diff --git a/contracts/0.2.0/group-slim.js b/contracts/0.2.0/group-slim.js
index 81e95c38fd..22c7cbcb25 100644
--- a/contracts/0.2.0/group-slim.js
+++ b/contracts/0.2.0/group-slim.js
@@ -8409,7 +8409,7 @@ ${this.getErrorInfo()}`;
             }
             await (0, import_sbp6.default)("gi.contracts/group/removeArchivedProposals", contractID);
             await (0, import_sbp6.default)("gi.contracts/group/removeArchivedPayments", contractID);
-            const groupIdToSwitch = Object.keys(contracts).find((cID) => contracts[cID].type === "gi.contracts/group" && cID !== contractID && rootState[cID].settings) || null;
+            const groupIdToSwitch = Object.keys(contracts).filter((cID) => contracts[cID].type === "gi.contracts/group" && cID !== contractID).sort((cID1, cID2) => rootState[cID1].profiles?.[username] ? -1 : 1)[0] || null;
             (0, import_sbp6.default)("state/vuex/commit", "setCurrentChatRoomId", {});
             (0, import_sbp6.default)("state/vuex/commit", "setCurrentGroupId", groupIdToSwitch);
             (0, import_sbp6.default)("chelonia/contract/remove", contractID).catch((e) => {
diff --git a/contracts/0.2.0/group.0.2.0.manifest.json b/contracts/0.2.0/group.0.2.0.manifest.json
index dd9e3824ae..891513feca 100644
--- a/contracts/0.2.0/group.0.2.0.manifest.json
+++ b/contracts/0.2.0/group.0.2.0.manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"head":{"manifestVersion":"1.0.0"},"body":"{\"version\":\"0.2.0\",\"contract\":{\"hash\":\"21XWnNVqB5fYNAa2mufrsDVWZUsdeW82snkcx4pa4yWjvfTk3c\",\"file\":\"group.js\"},\"authors\":[{\"cipher\":\"algo\",\"key\":\"<pubkey from deploy-key.json>\"},{\"cipher\":\"algo\",\"key\":\"<pubkey from alex.json>\"}],\"contractSlim\":{\"file\":\"group-slim.js\",\"hash\":\"21XWnNUmvc1AqRF86c4Wk9hixK64uyG7LHkNi8iNqVs1kXKKpg\"}}","signature":{"key":"<which of the 'authors' keys was used to sign 'body'>","signature":"<signature>"}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"head":{"manifestVersion":"1.0.0"},"body":"{\"version\":\"0.2.0\",\"contract\":{\"hash\":\"21XWnNFFQqoQ2fFncUoEPYCnKyaPuZKVYBxRdR6nY9MypMVyQu\",\"file\":\"group.js\"},\"authors\":[{\"cipher\":\"algo\",\"key\":\"<pubkey from deploy-key.json>\"},{\"cipher\":\"algo\",\"key\":\"<pubkey from alex.json>\"}],\"contractSlim\":{\"file\":\"group-slim.js\",\"hash\":\"21XWnNUobHkRALuMvw7jNjkr3o1sWc4YJufJhEg1wDo1ECuy8L\"}}","signature":{"key":"<which of the 'authors' keys was used to sign 'body'>","signature":"<signature>"}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contracts/0.2.0/group.js b/contracts/0.2.0/group.js
index 76337a0cbe..db17da0d8b 100644
--- a/contracts/0.2.0/group.js
+++ b/contracts/0.2.0/group.js
@@ -17530,7 +17530,7 @@ ${this.getErrorInfo()}`;
             }
             await (0, import_sbp7.default)("gi.contracts/group/removeArchivedProposals", contractID);
             await (0, import_sbp7.default)("gi.contracts/group/removeArchivedPayments", contractID);
-            const groupIdToSwitch = Object.keys(contracts).find((cID) => contracts[cID].type === "gi.contracts/group" && cID !== contractID && rootState[cID].settings) || null;
+            const groupIdToSwitch = Object.keys(contracts).filter((cID) => contracts[cID].type === "gi.contracts/group" && cID !== contractID).sort((cID1, cID2) => rootState[cID1].profiles?.[username] ? -1 : 1)[0] || null;
             (0, import_sbp7.default)("state/vuex/commit", "setCurrentChatRoomId", {});
             (0, import_sbp7.default)("state/vuex/commit", "setCurrentGroupId", groupIdToSwitch);
             (0, import_sbp7.default)("chelonia/contract/remove", contractID).catch((e) => {
diff --git a/frontend/controller/actions/identity.js b/frontend/controller/actions/identity.js
index c47b5cdadc..3bd3bddbc2 100644
--- a/frontend/controller/actions/identity.js
+++ b/frontend/controller/actions/identity.js
@@ -321,7 +321,10 @@ export default (sbp('sbp/selectors/register', {
       // NOTE: users could notice that they leave the group by someone else when they log in
       if (!state.currentGroupId) {
         const { contracts } = state
-        const gId = Object.keys(contracts).find(cID => contracts[cID].type === 'gi.contracts/group')
+        // grab the groupID of any group that we've successfully finished joining
+        const gId = Object.keys(contracts)
+          .filter(cID => contracts[cID].type === 'gi.contracts/group')
+          .sort((cID1, cID2) => state[cID1].profiles?.[state.loggedIn.username] ? -1 : 1)[0]
         if (gId) {
           sbp('gi.actions/group/switch', gId)
           const router = sbp('controller/router')
diff --git a/frontend/model/contracts/group.js b/frontend/model/contracts/group.js
index ecb2b4ece5..c793f0f7ff 100644
--- a/frontend/model/contracts/group.js
+++ b/frontend/model/contracts/group.js
@@ -917,9 +917,10 @@ sbp('chelonia/defineContract', {
           await sbp('gi.contracts/group/removeArchivedProposals', contractID)
           await sbp('gi.contracts/group/removeArchivedPayments', contractID)
 
+          // grab the groupID of any group that we've successfully finished joining
           const groupIdToSwitch = Object.keys(contracts)
-            .find(cID => contracts[cID].type === 'gi.contracts/group' &&
-              cID !== contractID && rootState[cID].settings) || null
+            .filter(cID => contracts[cID].type === 'gi.contracts/group' && cID !== contractID)
+            .sort((cID1, cID2) => rootState[cID1].profiles?.[username] ? -1 : 1)[0] || null
           sbp('state/vuex/commit', 'setCurrentChatRoomId', {})
           sbp('state/vuex/commit', 'setCurrentGroupId', groupIdToSwitch)
           // we can't await on this in here, because it will cause a deadlock, since Chelonia processes
diff --git a/frontend/model/contracts/manifests.json b/frontend/model/contracts/manifests.json
index b633da234d..9cde60e09c 100644
--- a/frontend/model/contracts/manifests.json
+++ b/frontend/model/contracts/manifests.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "manifests": {
     "gi.contracts/chatroom": "21XWnNJr1tLQM1XwNVBUxVCuKADSSJmXVK3DWShAEt6HJeAvD8",
-    "gi.contracts/group": "21XWnNTihqK5Pwu1Fy9Bf3Eh4MN446oKu7QTSgnQD54q4R93Cy",
+    "gi.contracts/group": "21XWnNHZDdLhYw8tYLsEENxoPVTSa3PfAyJLyxk8WGspEiEzJe",
     "gi.contracts/identity": "21XWnNSxNrVFTMBCUVcZV3CG833gTbJ9V8ZyX7Fxgmpj9rNy4r"
   }
 }