diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 50a6b9692..a9526a7a8 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -7684,6 +7684,8 @@ window['SillyTavern'].getContext = function () {
         setExtensionPrompt: setExtensionPrompt,
         updateChatMetadata: updateChatMetadata,
         saveChat: saveChatConditional,
+        openCharacterChat: openCharacterChat,
+        openGroupChat: openGroupChat,
         saveMetadata: saveMetadata,
         sendSystemMessage: sendSystemMessage,
         activateSendButtons,
diff --git a/src/endpoints/characters.js b/src/endpoints/characters.js
index 0577183bf..8e663db56 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/characters.js
+++ b/src/endpoints/characters.js
@@ -956,6 +956,10 @@ router.post('/chats', jsonParser, async function (request, response) {
             return;
         }
 
+        if (request.body.simple) {
+            return response.send(jsonFiles.map(file => ({ file_name: file })));
+        }
+
         const jsonFilesPromise = jsonFiles.map((file) => {
             return new Promise(async (res) => {
                 const pathToFile = path.join(request.user.directories.chats, characterDirectory, file);