diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/CreateProfile.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/CreateProfile.swift
index 3f835e25d4..0ee6baa765 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/CreateProfile.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/CreateProfile.swift
@@ -166,8 +166,10 @@ private func createProfile(_ displayName: String, showAlert: (UserProfileAlert)
     )
     let m = ChatModel.shared
     do {
+        AppChatState.shared.set(.active)
         m.currentUser = try apiCreateActiveUser(profile)
-        if m.users.isEmpty {
+        // .isEmpty check is redundant here, but it makes it clearer what is going on
+        if m.users.isEmpty || m.users.allSatisfy({ $0.user.hidden }) {
             try startChat()
             withAnimation {
                 onboardingStageDefault.set(.step3_CreateSimpleXAddress)