diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/lightbox/view.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/lightbox/view.cljs
index 76ac9406374e..8c64224f4b8b 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/lightbox/view.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/lightbox/view.cljs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     [status-im2.contexts.chat.lightbox.top-view :as top-view]
     [status-im2.contexts.chat.lightbox.bottom-view :as bottom-view]
     [utils.worklets.lightbox :as worklet]
-    [status-im.utils.utils :as utils]
     [oops.core :refer [oget]]))
 
 (def ^:const seperator-width 16)
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@
            ;; The initial value of data is the image that was pressed (and not the whole album) in order
            ;; for the transition animation to execute properly, otherwise it would animate towards
            ;; outside the screen (even if we have `initialScrollIndex` set).
-           data                            (reagent/atom [(utils/safe-nth messages index)])
+           data                            (reagent/atom (if (number? index) [(nth messages index)] []))
            scroll-index                    (reagent/atom index)
            transparent?                    (reagent/atom false)
            set-full-height?                (reagent/atom false)