diff --git a/js/views/conversation_search_view.js b/js/views/conversation_search_view.js
index 3db9e8094..7a04f5f13 100644
--- a/js/views/conversation_search_view.js
+++ b/js/views/conversation_search_view.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
         events: {
             'select .new-contact': 'createConversation',
-            'select .contacts': 'open'
         },
 
         filterContacts: function(e) {
@@ -72,17 +71,13 @@
                 ConversationController.findOrCreatePrivateById(
                     this.new_contact_view.model.id
                 ).then(function(conversation) {
-                    this.$el.trigger('open', conversation);
+                    this.trigger('open', conversation);
                     this.initNewContact();
                     this.resetTypeahead();
                 }.bind(this));
             }
         },
 
-        open: function(e, conversation) {
-            this.$el.trigger('open', conversation);
-        },
-
         reset: function() {
             this.delegateEvents();
             this.typeahead_view.delegateEvents();
diff --git a/js/views/inbox_view.js b/js/views/inbox_view.js
index a9a58dc70..97bf2428a 100644
--- a/js/views/inbox_view.js
+++ b/js/views/inbox_view.js
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@
                 this.searchView.$el.show();
                 this.inboxListView.$el.hide();
             });
+            this.listenTo(this.searchView, 'open',
+                this.openConversation.bind(this, null));
 
             if (inboxCollection.length === 0) {
                 this.searchView.showAllContacts = true;
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@
             'click .hamburger': 'toggleMenu',
             'click .show-debug-log': 'showDebugLog',
             'click .show-new-conversation': 'showCompose',
-            'select .gutter .contact': 'openConversation',
+            'select .gutter .conversation-list-item': 'openConversation',
             'input input.search': 'filterContacts'
         },
         filterContacts: function(e) {