diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js b/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
index 466f190b92..7a646651ac 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const meta = require('../../meta');
 const utils = require('../../utils');
 const privileges = require('../../privileges');
 const translator = require('../../translator');
+const messaging = require('../../messaging');
 
 const helpers = module.exports;
 
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = async function (userslug, callerUID) {
 	userData.canChangePassword = isAdmin || (isSelf && !meta.config['password:disableEdit']);
 	userData.isSelf = isSelf;
 	userData.isFollowing = results.isFollowing;
+	userData.hasPrivateChat = results.hasPrivateChat;
 	userData.showHidden = isSelf || isAdmin || (isGlobalModerator && !results.isTargetAdmin);
 	userData.groups = Array.isArray(results.groups) && results.groups.length ? results.groups[0] : [];
 	userData.disableSignatures = meta.config.disableSignatures === 1;
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@ async function getAllData(uid, callerUID) {
 		canBanUser: privileges.users.canBanUser(callerUID, uid),
 		isBlocked: user.blocks.is(uid, callerUID),
 		canViewInfo: privileges.global.can('view:users:info', callerUID),
+		hasPrivateChat: messaging.hasPrivateChat(callerUID, uid),
 	});
 }
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/profile.js b/src/controllers/accounts/profile.js
index acb6c049d4..83d4c0ef01 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/profile.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/profile.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ const plugins = require('../../plugins');
 const meta = require('../../meta');
 const accountHelpers = require('./helpers');
 const helpers = require('../helpers');
-const messaging = require('../../messaging');
 const utils = require('../../utils');
 
 const profileController = module.exports;
@@ -33,8 +32,7 @@ profileController.get = async function (req, res, next) {
 
 	await incrementProfileViews(req, userData);
 
-	const [hasPrivateChat, latestPosts, bestPosts] = await Promise.all([
-		messaging.hasPrivateChat(req.uid, userData.uid),
+	const [latestPosts, bestPosts] = await Promise.all([
 		getLatestPosts(req.uid, userData),
 		getBestPosts(req.uid, userData),
 		posts.parseSignature(userData, req.uid),
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ profileController.get = async function (req, res, next) {
 	userData.posts = latestPosts; // for backwards compat.
 	userData.latestPosts = latestPosts;
 	userData.bestPosts = bestPosts;
-	userData.hasPrivateChat = hasPrivateChat;
 	userData.breadcrumbs = helpers.buildBreadcrumbs([{ text: userData.username }]);
 	userData.title = userData.username;
 	userData.allowCoverPicture = !userData.isSelf || !!meta.config['reputation:disabled'] || userData.reputation >= meta.config['min:rep:cover-picture'];