diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/account.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/account.py
index 55101e11e..5e78c7a6e 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/account.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/account.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Account:
 
     async def secure_join(self, qr: str) -> Chat:
         chat_id = await self.rpc.secure_join(self.account_id, qr)
-        return Chat(self.rpc, self.account_id, self.chat_id)
+        return Chat(self.rpc, self.account_id, chat_id)
 
     async def get_fresh_messages(self):
         """Return the list of fresh messages, newest messages first.
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/chat.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/chat.py
index 6600bb8bc..99d616862 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/chat.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/chat.py
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ class Chat:
     async def leave(self):
         await self.rpc.leave_group(self.account_id, self.chat_id)
 
-    async def get_fresh_message_count() -> int:
-        await get_fresh_msg_cnt(self.account_id, self.chat_id)
+    async def get_fresh_message_count(self) -> int:
+        return await self.rpc.get_fresh_msg_cnt(self.account_id, self.chat_id)