1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/utils/messages.ts b/src/utils/messages.ts
index a0bbdb46..49033226 100644
--- a/src/utils/messages.ts
+++ b/src/utils/messages.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export const connectChatAccount = async (
   try {
     await getChatToken();
     const chatToken = await AsyncStorage.getItem('chatToken');
-    if (chatToken) {
+    if (!chatClient.user && chatToken) {
       await chatClient.connectUser(
         {
           id: loggedInUserId,
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ export const connectChatAccount = async (
         chatToken,
       );
       return true;
+    } else if (chatClient.user) {
+      return true;
     } else {
       console.log('Unable to connect to stream. Empty chat token');
       return false;