diff --git a/Session/DMs/NewDMVC.swift b/Session/DMs/NewDMVC.swift
index c6ff34141..e0f2eaa40 100644
--- a/Session/DMs/NewDMVC.swift
+++ b/Session/DMs/NewDMVC.swift
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ private final class EnterPublicKeyVC : UIViewController {
     
     // MARK: General
     func setSessionID(to sessionID: String){
-        publicKeyTextView.text = sessionID
+        publicKeyTextView.insertText(sessionID)
     }
 
     func constrainHeight(to height: CGFloat) {