diff --git a/src/app/pages/chat/new-group/new-group.page.ts b/src/app/pages/chat/new-group/new-group.page.ts
index d1006c0e2..5ca806462 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/chat/new-group/new-group.page.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/chat/new-group/new-group.page.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { GroupContactsPage } from '../group-messages/group-contacts/group-contac
 import { ThemeService } from 'src/app/services/theme.service'
 import { ChatService } from 'src/app/services/chat.service';
 import { ProcessesService } from 'src/app/services/processes.service';
+import { WsChatMethodsService } from 'src/app/services/chat/ws-chat-methods.service';
+import { AuthService } from 'src/app/services/auth.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-new-group',
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ export class NewGroupPage implements OnInit {
   thedate:any;
   groupName:string;
   documents:any;
+  loggedUserChat: any;
 
   constructor(
     private pickerController: PickerController,
@@ -30,8 +33,11 @@ export class NewGroupPage implements OnInit {
     public ThemeService: ThemeService,
     private chatService: ChatService,
     private processesService: ProcessesService,
+    public wsChatMethodsService: WsChatMethodsService,
+    private authService: AuthService,
   )
   {
+    this.loggedUserChat = authService.ValidatedUserChat['data'];
     this.isGroupCreated = false;
     this.groupName = this.navParams.get('name');
     this.documents = this.navParams.get('documents');
@@ -55,10 +61,34 @@ export class NewGroupPage implements OnInit {
     this.modalController.dismiss();
   }
 
-  createGroup(){
+  async createGroup(){
     let name = this.groupName.split(' ').join('-');
     //Take out all special characters in string
     name = name.normalize("NFD").replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, "");
+
+    let customFields = {}
+    let res:any;
+
+    if(this.thedate){
+      let customFields = {
+        "countDownDate":this.thedate
+      }
+      res = await this.wsChatMethodsService.createPrivateRoom(name, this.loggedUserChat.me.username, customFields);
+      console.log(res);
+    }
+    else{
+      res = await this.wsChatMethodsService.createPrivateRoom(name, this.loggedUserChat.me.username, customFields);
+      console.log(res);
+    }
+
+    this.isGroupCreated = true;
+    this.addContacts(res.result);
+
+    this.wsChatMethodsService.subscribeToRoomUpdate(res.result.rid, res.result);
+
+    //this.addGroupMessage.emit(res.result.rid);
+
+    /*
     let body = { "name":name, }
     this.chatService.addGroup(body).subscribe(res=>{
       console.log('group created');
@@ -112,7 +142,7 @@ export class NewGroupPage implements OnInit {
           this.chatService.sendMessage(body).toPromise();
         });
       }
-    });
+    }); */
   }
 
   async addContacts(room){
diff --git a/src/app/shared/chat/new-group/new-group.page.ts b/src/app/shared/chat/new-group/new-group.page.ts
index a63b55ec4..9bcc2eddc 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/chat/new-group/new-group.page.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/chat/new-group/new-group.page.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ export class NewGroupPage implements OnInit{
     let name = this.groupName.split(' ').join('-');
     //Take out all special characters in string
     name = name.normalize("NFD").replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, "");
-    let body = { "name":name, }
 
     let customFields = {}
     let res:any;
@@ -116,7 +115,9 @@ export class NewGroupPage implements OnInit{
     this.wsChatMethodsService.subscribeToRoomUpdate(res.result.rid, res.result);
     this.addGroupMessage.emit(res.result.rid);
 
-    /* this.chatService.addGroup(body).subscribe(res=>{
+    /*
+    let body = { "name":name, }
+    this.chatService.addGroup(body).subscribe(res=>{
       console.log('group created');
       console.log(res['group']);