diff --git a/js/index.js b/js/index.js
index 738a177e2..371c69164 100644
--- a/js/index.js
+++ b/js/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
                 view.$el.prependTo(bg.$('body',document));
                 window.openConversation = function(conversation) {
                     if (conversation) {
-                        view.openConversation(null, {conversation: conversation});
+                        view.openConversation(null, conversation);
                     }
                 };
                 openConversation(bg.getOpenConversation());
diff --git a/js/views/conversation_list_item_view.js b/js/views/conversation_list_item_view.js
index 426082860..faba8a8f4 100644
--- a/js/views/conversation_list_item_view.js
+++ b/js/views/conversation_list_item_view.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
         select: function(e) {
             this.$el.addClass('selected').siblings('.selected').removeClass('selected');
-            this.$el.trigger('select', {conversation: this.model});
+            this.$el.trigger('select', this.model);
         },
 
         render: function() {
diff --git a/js/views/inbox_view.js b/js/views/inbox_view.js
index 2b6739744..61d996203 100644
--- a/js/views/inbox_view.js
+++ b/js/views/inbox_view.js
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@
                 'click .show-new-conversation': 'showCompose',
                 'select .gutter .contact': 'openConversation'
             },
-            openConversation: function(e, data) {
-                var conversation = data.conversation;
+            openConversation: function(e, conversation) {
                 this.conversation_stack.open(conversation);
                 this.hideCompose();
             },
diff --git a/js/views/new_conversation_view.js b/js/views/new_conversation_view.js
index 9cbfd0aa6..74eeb6bbf 100644
--- a/js/views/new_conversation_view.js
+++ b/js/views/new_conversation_view.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
                 var id = this.getRecipients().at(0).id;
                 ConversationController.findOrCreatePrivateById(id).then(function(conversation) {
                     conversation.save('active_at', Date.now());
-                    this.trigger('open', { conversation: conversation });
+                    this.trigger('open', conversation);
                 }.bind(this));
             }
         },
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                     };
                     var group = ConversationController.create(attributes);
                     group.save().then(function() {
-                        this.trigger('open', { conversation: group });
+                        this.trigger('open', group);
                     }.bind(this));
                     var now = Date.now();
                     var message = group.messageCollection.add({
diff --git a/js/views/recipients_input_view.js b/js/views/recipients_input_view.js
index 10d0150ac..d42359723 100644
--- a/js/views/recipients_input_view.js
+++ b/js/views/recipients_input_view.js
@@ -136,14 +136,14 @@
             }).render();
         },
 
-        addNewRecipient: function(e, data) {
+        addNewRecipient: function() {
             this.recipients.add(this.new_contact_view.model);
             this.initNewContact();
             this.resetTypeahead();
         },
 
-        addRecipient: function(e, data) {
-            this.recipients.add(this.typeahead.remove(data.conversation.id));
+        addRecipient: function(e, conversation) {
+            this.recipients.add(this.typeahead.remove(conversation.id));
             this.resetTypeahead();
         },