diff --git a/src/snek/static/message-list.js b/src/snek/static/message-list.js
index abe8e57..ea20826 100644
--- a/src/snek/static/message-list.js
+++ b/src/snek/static/message-list.js
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ class MessageList extends HTMLElement {
     this.querySelectorAll('.avatar').forEach((el) => {
       const anchor = el.closest('a');
       if (anchor && typeof anchor.href === 'string' && anchor.href.includes(uid)) {
-        lastElement = el;
+        if(!lastElement)
+          lastElement = el;
+
       }
     });
     if (lastElement) {