diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/App.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/App.kt
index d88a450fd1..70e0067260 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/App.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/App.kt
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ fun MainScreen() {
       ModalManager.fullscreen.showOneTimePasscodeInView()
       AlertManager.privacySensitive.showInView()
       if (onboarding == OnboardingStage.OnboardingComplete) {
-        LaunchedEffect(chatModel.currentUser.value, chatModel.appOpenUrl.value) {
+        LaunchedEffect(chatModel.chatRunning.value, chatModel.currentUser.value, chatModel.appOpenUrl.value) {
           val (rhId, url) = chatModel.appOpenUrl.value ?: (null to null)
-          if (url != null) {
+          if (url != null && chatModel.chatRunning.value == true) {
             chatModel.appOpenUrl.value = null
             connectIfOpenedViaUri(rhId, url, chatModel)
           }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
index 628e768d57..76a9ab4c16 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ object ChatModel {
 
   // set when app is opened via contact or invitation URI (rhId, uri)
   val appOpenUrl = mutableStateOf<Pair<Long?, String>?>(null)
+  val appOpenUrlConnecting = mutableStateOf<Boolean>(false)
 
   // Needed to check for bottom nav bar and to apply or not navigation bar color on Android
   val newChatSheetVisible = mutableStateOf(false)
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatListView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatListView.kt
index 7b5be0c323..2109e21bfe 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatListView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatListView.kt
@@ -601,7 +601,8 @@ fun connectIfOpenedViaUri(rhId: Long?, uri: String, chatModel: ChatModel) {
     chatModel.appOpenUrl.value = rhId to uri
   } else {
     withBGApi {
-      planAndConnect(rhId, uri, close = null)
+      chatModel.appOpenUrlConnecting.value = true
+      planAndConnect(rhId, uri, close = null, cleanup = { chatModel.appOpenUrlConnecting.value = false })
     }
   }
 }
@@ -670,7 +671,9 @@ private fun ChatListSearchBar(listState: LazyListState, searchText: MutableState
                 // if some other text is pasted, enter search mode
                 focusRequester.requestFocus()
               } else {
-                connectProgressManager.cancelConnectProgress()
+                if (!chatModel.appOpenUrlConnecting.value) {
+                  connectProgressManager.cancelConnectProgress()
+                }
                 if (listState.layoutInfo.totalItemsCount > 0) {
                   listState.scrollToItem(0)
                 }