diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
index 8525a141e3..3013b8a457 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
@@ -526,13 +526,12 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
     }
 
     func updateCurrentUserUiThemes(uiThemes: ThemeModeOverrides?) {
-        guard var current = currentUser, current.uiThemes != uiThemes else { return }
-        current.uiThemes = uiThemes
-        let i = users.firstIndex(where: { $0.user.userId == current.userId })
-        if let i {
-            users[i].user = current
+        if currentUser?.uiThemes != uiThemes {
+            currentUser?.uiThemes = uiThemes
+            if let i = users.firstIndex(where: { $0.user.userId == currentUser?.userId }) {
+                users[i].user.uiThemes = uiThemes
+            }
         }
-        currentUser = current
     }
 
     func addLiveDummy(_ chatInfo: ChatInfo) -> ChatItem {