diff --git a/src/Model/chatModel.ts b/src/Model/chatModel.ts
index ff3086ab..890edd19 100644
--- a/src/Model/chatModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/chatModel.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import SettingsModel from "./settingsModel";
 import { checkIsValidObject } from "./Utility/typeSafety";
 import { v4 } from "uuid";
 
-export class ChatModel {
+export default class ChatModel {
   connectionModel: ConnectionModel;
   storageModel: StorageModel;
   settingsModel: SettingsModel;
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/chatListViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/chatListViewModel.ts
index 6b743bbc..a550c6c9 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/chatListViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/chatListViewModel.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
 import ChatListModel from "../Model/chatListModel";
-import { ChatModel } from "../Model/chatModel";
+import ChatModel from "../Model/chatModel";
 import ChatViewModel from "./chatViewModel";
 import SettingsViewModel from "./settingsViewModel";
 import StorageModel from "../Model/storageModel";