diff --git a/src/snek/static/chat-input.js b/src/snek/static/chat-input.js
index e089e73..0d09d30 100644
--- a/src/snek/static/chat-input.js
+++ b/src/snek/static/chat-input.js
@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@ levenshteinDistance(a, b) {
       parseInt(this.getAttribute("live-type-interval")) || 3;
     this.channelUid = this.getAttribute("channel");
     
-    this.users = await app.rpc.getUsers(this.channelUid)
+    app.rpc.getUsers(this.channelUid).then(users=>{
+        this.users = users    
+    })
       this.messageUid = null;
 
     this.classList.add("chat-input");