diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index cb7fc17af..5e3d2f0da 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ processChatCommand = \case
         deleteFilesAndConns user filesInfo
         when (contactReady ct && contactActive ct && notify) $
           void (sendDirectContactMessage ct XDirectDel) `catchChatError` const (pure ())
-        contactConnIds <- map aConnId <$> withStore (\db -> getContactConnections db userId ct)
+        contactConnIds <- map aConnId <$> withStore' (\db -> getContactConnections db userId ct)
         deleteAgentConnectionsAsync user contactConnIds
         -- functions below are called in separate transactions to prevent crashes on android
         -- (possibly, race condition on integrity check?)
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ processChatCommand = \case
                 withStore' (\db -> checkContactHasGroups db user ct) >>= \case
                   Just _ -> pure []
                   Nothing -> do
-                    conns <- withStore $ \db -> getContactConnections db userId ct
+                    conns <- withStore' $ \db -> getContactConnections db userId ct
                     withStore' (\db -> setContactDeleted db user ct)
                       `catchChatError` (toView . CRChatError (Just user))
                     pure $ map aConnId conns
@@ -4496,7 +4496,7 @@ processAgentMessageConn user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage = do
         then do
           checkIntegrityCreateItem (CDDirectRcv c) msgMeta
           ct' <- withStore' $ \db -> updateContactStatus db user c CSDeleted
-          contactConns <- withStore $ \db -> getContactConnections db userId ct'
+          contactConns <- withStore' $ \db -> getContactConnections db userId ct'
           deleteAgentConnectionsAsync user $ map aConnId contactConns
           forM_ contactConns $ \conn -> withStore' $ \db -> updateConnectionStatus db conn ConnDeleted
           activeConn' <- forM (contactConn ct') $ \conn -> pure conn {connStatus = ConnDeleted}
@@ -4505,7 +4505,7 @@ processAgentMessageConn user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage = do
           toView $ CRNewChatItem user (AChatItem SCTDirect SMDRcv (DirectChat ct'') ci)
           toView $ CRContactDeletedByContact user ct''
         else do
-          contactConns <- withStore $ \db -> getContactConnections db userId c
+          contactConns <- withStore' $ \db -> getContactConnections db userId c
           deleteAgentConnectionsAsync user $ map aConnId contactConns
           withStore' $ \db -> deleteContact db user c
 
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Direct.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Direct.hs
index df346948e..bfc29fcd2 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Direct.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Direct.hs
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ getPendingContactConnections db User {userId} = do
       |]
       [":user_id" := userId, ":conn_type" := ConnContact]
 
-getContactConnections :: DB.Connection -> UserId -> Contact -> ExceptT StoreError IO [Connection]
+getContactConnections :: DB.Connection -> UserId -> Contact -> IO [Connection]
 getContactConnections db userId Contact {contactId} =
   connections =<< liftIO getConnections_
   where
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ getContactConnections db userId Contact {contactId} =
           WHERE c.user_id = ? AND ct.user_id = ? AND ct.contact_id = ?
         |]
         (userId, userId, contactId)
-    connections [] = throwError $ SEContactNotFound contactId
+    connections [] = pure []
     connections rows = pure $ map toConnection rows
 
 getConnectionById :: DB.Connection -> User -> Int64 -> ExceptT StoreError IO Connection
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests/Profiles.hs b/tests/ChatTests/Profiles.hs
index 3a38a1613..0a45a74ad 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests/Profiles.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests/Profiles.hs
@@ -779,6 +779,12 @@ testPlanAddressContactViaAddress =
           void $ withCCUser bob $ \user -> withCCTransaction bob $ \db -> runExceptT $ createContact db user profile
           bob @@@ [("@alice", "")]
 
+          bob ##> "/delete @alice"
+          bob <## "alice: contact is deleted"
+
+          void $ withCCUser bob $ \user -> withCCTransaction bob $ \db -> runExceptT $ createContact db user profile
+          bob @@@ [("@alice", "")]
+
           bob ##> ("/_connect plan 1 " <> cLink)
           bob <## "contact address: known contact without connection alice"