diff --git a/src/snek/static/chat-input.js b/src/snek/static/chat-input.js
index 205aa3d..110ea27 100644
--- a/src/snek/static/chat-input.js
+++ b/src/snek/static/chat-input.js
@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@ class ChatInputComponent extends HTMLElement {
         app.rpc.starsRender(this.channelUid,this.value.replace("/starsRender ",""))
     }
   }
-
+  users = []
+  textarea = null 
+  _value = "" 
+  lastUpdateEvent = null 
+  previousValue = "" 
+  lastChange = null 
+  changed = false 
   constructor() {
     super();
     this.lastUpdateEvent = new Date();
     this.textarea = document.createElement("textarea");
-    this._value = "";
     this.value = this.getAttribute("value") || "";
     this.previousValue = this.value;
     this.lastChange = new Date();