diff --git a/lib/pages/user_bottom_sheet/user_bottom_sheet.dart b/lib/pages/user_bottom_sheet/user_bottom_sheet.dart
index e2ae9c9ff..7c2d84273 100644
--- a/lib/pages/user_bottom_sheet/user_bottom_sheet.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/user_bottom_sheet/user_bottom_sheet.dart
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-
 import 'package:adaptive_dialog/adaptive_dialog.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/config/themes.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/permission_slider_dialog.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/l10n.dart';
 import 'package:future_loading_dialog/future_loading_dialog.dart';
 import 'package:go_router/go_router.dart';
 import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
 
-import 'package:fluffychat/config/themes.dart';
-import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/permission_slider_dialog.dart';
 import '../../widgets/matrix.dart';
 import 'user_bottom_sheet_view.dart';
 
@@ -232,9 +231,12 @@ class UserBottomSheetController extends State<UserBottomSheet> {
 
         final roomIdResult = await showFutureLoadingDialog(
           context: widget.outerContext,
-          future: () => Matrix.of(widget.outerContext)
-              .client
-              .startDirectChat(user?.id ?? widget.profile!.userId),
+          future: () => Matrix.of(widget.outerContext).client.startDirectChat(
+                user?.id ?? widget.profile!.userId,
+                // #Pangea
+                enableEncryption: false,
+                // Pangea#
+              ),
         );
         final roomId = roomIdResult.result;
         if (roomId == null) return;