diff --git a/app/lib/methods/loadNextMessages.js b/app/lib/methods/loadNextMessages.ts
similarity index 74%
rename from app/lib/methods/loadNextMessages.js
rename to app/lib/methods/loadNextMessages.ts
index 3fe728512..74f91d1f2 100644
--- a/app/lib/methods/loadNextMessages.js
+++ b/app/lib/methods/loadNextMessages.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,22 @@ import { getMessageById } from '../database/services/Message';
 import { MESSAGE_TYPE_LOAD_NEXT_CHUNK } from '../../constants/messageTypeLoad';
 import { generateLoadMoreId } from '../utils';
 import updateMessages from './updateMessages';
+import { IMessage, TMessageModel } from '../../definitions';
+import RocketChat from '../rocketchat';
 
 const COUNT = 50;
 
-export default function loadNextMessages(args) {
+interface ILoadNextMessages {
+	rid: string;
+	ts: string;
+	tmid: string;
+	loaderItem: TMessageModel;
+}
+
+export default function loadNextMessages(args: ILoadNextMessages): Promise<IMessage | []> {
 	return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
 		try {
-			const data = await this.methodCallWrapper('loadNextMessages', args.rid, args.ts, COUNT);
+			const data = await RocketChat.methodCallWrapper('loadNextMessages', args.rid, args.ts, COUNT);
 			let messages = EJSON.fromJSONValue(data?.messages);
 			messages = orderBy(messages, 'ts');
 			if (messages?.length) {
@@ -31,9 +40,8 @@ export default function loadNextMessages(args) {
 				}
 				await updateMessages({ rid: args.rid, update: messages, loaderItem: args.loaderItem });
 				return resolve(messages);
-			} else {
-				return resolve([]);
 			}
+			return resolve([]);
 		} catch (e) {
 			log(e);
 			reject(e);