diff --git a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/data/SocialRepository.kt b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/data/SocialRepository.kt
index af0b2674f..0cd7df3ae 100644
--- a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/data/SocialRepository.kt
+++ b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/data/SocialRepository.kt
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ interface SocialRepository : BaseRepository {
     suspend fun inviteToGroup(id: String, inviteData: Map<String, Any>): List<Void>?
 
     suspend fun retrieveMember(userId: String?, fromHall: Boolean = false): Member?
-    suspend fun retrieveMemberWithUsername(username: String?): Member?
+    suspend fun retrieveMemberWithUsername(username: String?, fromHall: Boolean): Member?
 
     suspend fun findUsernames(
         username: String,
diff --git a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/data/implementation/SocialRepositoryImpl.kt b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/data/implementation/SocialRepositoryImpl.kt
index df5c4589b..86b2f523e 100644
--- a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/data/implementation/SocialRepositoryImpl.kt
+++ b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/data/implementation/SocialRepositoryImpl.kt
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ class SocialRepositoryImpl(
         }
     }
 
-    override suspend fun retrieveMemberWithUsername(username: String?): Member? {
-        return retrieveMember(username, true)
+    override suspend fun retrieveMemberWithUsername(username: String?, fromHall: Boolean): Member? {
+        return retrieveMember(username, fromHall)
     }
 
     override suspend fun findUsernames(username: String, context: String?, id: String?): List<FindUsernameResult>? {
diff --git a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/fragments/social/InboxOverviewFragment.kt b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/fragments/social/InboxOverviewFragment.kt
index be5499b91..e118dd033 100644
--- a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/fragments/social/InboxOverviewFragment.kt
+++ b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/fragments/social/InboxOverviewFragment.kt
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class InboxOverviewFragment : BaseMainFragment<FragmentInboxBinding>(), androidx
                 binding.progressCircular.visibility = View.VISIBLE
                 val username = binding.uuidEditText.text?.toString() ?: ""
                 lifecycleScope.launch(ExceptionHandler.coroutine()) {
-                    val member = socialRepository.retrieveMemberWithUsername(username)
+                    val member = socialRepository.retrieveMemberWithUsername(username, false)
                     if (member != null) {
                         alert.dismiss()
                         openInboxMessages("", username)
diff --git a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/viewmodels/InboxViewModel.kt b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/viewmodels/InboxViewModel.kt
index 8bebb03c3..4fb2926cf 100644
--- a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/viewmodels/InboxViewModel.kt
+++ b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/viewmodels/InboxViewModel.kt
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class InboxViewModel(recipientID: String?, recipientUsername: String?) : BaseVie
             setMemberID(recipientID)
         } else if (recipientUsername?.isNotBlank() == true) {
             viewModelScope.launch(ExceptionHandler.coroutine()) {
-                val member = socialRepository.retrieveMemberWithUsername(recipientUsername)
+                val member = socialRepository.retrieveMemberWithUsername(recipientUsername, false)
                 setMemberID(member?.id ?: "")
                 invalidateDataSource()
                 dataSourceFactory.updateRecipientID(memberID)