diff --git a/public/tabs/talk.html b/public/tabs/talk.html
index 11646c2..97f3752 100644
--- a/public/tabs/talk.html
+++ b/public/tabs/talk.html
@@ -296,8 +296,6 @@
 						const events = (await events_response.json()).reverse();
 
 						append_room_events(events);
-						last_message_id = events.length ? events[events.length - 1].id : null;
-
 						poll_for_new_events(room_id);
 					}
 
@@ -425,20 +423,24 @@
 							const authoritative_message_event = await event_response.json();
 
 							const temp_message = document.getElementById(message_event.id);
-							temp_message.id = authoritative_message_event.id;
-							temp_message.classList.remove("sending");
+							temp_message.remove();
 
-							const local_datetime = datetime_to_local(
-								authoritative_message_event.timestamps.created,
-							);
-							const long_time = temp_message.querySelector(
-								".datetime-container .long",
-							);
-							const short_time = temp_message.querySelector(
-								".datetime-container .short",
-							);
-							long_time.innerHTML = local_datetime.long;
-							short_time.innerHTML = local_datetime.short;
+							// temp_message.id = authoritative_message_event.id;
+							// temp_message.classList.remove("sending");
+
+							// const local_datetime = datetime_to_local(
+							// 	authoritative_message_event.timestamps.created,
+							// );
+							// const long_time = temp_message.querySelector(
+							// 	".datetime-container .long",
+							// );
+							// const short_time = temp_message.querySelector(
+							// 	".datetime-container .short",
+							// );
+							// long_time.innerHTML = local_datetime.long;
+							// short_time.innerHTML = local_datetime.short;
+
+							append_room_events([authoritative_message_event]);
 
 							chat_input.value = "";
 							chat_input.disabled = false;