diff --git a/src/status_im/chat/views/message_input.cljs b/src/status_im/chat/views/message_input.cljs
index 4c26e15eb8..e40cfa4f8f 100644
--- a/src/status_im/chat/views/message_input.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/chat/views/message_input.cljs
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
                                                 animated-view
                                                 icon
                                                 touchable-highlight
-                                                text-input
-                                                dismiss-keyboard!]]
+                                                text-input]]
             [status-im.components.animation :as anim]
             [status-im.chat.views.plain-message :as plain-message]
             [status-im.chat.views.command :as command]
@@ -61,8 +60,7 @@
     staged-commands [:get-chat-staged-commands]
     typing-command? [:typing-command?]
     commands-input-is-switching? [:animations :commands-input-is-switching?]]
-   (let [dismiss-keyboard (not (or command typing-command?))
-         response? (and command to-msg-id)
+   (let [response? (and command to-msg-id)
          message-input? (or (not command) commands-input-is-switching?)
          animation? commands-input-is-switching?]
      [text-input (merge {:style           (cond
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@
                          :ref             (fn [input]
                                             (dispatch [:set-message-input input]))
                          :autoFocus       false
-                         :blurOnSubmit    dismiss-keyboard
+                         :blurOnSubmit    false
                          :onChangeText    (fn [text]
                                             (when-not animation?
                                               ((if message-input?
@@ -82,8 +80,7 @@
                          :onSubmitEditing #(when-not animation?
                                             (if message-input?
                                               (plain-message/try-send staged-commands
-                                                                      input-message
-                                                                      dismiss-keyboard)
+                                                                      input-message)
                                               (command/try-send input-command validator)))}
                         (when command
                           {:accessibility-label :command-input})
@@ -100,8 +97,7 @@
    staged-commands [:get-chat-staged-commands]
    typing-command? [:typing-command?]
    commands-input-is-switching? [:animations :commands-input-is-switching?]]
-  (let [dismiss-keyboard (not (or command typing-command?))
-        response? (and command to-msg-id)
+  (let [response? (and command to-msg-id)
         message-input? (or (not command) commands-input-is-switching?)]
     [view st/input-container
      [view st/input-view
@@ -117,8 +113,7 @@
       (if message-input?
         (when (plain-message/message-valid? staged-commands input-message)
           [send-button {:on-press            #(plain-message/try-send staged-commands
-                                                                      input-message
-                                                                      dismiss-keyboard)
+                                                                      input-message)
                         :accessibility-label :send-message}])
         (if (command/valid? input-command validator)
           [send-button {:on-press            command/send-command
diff --git a/src/status_im/chat/views/plain_message.cljs b/src/status_im/chat/views/plain_message.cljs
index 7c637ebbd0..0284e0e25f 100644
--- a/src/status_im/chat/views/plain_message.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/chat/views/plain_message.cljs
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
             [status-im.components.react :refer [view
                                                 animated-view
                                                 icon
-                                                touchable-highlight
-                                                dismiss-keyboard!]]
+                                                touchable-highlight]]
             [status-im.components.animation :as anim]
             [status-im.chat.styles.plain-message :as st]
             [status-im.constants :refer [response-input-hiding-duration]]))
@@ -14,19 +13,14 @@
 (defn set-input-message [message]
   (dispatch [:set-chat-input-text message]))
 
-(defn send [dismiss-keyboard]
-  (when dismiss-keyboard
-    (dismiss-keyboard!))
-  (dispatch [:send-chat-msg]))
-
 (defn message-valid? [staged-commands message]
   (or (and (pos? (count message))
            (not= "!" message))
       (pos? (count staged-commands))))
 
-(defn try-send [staged-commands message dismiss-keyboard]
+(defn try-send [staged-commands message]
   (when (message-valid? staged-commands message)
-    (send dismiss-keyboard)))
+    (dispatch [:send-chat-msg])))
 
 (defn prepare-message-input [message-input]
   (when message-input