diff --git a/client/src/components/chat-popup/chat-popup.component.jsx b/client/src/components/chat-popup/chat-popup.component.jsx
index 899fd3058..1c80d7c4c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/chat-popup/chat-popup.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/chat-popup/chat-popup.component.jsx
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ export function ChatPopupComponent({
     getConversations,
     { loading, data, called, refetch, fetchMore, subscribeToMore },
   ] = useLazyQuery(CONVERSATION_LIST_QUERY, {
-    fetchPolicy: "cache-and-network",
-    nextFetchPolicy: "cache-first",
+    fetchPolicy: "network-only",
+    nextFetchPolicy: "network-only",
     skip: !chatVisible,
   });