diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
index 6f8c6e80b0..0e3dd9b2aa 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
@@ -259,6 +259,14 @@ func apiCreateActiveUser(_ p: Profile?, pastTimestamp: Bool = false, keepActiveU
     throw r.unexpected
 }
 
+func createProfileKeepingActiveUser(_ profile: Profile) async throws -> User {
+    let newUser = try apiCreateActiveUser(profile, keepActiveUser: true)
+    if let users = try? await listUsersAsync() {
+        await MainActor.run { ChatModel.shared.users = users }
+    }
+    return newUser
+}
+
 func listUsers() throws -> [UserInfo] {
     return try listUsersResponse(chatSendCmdSync(.listUsers))
 }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextProfilePickerView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextProfilePickerView.swift
index 2919cc44d0..095587cd3c 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextProfilePickerView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextProfilePickerView.swift
@@ -229,14 +229,10 @@ struct ContextProfilePickerView: View {
     }
 
     private func createProfileForChat(_ profile: Profile) async throws {
-        let newUser = try apiCreateActiveUser(profile, keepActiveUser: true)
-        let updatedUsers = try? await listUsersAsync()
+        let newUser = try await createProfileKeepingActiveUser(profile)
         await MainActor.run {
             showAddProfile = false
-            if let updatedUsers {
-                chatModel.users = updatedUsers
-                users = updatedUsers.map { $0.user }.filter { u in u.activeUser || !u.hidden }
-            }
+            users = chatModel.users.map { $0.user }.filter { u in u.activeUser || !u.hidden }
             changeProfile(newUser)
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatView.swift
index 3241dbd894..d29660fb71 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatView.swift
@@ -576,14 +576,10 @@ private struct ActiveProfilePicker: View {
     }
 
     private func createProfileForConnection(_ profile: Profile) async throws {
-        let newUser = try apiCreateActiveUser(profile, keepActiveUser: true)
-        let updatedUsers = try? await listUsersAsync()
+        let newUser = try await createProfileKeepingActiveUser(profile)
         await MainActor.run {
             showAddProfile = false
-            if let updatedUsers {
-                chatModel.users = updatedUsers
-                profiles = updatedUsers.map { $0.user }
-            }
+            profiles = chatModel.users.map { $0.user }
             selectedProfile = newUser
             profileSwitchStatus = .switchingUser
         }