diff --git a/display.go b/display.go
index 22517f0..92d0936 100644
--- a/display.go
+++ b/display.go
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ func (app *App) submitTextInput() {
 		}
 	} else {
 		app.outgoing <- MessageEvent(fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", app.nick, app.input.String()))
-		app.outgoing <- StatEvent("")
 	}
 
 	app.input.SetContent("")
diff --git a/event.go b/event.go
index 41766c1..7a5be88 100644
--- a/event.go
+++ b/event.go
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ func (ev MessageEvent) HandleOutgoing(app *App) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	app.incoming <- SetLastEvent(num)
+	app.outgoing <- StatEvent("")
 
 	return nil
 }