diff --git a/main/inc/lib/main_api.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/main_api.lib.php
index e83dc314b1..67a5d3d5b0 100644
--- a/main/inc/lib/main_api.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/main_api.lib.php
@@ -6007,3 +6007,13 @@ function api_check_user_access_to_legal($course_visibility) {
     $course_visibility_list = array(COURSE_VISIBILITY_OPEN_WORLD, COURSE_VISIBILITY_OPEN_PLATFORM);    
     return in_array($course_visibility, $course_visibility_list) || api_is_drh();
 }
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the global chat is enabled or not
+ * 
+ * @return bool
+ */
+function api_is_global_chat_enabled(){
+    $global_chat_is_enabled = !api_is_anonymous() && api_get_setting('allow_global_chat') == 'true' && api_get_setting('allow_social_tool') == 'true';
+    return $global_chat_is_enabled;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main/inc/lib/online.inc.php b/main/inc/lib/online.inc.php
index 00ddb2cd9c..f1bdd9096e 100644
--- a/main/inc/lib/online.inc.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/online.inc.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function online_logout($user_id = null, $logout_redirect = false) {
     }
     
     //Changing global chat status to offline
-    if (api_get_setting('allow_global_chat') == 'true') {
+    if (api_is_global_chat_enabled()) {
         $chat = new Chat();
         $chat->set_user_status(0);
     }
diff --git a/main/inc/lib/social.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/social.lib.php
index e8122b99e8..2eef6e2100 100644
--- a/main/inc/lib/social.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/social.lib.php
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ class SocialManager extends UserManager {
             }
 
             //@todo check if user is online and if it's a friend to show the chat link
-            if (api_get_setting('allow_global_chat') == 'true' && $user_friend_relation == USER_RELATION_TYPE_FRIEND) {
+            if (api_is_global_chat_enabled() && $user_friend_relation == USER_RELATION_TYPE_FRIEND) {
                 if ($user_id != api_get_user_id()) {
                     //Only show chat if I'm available to talk
                     if ($current_user_info['user_is_online_in_chat'] == 1) {
diff --git a/main/inc/lib/template.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/template.lib.php
index daf4018b93..e005b01ea7 100644
--- a/main/inc/lib/template.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/template.lib.php
@@ -459,14 +459,13 @@ class Template {
             'email_links.lib.js.php',
             'bootstrap/bootstrap.js',
         );
-
-        if (api_get_setting('allow_global_chat') == 'true') {
-            if (!api_is_anonymous()) {
-                //Do not include the global chat in LP
-                if ($this->show_learnpath == false && $this->show_footer == true && $this->hide_global_chat == false) {
-                    $js_files[] = 'chat/js/chat.js';
-                }
-            }
+        
+        
+        if (api_is_global_chat_enabled()) {            
+            //Do not include the global chat in LP
+            if ($this->show_learnpath == false && $this->show_footer == true && $this->hide_global_chat == false) {
+                $js_files[] = 'chat/js/chat.js';
+            }            
         }
 
         if (api_get_setting('accessibility_font_resize') == 'true') {
@@ -487,8 +486,7 @@ class Template {
 
         $css_files = array(
             api_get_path(WEB_LIBRARY_PATH) . 'javascript/thickbox.css',
-            api_get_path(WEB_LIBRARY_PATH) . 'javascript/chosen/chosen.css',
-            //api_get_path(WEB_LIBRARY_PATH) . 'javascript/dtree/dtree.css', not used anymore
+            api_get_path(WEB_LIBRARY_PATH) . 'javascript/chosen/chosen.css'
         );
 
         if ($this->show_learnpath) {
@@ -496,7 +494,7 @@ class Template {
             $css_files[] = api_get_path(WEB_CSS_PATH) . $this->theme . '/scorm.css';
         }
 
-        if (api_get_setting('allow_global_chat') == 'true') {
+        if (api_is_global_chat_enabled()) {
             $css_files[] = api_get_path(WEB_LIBRARY_PATH) . 'javascript/chat/css/chat.css';
         }
 
@@ -596,7 +594,7 @@ class Template {
         $this->assign('logout_link', api_get_path(WEB_PATH).'index.php?logout=logout&&uid='.api_get_user_id());        
         
         //Profile link
-        if (api_get_setting('allow_social_tool')=='true') {
+        if (api_get_setting('allow_social_tool') == 'true') {
             $profile_link = '<a href="'.api_get_path(WEB_CODE_PATH).'social/home.php">'.get_lang('Profile').'</a>';
         } else {
             $profile_link = '<a href="'.api_get_path(WEB_CODE_PATH).'auth/profile.php">'.get_lang('Profile').'</a>';