diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 54689ad..a412bfb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         "qr-image": "^3.2.0",
         "qrcode-terminal": "^0.12.0",
         "swagger-ui-express": "^5.0.1",
-        "whatsapp-web.js": "^1.33.0",
+        "whatsapp-web.js": "^1.33.1",
         "ws": "^8.18.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -8177,9 +8177,9 @@
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause"
     },
     "node_modules/whatsapp-web.js": {
-      "version": "1.33.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatsapp-web.js/-/whatsapp-web.js-1.33.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-WyyOl0Xh2C1o7/pnZJ64evbkJL6t/BjN0adeIBP0QUiWS+nuv35iAg5tZWBPZEa1S1oFjX8ZXmSFBdUSjr5lQw==",
+      "version": "1.33.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatsapp-web.js/-/whatsapp-web.js-1.33.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ty7YOdB6HL0ZjZGwAXu3smUA9HSYbEJN5GOP2TU9APAPJLanjrQ3G/axWm7RsVJF/XH2B7JoAMt+IgZ4izDYOg==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@pedroslopez/moduleraid": "^5.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d0073dd..9613868 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "qr-image": "^3.2.0",
     "qrcode-terminal": "^0.12.0",
     "swagger-ui-express": "^5.0.1",
-    "whatsapp-web.js": "^1.33.0",
+    "whatsapp-web.js": "^1.33.1",
     "ws": "^8.18.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/sessions.js b/src/sessions.js
index d349a3f..336cc4b 100644
--- a/src/sessions.js
+++ b/src/sessions.js
@@ -178,6 +178,35 @@ const setupSession = async (sessionId) => {
 
     try {
       await client.initialize()
+      // hotfix for https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/pull/3703
+      client.once('ready', () => {
+        client.pupPage.evaluate(() => {
+          window.Store.FindOrCreateChat = window.require('WAWebFindChatAction')
+          window.WWebJS.getChat = async (chatId, { getAsModel = true } = {}) => {
+            const isChannel = /@\w*newsletter\b/.test(chatId)
+            const chatWid = window.Store.WidFactory.createWid(chatId)
+            let chat
+
+            if (isChannel) {
+              try {
+                chat = window.Store.NewsletterCollection.get(chatId)
+                if (!chat) {
+                  await window.Store.ChannelUtils.loadNewsletterPreviewChat(chatId)
+                  chat = await window.Store.NewsletterCollection.find(chatWid)
+                }
+              } catch (err) {
+                chat = null
+              }
+            } else {
+              chat = window.Store.Chat.get(chatWid) || (await window.Store.FindOrCreateChat.findOrCreateLatestChat(chatWid))?.chat
+            }
+
+            return getAsModel && chat
+              ? await window.WWebJS.getChatModel(chat, { isChannel })
+              : chat
+          }
+        })
+      })
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error({ sessionId, err: error }, 'Initialize error')
       throw error