diff --git a/mobile/src/bundles/chat/screens/chat-list/chat-list.tsx b/mobile/src/bundles/chat/screens/chat-list/chat-list.tsx
index 0e0811b3a..d6a633d66 100644
--- a/mobile/src/bundles/chat/screens/chat-list/chat-list.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/bundles/chat/screens/chat-list/chat-list.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
     View,
 } from '~/bundles/common/components/components';
 import {
-    DataStatus,
     RootScreenName,
     TextCategory,
     UserRole,
@@ -38,9 +37,8 @@ import { styles } from './styles';
 const ChatList: React.FC = () => {
     const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
     const { currentUserData: user } = useAppSelector(({ auth }) => auth);
-    const { chats, current, dataStatus } = useAppSelector(({ chat }) => chat);
-
-    const isChatsLoading = dataStatus === DataStatus.PENDING;
+    const { chats, current } = useAppSelector(({ chat }) => chat);
+    const [isDataLoaded, setDataLoaded] = useState(false);
     const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
 
     const navigation =
@@ -48,7 +46,13 @@ const ChatList: React.FC = () => {
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (user) {
-            void dispatch(chatActions.getAllChatsByUserId(user.id));
+            void dispatch(chatActions.getAllChatsByUserId(user.id)).then(() => {
+                setDataLoaded(true);
+            });
+
+            return () => {
+                setDataLoaded(false);
+            };
         }
     }, [dispatch, user, current.messages.length]);
 
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ const ChatList: React.FC = () => {
         [navigation],
     );
 
-    if (isChatsLoading) {
+    if (!isDataLoaded) {
         return <Loader />;
     }
 
diff --git a/mobile/src/bundles/chat/screens/chat/chat.tsx b/mobile/src/bundles/chat/screens/chat/chat.tsx
index c552b12a3..e3b13b4ed 100644
--- a/mobile/src/bundles/chat/screens/chat/chat.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/bundles/chat/screens/chat/chat.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
 
 import {
     ChatHeader,
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from '~/bundles/chat/components/components';
 import { actions as chatActions } from '~/bundles/chat/store';
 import { type ChatMessagesCreateRequestDto } from '~/bundles/chat/types/types';
-import { FlatList, View } from '~/bundles/common/components/components';
+import { FlatList, Loader, View } from '~/bundles/common/components/components';
 import {
     useAppDispatch,
     useAppRoute,
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ import { styles } from './styles';
 const Chat: React.FC = () => {
     const route = useAppRoute();
     const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+    const { current } = useAppSelector(({ chat }) => chat);
+    const [isDataLoaded, setDataLoaded] = useState(false);
+
     const { chatId, partnerName, partnerAvatar, partnerId } =
         route.params as ChatNavigationProperties;
-    const { current } = useAppSelector(({ chat }) => chat);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         void dispatch(
@@ -33,7 +35,13 @@ const Chat: React.FC = () => {
                 chatId,
                 employerId: partnerId,
             }),
-        );
+        ).then(() => {
+            setDataLoaded(true);
+        });
+
+        return () => {
+            setDataLoaded(false);
+        };
     }, [dispatch, chatId, partnerId]);
 
     const handleSendMessage = useCallback(
@@ -58,6 +66,10 @@ const Chat: React.FC = () => {
         );
     };
 
+    if (!isDataLoaded) {
+        return <Loader />;
+    }
+
     return (
         <View style={[globalStyles.flex1, styles.chatContainer]}>
             <ChatHeader
diff --git a/mobile/src/bundles/employer/screens/contact-candidate/contact-candidate.tsx b/mobile/src/bundles/employer/screens/contact-candidate/contact-candidate.tsx
index 79660f3d4..d426c4f9b 100644
--- a/mobile/src/bundles/employer/screens/contact-candidate/contact-candidate.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/bundles/employer/screens/contact-candidate/contact-candidate.tsx
@@ -28,20 +28,28 @@ const ContactCandidate: React.FC = () => {
     const route = useAppRoute();
     const { currentUserData } = useAppSelector(({ auth }) => auth);
     const { chats, dataStatus } = useAppSelector(({ chat }) => chat);
-    const { talentId, profileName } =
-        route.params as ContactTalentNavigationPropertiesType;
+    const isLoading = dataStatus === DataStatus.PENDING;
 
     const navigation =
         useNavigation<NavigationProp<RootNavigationParameterList>>();
+
     const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
-    const startedChat = chats.find((chat) => chat.chatId === talentId);
+    const { talentId } = route.params as ContactTalentNavigationPropertiesType;
+
+    const startedChat = chats.find(({ participants }) => {
+        const { sender, receiver } = participants;
+        return (
+            (sender.id === currentUserData?.id && receiver.id === talentId) ||
+            (receiver.id === currentUserData?.id && sender.id === talentId)
+        );
+    });
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (currentUserData?.id) {
             void dispatch(getAllChatsByUserId(currentUserData.id));
         }
-    }, [currentUserData, dispatch]);
+    }, [currentUserData?.id, dispatch, talentId]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (startedChat) {
@@ -61,38 +69,27 @@ const ContactCandidate: React.FC = () => {
                 }),
             );
         }
-    }, [navigation, startedChat]);
+    }, [navigation, chats, startedChat]);
 
     const handleFormSubmit = useCallback(
         (payload: ContactCandidateDto): void => {
             if (currentUserData?.id && talentId) {
                 void dispatch(
                     chatActions.createMessage({
-                        chatId: talentId,
                         senderId: currentUserData.id,
                         receiverId: talentId,
                         message: payload.message,
                     }),
                 );
-
-                navigation.dispatch(
-                    StackActions.replace(RootScreenName.CHAT, {
-                        partnerName: profileName,
-                        partnerId: talentId,
-                        chatId: talentId,
-                    }),
-                );
             }
         },
-        [profileName, navigation, dispatch, currentUserData?.id, talentId],
+        [dispatch, currentUserData?.id, talentId],
     );
 
     const handleContactClose = useCallback((): void => {
         navigation.goBack();
     }, [navigation]);
 
-    const isLoading = dataStatus === DataStatus.PENDING;
-
     return (
         <>
             <Overlay isActive={isLoading} />