diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
index 07f142d6bc..e0f84f08e9 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
@@ -632,7 +632,6 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
         
         func popRecentChats() {
             let m = ChatModel.shared
-            if m.chatId != nil { return }
             var ixs: IndexSet = []
             var chs: [Chat] = []
             var skipped: ChatId?