diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/events.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/events.cljs
index 4e51be8799e..109185fb7a4 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/events.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/events.cljs
@@ -342,9 +342,8 @@
 (rf/defn navigate-to-lightbox
   {:events [:chat.ui/navigate-to-lightbox]}
   [{:keys [db]} shared-element-id screen-params]
-  (let [updated-db (assoc db :shared-element-id shared-element-id)]
-    (reagent/next-tick #(rf/dispatch [:navigate-to :lightbox screen-params]))
-    {:db updated-db}))
+  (reagent/next-tick #(rf/dispatch [:navigate-to :lightbox screen-params]))
+  {:db (assoc db :shared-element-id shared-element-id)})
 
 (rf/defn exit-lightbox-signal
   {:events [:chat.ui/exit-lightbox-signal]}