diff --git a/test/appium/tests/atomic/chats/test_public.py b/test/appium/tests/atomic/chats/test_public.py
index 52a2b4c90f..ecf33de5c6 100644
--- a/test/appium/tests/atomic/chats/test_public.py
+++ b/test/appium/tests/atomic/chats/test_public.py
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ class TestPublicChatMultipleDevice(MultipleDeviceTestCase):
 
         home_2.just_fyi('Add device1 to contacts and check that status will be shown in timeline_1')
         chat_2.close_button.scroll_and_click(direction='up')
-        chat_2.close_button.click()
         chat_2.add_to_contacts.click()
         timeline_2 = chat_2.status_button.click()
         for status in statuses:
diff --git a/test/appium/views/base_element.py b/test/appium/views/base_element.py
index 6bc8f41e52..20c7920aca 100644
--- a/test/appium/views/base_element.py
+++ b/test/appium/views/base_element.py
@@ -283,14 +283,12 @@ class EditBox(BaseElement):
         super(EditBox, self).__init__(driver, **kwargs)
 
     def send_keys(self, value):
-        value = self.exclude_emoji(value)
         self.find_element().send_keys(value)
-        self.driver.info("*Type '%s' to %s*" % (value, self.name))
+        self.driver.info("*Type '%s' to %s*" % (self.exclude_emoji(value), self.name))
 
     def set_value(self, value):
-        value = self.exclude_emoji(value)
         self.find_element().set_value(value)
-        self.driver.info("*Type '%s' to %s*" % (value, self.name))
+        self.driver.info("*Type '%s' to %s*" % (self.exclude_emoji(value), self.name))
 
     def clear(self):
         self.find_element().clear()
diff --git a/test/appium/views/chat_view.py b/test/appium/views/chat_view.py
index 7129a855e9..32e5870149 100644
--- a/test/appium/views/chat_view.py
+++ b/test/appium/views/chat_view.py
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ class ChatView(BaseView):
             errors.append("Message '%s' is not under 'Today' text" % text)
 
     def send_message(self, message: str = 'test message'):
-        self.driver.info("**Sending message '%s'**" % message)
+        self.driver.info("**Sending message '%s'**" % BaseElement(self.driver).exclude_emoji(message))
         self.chat_message_input.wait_for_element(5)
         self.chat_message_input.send_keys(message)
         self.send_message_button.click()
@@ -910,8 +910,7 @@ class ChatView(BaseView):
 
 
     def set_new_status(self, status='something is happening', image=False):
-        status = BaseElement(self.driver).exclude_emoji(status)
-        self.driver.info("**Setting new status:'%s', image set is: '%s'**" % (status, str(image)))
+        self.driver.info("**Setting new status:'%s', image set is: '%s'**" % (BaseElement(self.driver).exclude_emoji(status), str(image)))
         self.timeline_add_new_status_button.click_until_presence_of_element(self.timeline_my_status_editbox)
         self.timeline_my_status_editbox.set_value(status)