diff --git a/src/app/chat/chat-screen.tsx b/src/app/chat/chat-screen.tsx
index bdf43ed1..211dca51 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/chat-screen.tsx
+++ b/src/app/chat/chat-screen.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type { LoginStatus } from "@/data/dto/auth";
 import { AppStorage } from "@/data/storage/app/app_storage";
 import { AuthStorage } from "@/data/storage/auth/auth_storage";
 import { UserStorage } from "@/data/storage/user/user_storage";
-import { useChatDispatch, useChatState } from "@/stores/chat/chat-context";
+import { useChatState } from "@/stores/chat/chat-context";
 import { AppEnvUtil, BrowserDetector, todayString, UrlLauncherUtil } from "@/utils";
 import { ROUTE_BUILDERS, ROUTES } from "@/router/routes";
 
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ function deriveIsGuest(loginStatus: LoginStatus): boolean {
 
 export function ChatScreen() {
   const state = useChatState();
-  const chatDispatch = useChatDispatch();
   const authState = useAuthState();
   const router = useRouter();
   const [showExternalBrowserDialog, setShowExternalBrowserDialog] =
@@ -127,8 +126,13 @@ export function ChatScreen() {
     UrlLauncherUtil.openUrlWithExternalBrowser(ROUTES.splash);
   }
 
-  function handleUnlockPrivateMessage(messageId: string): void {
-    chatDispatch({ type: "ChatUnlockPrivateMessage", messageId });
+  function handleUnlockPrivateMessage(): void {
+    const subscriptionUrl = ROUTE_BUILDERS.subscription("vip");
+    if (isGuest) {
+      router.push(ROUTE_BUILDERS.authWithRedirect(subscriptionUrl));
+      return;
+    }
+    router.push(subscriptionUrl);
   }
 
   function handleUnlockImagePaywall(): void {