fixes #3935

public/src/client/chats.js

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ define('forum/chats', ['components', 'string', 'sounds', 'forum/infinitescroll',
 	};
 
 	Chats.switchChat = function(uid, username) {
-		if (!$('[component="chat/messages"]').length) {
+		if (!$('#content [component="chat/messages"]').length) {
 			return ajaxify.go('chats/' + utils.slugify(username));
 		}
 

public/src/modules/chat.js

@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ define('chat', ['components', 'taskbar', 'string', 'sounds', 'forum/chats', 'tra
 		});
 
 		socket.on('event:chats.receive', function(data) {
-			if (ajaxify.currentPage.match(/^chats/)) {
-				return;
-			}
-
 			var username = data.message.fromUser.username;
 			var isSelf = parseInt(data.message.fromUser.uid, 10) === parseInt(app.user.uid, 10);
 			data.message.self = data.self;