('Error is not shown for invalid public key')
 
diff --git a/test/appium/tests/atomic/chats/test_one_to_one.py b/test/appium/tests/atomic/chats/test_one_to_one.py
index 725f3fe105..d65344d922 100644
--- a/test/appium/tests/atomic/chats/test_one_to_one.py
+++ b/test/appium/tests/atomic/chats/test_one_to_one.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class TestMessagesOneToOneChatMultiple(MultipleDeviceTestCase):
         default_username_2 = profile_2.default_username_text.text
         profile_2.home_button.click()
 
-        device_1_chat = device_1_home.add_contact(device_2_public_key)
+        device_1_chat = device_1_home.add_contact(device_2_public_key + ' ')
         message = 'hello'
         device_1_chat.chat_message_input.send_keys(message)
         device_1_chat.send_message_button.click()