diff --git a/src/snek/static/message-list.js b/src/snek/static/message-list.js
index c6430f2..d80f7b9 100644
--- a/src/snek/static/message-list.js
+++ b/src/snek/static/message-list.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class MessageList extends HTMLElement {
     const html = receivedHtml.querySelector(".text").innerHTML;
     const textElement = messageDiv.querySelector(".text");
     textElement.innerHTML = html;
-    textElement.style.display = message.text == "" ? "none" : "block";
+    messageDiv.style.display = message.text == "" ? "none" : "block";
     if(scrollToBottom)
       this.scrollToBottom(true)
   }
diff --git a/src/snek/view/rpc.py b/src/snek/view/rpc.py
index 65b1ecf..5666912 100644
--- a/src/snek/view/rpc.py
+++ b/src/snek/view/rpc.py
@@ -268,22 +268,26 @@ class RPCView(BaseView):
             return result
 
 
-        async def _finalize_message_task(self, message_uid):
-            await asyncio.sleep(7) 
+        async def _finalize_message_task(self,message_uid):
+            await asyncio.sleep(7)  
             self._finalize_task = None 
-            self._require_login()
-            message = await self.services.channel_message.get(message_uid)
+            message = await self.services.channel_message.get(message_uid, is_final=False)
             if not message:
                 return False
-
             if message["user_uid"] != self.user_uid:
                 raise Exception("Not allowed")
 
+            if message["is_final"]:
+                return True 
+
             if not message["is_final"]:
                 await self.services.chat.finalize(message["uid"])
             
+
+            
             return True
 
+
         async def _queue_finalize_message(self, message_uid):
             if self._finalize_task:
                 self._finalize_task.cancel()
@@ -293,13 +297,18 @@ class RPCView(BaseView):
 
         async def send_message(self, channel_uid, message, is_final=True):
             self._require_login()
-            
+        
+            message = message.strip()
+
             if not is_final:
+                if_final = False
                 check_message = await self.services.channel_message.get(channel_uid=channel_uid, user_uid=self.user_uid,is_final=False)
                 if check_message:
                     await self._queue_finalize_message(check_message["uid"])
                     return await self.update_message_text(check_message["uid"], message)
-             
+            
+        
+
             message = await self.services.chat.send(
                 self.user_uid, channel_uid, message, is_final
             )