diff --git a/src/store/epics/chatEpics.js b/src/store/epics/chatEpics.js
index 23b948a..72173e4 100644
--- a/src/store/epics/chatEpics.js
+++ b/src/store/epics/chatEpics.js
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ const initChatHandlerConnection = ({ authToken, secretKey, mID, isNewRoom }) =>
   return chatHandler.initConnection({
     authToken,
     secretKey: secretKey,
-    mID
+    mID,
+    isNewRoom,
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/src/store/epics/helpers/ChatHandler.js b/src/store/epics/helpers/ChatHandler.js
index 68ca6ff..712e9d5 100644
--- a/src/store/epics/helpers/ChatHandler.js
+++ b/src/store/epics/helpers/ChatHandler.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class ChatHandler {
     reader.readAsArrayBuffer(fileBlob);
   };
 
-  initConnection = ({ mID, secretKey, authToken }) => {
+  initConnection = ({ mID, secretKey, authToken, isNewRoom }) => {
     this.mID = mID;
     this.secretKey = secretKey;
     this.authToken = authToken;
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class ChatHandler {
       this.ws.onmessage = this.onWsMessage;
       this.ws.onopen = (event) => {
         event.target.send(this.authToken);
-        observer.next();
+        observer.next(isNewRoom);
         observer.complete();
       };