diff --git a/Monal/another.im/Views/Main/Contacts/ContactsScreen.swift b/Monal/another.im/Views/Main/Contacts/ContactsScreen.swift
index ed0f4b8..0cad0fa 100644
--- a/Monal/another.im/Views/Main/Contacts/ContactsScreen.swift
+++ b/Monal/another.im/Views/Main/Contacts/ContactsScreen.swift
@@ -127,7 +127,16 @@ private struct ContactsScreenRow: View {
     }
 
     private func startChat() {
-        let model = wrapper.chat(with: contact)
+        guard let model = wrapper.chat(with: contact) else {
+            router.showAlert(
+                .alert,
+                title: L10n.Global.Error.title,
+                subtitle: L10n.Conversation.startError
+            ) {
+                Button(L10n.Global.ok, role: .cancel) {}
+            }
+            return
+        }
         router.showScreen(.push) { _ in
             ConversationScreen()
                 .navigationBarHidden(true)
diff --git a/Monal/another.im/XMPP/Wrappers/WrapperChat.swift b/Monal/another.im/XMPP/Wrappers/WrapperChat.swift
index b638c57..4af1d81 100644
--- a/Monal/another.im/XMPP/Wrappers/WrapperChat.swift
+++ b/Monal/another.im/XMPP/Wrappers/WrapperChat.swift
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ final class WrapperChat: ObservableObject {
     private let xmpp: MLXMPPManager
     private let db: DataLayer
     private let monalContact: MLContact
-    // private let account: Account
     private var notificationObservers: [AnyObject] = []
 
     init?(with: Contact) {
@@ -32,9 +31,30 @@ final class WrapperChat: ObservableObject {
         else { return nil }
         self.monalContact = monalContact
         isOmemoEnabled = monalContact.isEncrypted
+
+        subscribe()
+        NotificationCenter.default.post(name: Notification.Name(kMonalNewMessageNotice), object: nil)
     }
 
-    init?(with _: Chat) {
+    init?(with: Chat) {
+        xmpp = MLXMPPManager.sharedInstance()
+        db = DataLayer.sharedInstance()
+
+        guard
+            let monalContact = db.contactList()
+                .first(where: {
+                    $0.accountID.intValue == with.accountId
+                })
+        else { return nil }
+        self.monalContact = monalContact
+        isOmemoEnabled = monalContact.isEncrypted
+
+        guard let contact = Contact(monalContact) else { return nil }
+        self.contact = contact
+
+        subscribe()
+        NotificationCenter.default.post(name: Notification.Name(kMonalNewMessageNotice), object: nil)
+
         // guard let account = accounts.first(where: { $0.id == with.accountId }) else { return nil }
         //
         // var contact = contacts.first(where: { $0.ownerId == with.accountId && $0.contactJid == with.participantJid })
@@ -51,7 +71,6 @@ final class WrapperChat: ObservableObject {
         // guard let contact else { return nil }
         // let chatModel = WrapperChat(account: account, contact: contact, db: db, xmpp: xmpp)
         // return chatModel
-        nil
     }
 
     // init(account: Account, contact: Contact, db: DataLayer, xmpp: MLXMPPManager) {
@@ -83,7 +102,9 @@ final class WrapperChat: ObservableObject {
             to: contact.contactJid,
             forAccount: monalContact.accountID,
             withMessage: text,
-            actuallyFrom: account.jid,
+
+            // MARK: WARNING!
+            actuallyFrom: "testmon3@test.anal.company",
             withId: newMessageId,
             encrypted: monalContact.isEncrypted,
             messageType: kMessageTypeText,
@@ -95,13 +116,12 @@ final class WrapperChat: ObservableObject {
     }
 
     func requestMAM() {
+        guard let acc = monalContact.account else { return }
         if mamRequestInProgress { return }
         mamRequestInProgress = true
 
-        guard let acc = xmpp.getEnabledAccount(forID: NSNumber(value: account.id)) else { return }
-
         let lastStanzaId = messages.last?.stanzaId // last here because list is reversed
-            ?? db.lastStanzaId(forAccount: NSNumber(value: account.id))
+            ?? db.lastStanzaId(forAccount: NSNumber(value: contact.ownerId))
 
         acc.setMAMQueryMostRecentFor(monalContact, before: lastStanzaId) { [weak self] msgs, _ in
             DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.5) { [weak self] in