diff --git a/public/openapi/write/chats/roomId/messages/mid.yaml b/public/openapi/write/chats/roomId/messages/mid.yaml
index dfa06e7811..c899627802 100644
--- a/public/openapi/write/chats/roomId/messages/mid.yaml
+++ b/public/openapi/write/chats/roomId/messages/mid.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ put:
         type: number
       required: true
       description: a valid message id
-      example: 3
+      example: 2
   requestBody:
     required: true
     content:
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ delete:
         type: number
       required: true
       description: a valid message id
-      example: 3
+      example: 2
   responses:
     '200':
       description: Message successfully deleted
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ post:
         type: number
       required: true
       description: a valid message id
-      example: 3
+      example: 2
   responses:
     '200':
       description: message successfully restored
diff --git a/public/openapi/write/chats/roomId/messages/mid/ip.yaml b/public/openapi/write/chats/roomId/messages/mid/ip.yaml
index 1730542213..2c2af8fb1b 100644
--- a/public/openapi/write/chats/roomId/messages/mid/ip.yaml
+++ b/public/openapi/write/chats/roomId/messages/mid/ip.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ get:
         type: string
       required: true
       description: a valid chat message id
-      example: 3
+      example: 2
   responses:
     '200':
       description: Chat message ip address retrieved
diff --git a/test/api.js b/test/api.js
index f7616904c8..fbb36b24b8 100644
--- a/test/api.js
+++ b/test/api.js
@@ -282,8 +282,13 @@ describe('API', async () => {
 		await flags.appendNote(flagId, 1, 'test note', 1626446956652);
 		await flags.create('post', 2, unprivUid, 'sample reasons', Date.now()); // for testing flag notes (since flag 1 deleted)
 
-		// Create a new chat room
-		await messaging.newRoom(adminUid, { uids: [unprivUid] });
+		// Create a new chat room & send a message
+		const roomId = await messaging.newRoom(adminUid, { uids: [unprivUid] });
+		await messaging.sendMessage({
+			roomId,
+			uid: adminUid,
+			content: 'this is a chat message',
+		});
 
 		// Create an empty file to test DELETE /files and thumb deletion
 		fs.closeSync(fs.openSync(path.resolve(nconf.get('upload_path'), 'files/test.txt'), 'w'));