diff --git a/go/chat/flipmanager.go b/go/chat/flipmanager.go
index cac4d915e317..d520f29db5dd 100644
--- a/go/chat/flipmanager.go
+++ b/go/chat/flipmanager.go
@@ -671,7 +671,15 @@ func (m *FlipManager) handleUpdate(ctx context.Context, update flip.GameStateUpd
 			GameID: gameID.FlipGameIDStr(),
 		}
 	}
-	status.ConvID = update.Metadata.ConversationID.ConvIDStr()
+	if len(status.ConvID) == 0 {
+		hmi, hmiErr := m.getHostMessageInfo(ctx, update.Metadata.ConversationID)
+		if hmiErr != nil {
+			m.Debug(ctx, "handleUpdate: failed to get host message info: %s", hmiErr)
+			status.ConvID = update.Metadata.ConversationID.ConvIDStr()
+		} else {
+			status.ConvID = hmi.ConvID.ConvIDStr()
+		}
+	}
 
 	switch {
 	case update.Err != nil:
@@ -1374,10 +1382,10 @@ func (m *FlipManager) loadGame(ctx context.Context, job loadGameJob) (err error)
 				}
 			}
 			m.Debug(ctx, "loadGame: game had no action after pausing, sending error")
-			job.resCh <- m.handleSummaryUpdate(ctx, job.gameID, summary, flipConvID, true)
+			job.resCh <- m.handleSummaryUpdate(ctx, job.gameID, summary, hmi.ConvID, true)
 		}(globals.BackgroundChatCtx(ctx, m.G()), summary)
 	} else {
-		job.resCh <- m.handleSummaryUpdate(ctx, job.gameID, summary, flipConvID, true)
+		job.resCh <- m.handleSummaryUpdate(ctx, job.gameID, summary, hmi.ConvID, true)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -1409,7 +1417,9 @@ func (m *FlipManager) LoadFlip(ctx context.Context, uid gregor1.UID, hostConvID
 		default:
 			m.queueDirtyGameID(ctx, gameID, true)
 			res = make(chan chat1.UICoinFlipStatus, 1)
-			res <- stored.(chat1.UICoinFlipStatus)
+			status := stored.(chat1.UICoinFlipStatus)
+			status.ConvID = hostConvID.ConvIDStr()
+			res <- status
 			err = make(chan error, 1)
 			return res, err
 		}
diff --git a/go/chat/flipmanager_test.go b/go/chat/flipmanager_test.go
index 7ab4f5894de4..9e6f20c6ee57 100644
--- a/go/chat/flipmanager_test.go
+++ b/go/chat/flipmanager_test.go
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ func TestFlipManagerLoadFlip(t *testing.T) {
 			case updates := <-ui0.CoinFlipUpdates:
 				require.Equal(t, 1, len(updates))
 				require.Equal(t, chat1.UICoinFlipPhase_COMPLETE, updates[0].Phase)
+				require.Equal(t, conv.Id.ConvIDStr(), updates[0].ConvID)
 				require.Equal(t, res, updates[0].ResultText)
 			case <-time.After(timeout):
 				require.Fail(t, "no updates")