diff --git a/deltachat-ios/Chat/ChatViewController.swift b/deltachat-ios/Chat/ChatViewController.swift
index a3313c815..eccc060df 100644
--- a/deltachat-ios/Chat/ChatViewController.swift
+++ b/deltachat-ios/Chat/ChatViewController.swift
@@ -429,17 +429,17 @@ class ChatViewController: UITableViewController, UITableViewDropDelegate {
                     if messageId > 0 {
                         let msg = self.dcContext.getMessage(id: messageId)
                         if msg.state == DC_STATE_OUT_DRAFT && msg.type == DC_MSG_WEBXDC {
-                            draft.draftMsg = msg
-                            configureDraftArea(draft: draft, animated: false)
+                            self.draft.draftMsg = msg
+                            self.configureDraftArea(draft: self.draft, animated: false)
                             return
                         }
                     }
-                    refreshMessages()
-                    updateTitle()
+                    self.refreshMessages()
+                    self.updateTitle()
                     DispatchQueue.main.async {
                         self.updateScrollDownButtonVisibility()
                     }
-                    markSeenMessagesInVisibleArea()
+                    self.markSeenMessagesInVisibleArea()
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -452,11 +452,11 @@ class ChatViewController: UITableViewController, UITableViewDropDelegate {
                 guard let self, let ui = notification.userInfo else { return }
                 let chatId = ui["chat_id"] as? Int ?? 0
                 if chatId == 0 || chatId == self.chatId {
-                    let wasLastSectionScrolledToBottom = isLastRowScrolledToBottom()
-                    refreshMessages()
-                    updateTitle()
+                    let wasLastSectionScrolledToBottom = self.isLastRowScrolledToBottom()
+                    self.refreshMessages()
+                    self.updateTitle()
                     if wasLastSectionScrolledToBottom {
-                        scrollToBottom(animated: true)
+                        self.scrollToBottom(animated: true)
                     }
                     updateScrollDownButtonVisibility()
                     markSeenMessagesInVisibleArea()