diff --git a/src/status_im/chat/models.cljs b/src/status_im/chat/models.cljs
index 17947b352d0c..b8fe1837c8d5 100644
--- a/src/status_im/chat/models.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/chat/models.cljs
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
    (community-chat? (get-chat cofx chat-id))))
 
 (defn active-chat? [cofx chat-id]
-  (not (nil? (get-chat cofx chat-id))))
+  (let [chat (get-chat cofx chat-id)]
+    (not (:active chat))))
 
 (defn foreground-chat?
   [{{:keys [current-chat-id view-id]} :db} chat-id]