diff --git a/td/telegram/RecentDialogList.cpp b/td/telegram/RecentDialogList.cpp
index c65767877..56fe62993 100644
--- a/td/telegram/RecentDialogList.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/RecentDialogList.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void RecentDialogList::load_dialogs(Promise<Unit> &&promise) {
     }
   }
   if (!dialog_ids.empty()) {
-    if (G()->use_chat_info_database()) {
+    if (G()->use_chat_info_database() && !G()->td_db()->was_dialog_db_created()) {
       td_->messages_manager_->load_dialogs(
           std::move(dialog_ids),
           PromiseCreator::lambda(