diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/join-handler/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/join-handler/component.jsx
index a15df361cf9b92a6a4e884a94a4ad5ccb6f22ff0..b62f599fd42421c845b361c0b31c99a2c461e276 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/join-handler/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/join-handler/component.jsx
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class JoinHandler extends Component {
       setLogoURL(response);
       logUserInfo();
 
-      Session.set('openPanel', 'userlist');
+      Session.set('openPanel', 'chat');
       Session.set('idChatOpen', '');
       if (deviceInfo.type().isPhone) Session.set('openPanel', '');
 
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/component.jsx
index ef81b0f6a48e91078c49c53306f41e8b83514fb7..8def7900d95e00f915b497050f2c334ccbe78adb 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/nav-bar/component.jsx
@@ -119,12 +119,11 @@ class NavBar extends PureComponent {
   }
 
   handleToggleUserList() {
-    this.pannel = 'userlist';
     Session.set(
       'openPanel',
       Session.get('openPanel') !== ''
         ? ''
-        : this.panel,
+        : 'userlist',
     );
   }