diff --git a/app/ui-utils/client/lib/openRoom.js b/app/ui-utils/client/lib/openRoom.js
index d6875f984b54..30a8e7f20cb6 100644
--- a/app/ui-utils/client/lib/openRoom.js
+++ b/app/ui-utils/client/lib/openRoom.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export const openRoom = async function(type, name, render = true) {
 			if (type === 'd') {
 				const result = await call('createDirectMessage', ...name.split(', '));
 				if (result) {
-					return FlowRouter.go('direct', { rid: result._id }, FlowRouter.current().queryParams);
+					return FlowRouter.go('direct', { rid: result.rid }, FlowRouter.current().queryParams);
 				}
 			}
 			Session.set('roomNotFound', { type, name, error });