diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js
index e2387064cf..80c6b8502c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatCreateOrReuseDialog.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export default class ChatCreateOrReuseDialog extends React.Component {
                     { profile }
                 </div>
                 <DialogButtons primaryButton={_t('Start Chatting')}
-                    onPrimaryButtonClick={this.props.onNewDMClick} focus="true" />
+                    onPrimaryButtonClick={this.props.onNewDMClick} focus={true} />
             </div>;
         }