diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/providers/ConversationProvider.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/providers/ConversationProvider.tsx
index f6bf4ec..0fb35d4 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/providers/ConversationProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/providers/ConversationProvider.tsx
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export function ConversationProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }
 
         if (!otherUsers || otherUsers.length === 0) {
           toast.error('Must provider users');
-          return;
+          return false;
         }
 
         // todo: check to make sure that the other user is not the user himself, although backend should error out
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export function ConversationProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }
             toast.success('already have this user...quick dialing');
 
             selectConversation(conversationDmCheck.data, true);
-            return;
+            return true;
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/tree/NewConversationDialog.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/tree/NewConversationDialog.tsx
index d414254..c2ca704 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/tree/NewConversationDialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/tree/NewConversationDialog.tsx
@@ -99,9 +99,10 @@ export default function NewConversationDialog() {
 
     // clear form for next time
     if (succeeded) {
+      toast('succeeded');
       setSelectedUsers([]);
       setConversationName('');
-      handleSetPage('SELECTED_CONVERSATION');
+      handleSetPage('SELECTED_CONVERSATION')();
     }
 
     setIsSubmitting(false);