diff --git a/app/components/sidebar.tsx b/app/components/sidebar.tsx
index 7f24c3719..e50bc7ca4 100644
--- a/app/components/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/app/components/sidebar.tsx
@@ -346,12 +346,9 @@ export function SideBar(props: { className?: string }) {
             icon={<AddIcon />}
             text={shouldNarrow ? undefined : Locale.Home.NewChat}
             onClick={() => {
-              if (config.dontShowMaskSplashScreen) {
-                chatStore.newSession();
-                navigate(Path.Chat);
-              } else {
-                navigate(Path.NewChat);
-              }
+              // Always navigate directly to chat
+              chatStore.newSession();
+              navigate(Path.Chat);
             }}
             shadow
           />