diff --git a/src/snek/static/chat-input.js b/src/snek/static/chat-input.js
index c356b20..e089e73 100644
--- a/src/snek/static/chat-input.js
+++ b/src/snek/static/chat-input.js
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ levenshteinDistance(a, b) {
       app.rpc &&
       typeof app.rpc.updateMessageText === "function"
     ) {
-        this.value = this.replaceMentionsWithAuthors(this.value);
-      app.rpc.updateMessageText(this.messageUid, this.value);
+      app.rpc.updateMessageText(this.messageUid, this.replaceMentionsWithAuthors(this.value));
     }
   }