diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/functions/sendMessage.coffee b/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/functions/sendMessage.coffee
index 766c4c45dc8..4532d965983 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/functions/sendMessage.coffee
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/functions/sendMessage.coffee
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ RocketChat.sendMessage = (user, message, room, upsert = false) ->
 	message.rid = room._id
 
 	if not room.usernames? || room.usernames.length is 0
-		room = RocketChat.models.Rooms.findOne({_id: room._id})
+		room = RocketChat.models.Rooms.findOneById(room._id)
 
 	if message.parseUrls isnt false
 		if urls = message.msg.match /([A-Za-z]{3,9}):\/\/([-;:&=\+\$,\w]+@{1})?([-A-Za-z0-9\.]+)+:?(\d+)?((\/[-\+=!:~%\/\.@\,\w]*)?\??([-\+=&!:;%@\/\.\,\w]+)?(?:#([^\s\)]+))?)?/g