diff --git a/src/snek/static/chat-input.js b/src/snek/static/chat-input.js
index 4fcf0eb..4dfcac4 100644
--- a/src/snek/static/chat-input.js
+++ b/src/snek/static/chat-input.js
@@ -47,8 +47,12 @@ class ChatInputComponent extends HTMLElement {
     this.textarea.focus();
   }
 
+
   async connectedCallback() {
-    this.user = await app.rpc.getUser(null);
+    this.user = null 
+    app.rpc.getUser(null).then((user) => {
+        this.user=user
+    })
     this.liveType = this.getAttribute("live-type") === "true";
     this.liveTypeInterval =
       parseInt(this.getAttribute("live-type-interval")) || 3;
@@ -152,6 +156,9 @@ class ChatInputComponent extends HTMLElement {
       });
       app.rpc.sendMessage(this.channelUid, message);
     });
+    setTimeout(()=>{
+      this.focus();
+    },1000)
   }
 
   trackSecondsBetweenEvents(event1Time, event2Time) {
diff --git a/src/snek/static/message-list.js b/src/snek/static/message-list.js
index e4e7702..720cb6c 100644
--- a/src/snek/static/message-list.js
+++ b/src/snek/static/message-list.js
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ class MessageList extends HTMLElement {
     this.items = [];
   }
   scrollToBottom(force) {
-    
+    console.info("Scrolling down")
    // if (force) {
-       this.scrollTop = this.scrollHeight;
-      //this.querySelector(".message-list-bottom").scrollIntoView();
+       //this.scrollTop = this.scrollHeight;
+
+    this.querySelector(".message-list-bottom").scrollIntoView();
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.querySelector(".message-list-bottom").scrollIntoView();
+      },200)
    // }
   }
   updateMessageText(uid, message) {