diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 830824dd..d72fbbd8 100755
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ io.on('connection', function(socket){
   var in_list = false;
 
   socket.on('chat', function (data) {
-    if(data != "" && data !== undefined && data !== null && data.length < 151)
-      io.sockets.emit('chat,'+coll, guid + " said: " + data);
+    if(data != "" && data !== undefined && data !== null && data.length < 151 && data.replace(/\s/g, '').length)
+      io.sockets.emit('chat,'+coll, guid + ": " + data);
   });
 
   socket.on('frontpage_lists', function()