diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
index 603fe302f7..2abe59b3bb 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ class ItemsModel: ObservableObject {
 //                try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 5000_000000)
                 if let gap = await loadChat(chat: chat) {
                     self.gaps = [gap]
+                } else {
+                    self.gaps = []
                 }
                 navigationTimeout.cancel()
                 progressTimeout.cancel()
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ReverseList.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ReverseList.swift
index 659c2a99c5..4abd7cfc3b 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ReverseList.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ReverseList.swift
@@ -303,30 +303,7 @@ struct ReverseList<Content: View>: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
         }
         
         private func getFirstItemAfterPlacholder(_ indexPath: IndexPath) -> ChatItem? {
-            if indexPath.row < preloadItem {
-                return nil
-            }
-            
-            let closesPlaceholderRow = (0..<preloadItem).first { index in
-                if let item = getItemAtPath(indexPath: IndexPath(row: indexPath.row - index, section: 0)) {
-                    return item.isPlaceholder
-                }
-                return false
-            }
-            
-            if let closesPlaceholderRow {
-                var rowIndex = indexPath.row - closesPlaceholderRow
-                while rowIndex < self.tableView.numberOfRows(inSection: 0) {
-                    if let item = getItemAtPath(indexPath: IndexPath(row: rowIndex, section: 0)), !item.isPlaceholder {
-                        return item
-                    }
-                    rowIndex += 1
-                }
-                
-                return nil
-            } else {
-                return nil
-            }
+            return nil
         }
     }