diff --git a/front/volume/src/App.svelte b/front/volume/src/App.svelte
index 836ef45..e90e99d 100644
--- a/front/volume/src/App.svelte
+++ b/front/volume/src/App.svelte
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       DMChannel = await res.json();
       if (DMChannel.length != 0)
         chan.selectChat(DMChannel[0].id);
-	} else {
+	  } else {
         console.log("Creating DMChannel: " + $store.username + "&" + DMUsername)
         fetch(API_URL + "/channels", {
           credentials: "include",
diff --git a/front/volume/src/components/Chat.svelte b/front/volume/src/components/Chat.svelte
index 3085106..5a476e1 100644
--- a/front/volume/src/components/Chat.svelte
+++ b/front/volume/src/components/Chat.svelte
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher();
   let showProfileMenu = false;
-  let selectedUser = null;
+  let selectedUser: string | null = null;
   function openProfile(username: string) {
     showProfileMenu = true;
     selectedUser = username;
@@ -301,7 +301,12 @@
     }
   }
 
+  function onSendMessage() {
+    dispatch("send-message", selectedUser);
+    showProfileMenu = false;
+  }
 </script>
+
 <div class="overlay">
   <div class="chat" on:click|stopPropagation on:keydown|stopPropagation>
     <div class="messages">
@@ -328,7 +333,7 @@
       >
         <ul>
           <li>
-            <button on:click={() => dispatch("send-message", selectedUser)}>
+            <button on:click={onSendMessage}>
               Send Message
             </button>
           </li>