diff --git a/public/scripts/bookmarks.js b/public/scripts/bookmarks.js
index ba77eda84..294f0266e 100644
--- a/public/scripts/bookmarks.js
+++ b/public/scripts/bookmarks.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {
     characters,
     saveChat,
-    sendSystemMessage,
     system_messages,
     system_message_types,
     this_chid,
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ import {
     getGroupPastChats,
     group_activation_strategy,
     groups,
+    openGroupById,
     openGroupChat,
     saveGroupBookmarkChat,
     selected_group,
@@ -301,13 +301,12 @@ async function convertSoloToGroupChat() {
     }
 
     // Click on the freshly selected group to open it
-    $(`.group_select[grid="${group.id}"]`).click();
+    await openGroupById(group.id);
 
-    await delay(1);
     toastr.success('The chat has been successfully converted!');
 }
 
-$(document).ready(function () {
+jQuery(function () {
     $('#option_new_bookmark').on('click', saveBookmarkMenu);
     $('#option_back_to_main').on('click', backToMainChat);
     $('#option_convert_to_group').on('click', convertSoloToGroupChat);
diff --git a/public/scripts/group-chats.js b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
index b5f51678b..e94b3c1f4 100644
--- a/public/scripts/group-chats.js
+++ b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
@@ -1234,9 +1234,7 @@ function updateFavButtonState(state) {
     $("#group_favorite_button").toggleClass('fav_off', !fav_grp_checked);
 }
 
-async function selectGroup() {
-    const groupId = $(this).data("id");
-
+export async function openGroupById(groupId) {
     if (!is_send_press && !is_group_generating) {
         if (selected_group !== groupId) {
             cancelTtsPlay();
@@ -1548,7 +1546,10 @@ function doCurMemberListPopout() {
 }
 
 jQuery(() => {
-    $(document).on("click", ".group_select", selectGroup);
+    $(document).on("click", ".group_select", function () {
+        const groupId = $(this).data("id");
+        openGroupById(groupId);
+    });
     $("#rm_group_filter").on("input", filterGroupMembers);
     $("#rm_group_submit").on("click", createGroup);
     $("#rm_group_scenario").on("click", setScenarioOverride);