diff --git a/file/js/be.bastelstu.Chat.litcoffee b/file/js/be.bastelstu.Chat.litcoffee
index 888528d..de0df93 100644
--- a/file/js/be.bastelstu.Chat.litcoffee
+++ b/file/js/be.bastelstu.Chat.litcoffee
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ Insert the given messages into the chat stream.
 
 		handleMessages = (messages) ->
 			for message in messages
-				message.isInPrivateChannel = (String(message.type) is v.config.messageTypes.WHISPER) and ($.wcfIsset("timsChatMessageContainer#{message.receiver}") or $.wcfIsset("timsChatMessageContainer#{message.sender}"))
+				message.isInPrivateChannel = (message.type is v.config.messageTypes.WHISPER) and ($.wcfIsset("timsChatMessageContainer#{message.receiver}") or $.wcfIsset("timsChatMessageContainer#{message.sender}"))
 				
 				events.newMessage.fire message