diff --git a/Linphone/core/chat/ChatCore.cpp b/Linphone/core/chat/ChatCore.cpp
index 27e81a459..bd1b38545 100644
--- a/Linphone/core/chat/ChatCore.cpp
+++ b/Linphone/core/chat/ChatCore.cpp
@@ -523,11 +523,15 @@ void ChatCore::resetEventLogList(QList<QSharedPointer<EventLogCore>> list) {
 void ChatCore::appendEventLogsToEventLogList(QList<QSharedPointer<EventLogCore>> list) {
 	int nbAdded = 0;
 	for (auto &e : list) {
-		if (mEventLogList.contains(e)) continue;
-		if (auto message = e->getChatMessageCore())
-			connect(message.get(), &ChatMessageCore::isReadChanged, this, [this] { emit lUpdateUnreadCount(); });
-		mEventLogList.append(e);
-		++nbAdded;
+		auto it = std::find_if(mEventLogList.begin(), mEventLogList.end(), [e](QSharedPointer<EventLogCore> event) {
+			return e->getEventLogId() == event->getEventLogId();
+		});
+		if (it == mEventLogList.end()) {
+			if (auto message = e->getChatMessageCore())
+				connect(message.get(), &ChatMessageCore::isReadChanged, this, [this] { emit lUpdateUnreadCount(); });
+			mEventLogList.append(e);
+			++nbAdded;
+		}
 	}
 	if (nbAdded > 0) emit eventsInserted(list);
 }
diff --git a/Linphone/core/chat/message/EventLogCore.hpp b/Linphone/core/chat/message/EventLogCore.hpp
index bb5121389..600c71ea3 100644
--- a/Linphone/core/chat/message/EventLogCore.hpp
+++ b/Linphone/core/chat/message/EventLogCore.hpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ private:
 	QSharedPointer<ChatMessageCore> mChatMessageCore = nullptr;
 	QSharedPointer<CallHistoryCore> mCallHistoryCore = nullptr;
 	LinphoneEnums::EventLogType mEventLogType;
-	bool mHandled;
+	bool mHandled = false;
 	bool mImportant;
 	bool mEphemeralRelated;
 	QString mEventDetails;