diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupChatInfoView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupChatInfoView.swift
index 3879e78d3..dbea6a17e 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupChatInfoView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupChatInfoView.swift
@@ -370,7 +370,11 @@ struct GroupChatInfoView: View {
 
     private func addOrEditWelcomeMessage() -> some View {
         NavigationLink {
-            GroupWelcomeView(groupId: groupInfo.groupId, groupInfo: $groupInfo)
+            GroupWelcomeView(
+                groupInfo: $groupInfo,
+                groupProfile: groupInfo.groupProfile,
+                welcomeText: groupInfo.groupProfile.description ?? ""
+            )
             .navigationTitle("Welcome message")
             .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.large)
         } label: {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupWelcomeView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupWelcomeView.swift
index e5ff644a9..c69cc526d 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupWelcomeView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupWelcomeView.swift
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ import SimpleXChat
 
 struct GroupWelcomeView: View {
     @Environment(\.dismiss) var dismiss: DismissAction
-    @EnvironmentObject private var m: ChatModel
-    var groupId: Int64
     @Binding var groupInfo: GroupInfo
-    @State private var welcomeText: String = ""
+    @State var groupProfile: GroupProfile
+    @State var welcomeText: String
     @State private var editMode = true
     @FocusState private var keyboardVisible: Bool
     @State private var showSaveDialog = false
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ struct GroupWelcomeView: View {
             if groupInfo.canEdit {
                 editorView()
                     .modifier(BackButton {
-                        if welcomeText == groupInfo.groupProfile.description || (welcomeText == "" && groupInfo.groupProfile.description == nil) {
+                        if welcomeTextUnchanged() {
                             dismiss()
                         } else {
                             showSaveDialog = true
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ struct GroupWelcomeView: View {
                     .confirmationDialog("Save welcome message?", isPresented: $showSaveDialog) {
                         Button("Save and update group profile") {
                             save()
-                            dismiss()
                         }
                         Button("Exit without saving") { dismiss() }
                     }
@@ -47,8 +45,9 @@ struct GroupWelcomeView: View {
             }
         }
         .onAppear {
-            welcomeText = groupInfo.groupProfile.description ?? ""
-            keyboardVisible = true
+            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1) {
+                keyboardVisible = true
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -113,7 +112,11 @@ struct GroupWelcomeView: View {
         Button("Save and update group profile") {
             save()
         }
-        .disabled(welcomeText == groupInfo.groupProfile.description || (welcomeText == "" && groupInfo.groupProfile.description == nil))
+        .disabled(welcomeTextUnchanged())
+    }
+
+    private func welcomeTextUnchanged() -> Bool {
+        welcomeText == groupInfo.groupProfile.description || (welcomeText == "" && groupInfo.groupProfile.description == nil)
     }
 
     private func save() {
@@ -123,11 +126,13 @@ struct GroupWelcomeView: View {
                 if welcome?.count == 0 {
                     welcome = nil
                 }
-                var groupProfileUpdated = groupInfo.groupProfile
-                groupProfileUpdated.description = welcome
-                groupInfo = try await apiUpdateGroup(groupId, groupProfileUpdated)
-                m.updateGroup(groupInfo)
-                welcomeText = welcome ?? ""
+                groupProfile.description = welcome
+                let gInfo = try await apiUpdateGroup(groupInfo.groupId, groupProfile)
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    groupInfo = gInfo
+                    ChatModel.shared.updateGroup(gInfo)
+                    dismiss()
+                }
             } catch let error {
                 logger.error("apiUpdateGroup error: \(responseError(error))")
             }
@@ -137,6 +142,6 @@ struct GroupWelcomeView: View {
 
 struct GroupWelcomeView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
     static var previews: some View {
-        GroupWelcomeView(groupId: 1, groupInfo: Binding.constant(GroupInfo.sampleData))
+        GroupProfileView(groupInfo: Binding.constant(GroupInfo.sampleData), groupProfile: GroupProfile.sampleData)
     }
 }