diff --git a/src/RoomInvite.js b/src/RoomInvite.js
index 34b9635780..f1a888cae7 100644
--- a/src/RoomInvite.js
+++ b/src/RoomInvite.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function showStartChatInviteDialog() {
         placeholder: _t("Email, name or Matrix ID"),
         validAddressTypes: ['mx-user-id', 'email'],
         button: _t("Start Chat"),
-        onFinished: _onStartChatFinished,
+        onFinished: _onStartDmFinished,
     });
 }
 
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ export function isValid3pidInvite(event) {
     return true;
 }
 
-function _onStartChatFinished(shouldInvite, addrs) {
+// TODO: Immutable DMs replaces this
+function _onStartDmFinished(shouldInvite, addrs) {
     if (!shouldInvite) return;
 
     const addrTexts = addrs.map((addr) => addr.address);
@@ -91,32 +92,19 @@ function _onStartChatFinished(shouldInvite, addrs) {
     if (_isDmChat(addrTexts)) {
         const rooms = _getDirectMessageRooms(addrTexts[0]);
         if (rooms.length > 0) {
-            // A Direct Message room already exists for this user, so select a
-            // room from a list that is similar to the one in MemberInfo panel
-            const ChatCreateOrReuseDialog = sdk.getComponent("views.dialogs.ChatCreateOrReuseDialog");
-            const close = Modal.createTrackedDialog('Create or Reuse', '', ChatCreateOrReuseDialog, {
-                userId: addrTexts[0],
-                onNewDMClick: () => {
-                    dis.dispatch({
-                        action: 'start_chat',
-                        user_id: addrTexts[0],
-                    });
-                    close(true);
-                },
-                onExistingRoomSelected: (roomId) => {
-                    dis.dispatch({
-                        action: 'view_room',
-                        room_id: roomId,
-                    });
-                    close(true);
-                },
-            }).close;
+            // A Direct Message room already exists for this user, so reuse it
+            dis.dispatch({
+                action: 'view_room',
+                room_id: rooms[0],
+                should_peek: false,
+                joining: false,
+            });
         } else {
             // Start a new DM chat
             createRoom({dmUserId: addrTexts[0]}).catch((err) => {
                 const ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.ErrorDialog");
-                Modal.createTrackedDialog('Failed to invite user', '', ErrorDialog, {
-                    title: _t("Failed to invite user"),
+                Modal.createTrackedDialog('Failed to start chat', '', ErrorDialog, {
+                    title: _t("Failed to start chat"),
                     description: ((err && err.message) ? err.message : _t("Operation failed")),
                 });
             });
@@ -125,8 +113,8 @@ function _onStartChatFinished(shouldInvite, addrs) {
         // Start a new DM chat
         createRoom({dmUserId: addrTexts[0]}).catch((err) => {
             const ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.ErrorDialog");
-            Modal.createTrackedDialog('Failed to invite user', '', ErrorDialog, {
-                title: _t("Failed to invite user"),
+            Modal.createTrackedDialog('Failed to start chat', '', ErrorDialog, {
+                title: _t("Failed to start chat"),
                 description: ((err && err.message) ? err.message : _t("Operation failed")),
             });
         });
@@ -168,6 +156,7 @@ function _onRoomInviteFinished(roomId, shouldInvite, addrs) {
     });
 }
 
+// TODO: Immutable DMs replaces this
 function _isDmChat(addrTexts) {
     if (addrTexts.length === 1 && getAddressType(addrTexts[0]) === 'mx-user-id') {
         return true;
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 076698edd1..4155120608 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@
     "Invite new room members": "Invite new room members",
     "Who would you like to add to this room?": "Who would you like to add to this room?",
     "Send Invites": "Send Invites",
-    "Failed to invite user": "Failed to invite user",
+    "Failed to start chat": "Failed to start chat",
     "Operation failed": "Operation failed",
+    "Failed to invite user": "Failed to invite user",
     "Failed to invite": "Failed to invite",
     "Failed to invite users to the room:": "Failed to invite users to the room:",
     "Failed to invite the following users to the %(roomName)s room:": "Failed to invite the following users to the %(roomName)s room:",