diff --git a/file/js/TimWolla.WCF.Chat.coffee b/file/js/TimWolla.WCF.Chat.coffee
index c54a775..7bc591a 100644
--- a/file/js/TimWolla.WCF.Chat.coffee
+++ b/file/js/TimWolla.WCF.Chat.coffee
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ TimWolla.WCF ?= {}
 			new WCF.PeriodicalExecuter $.proxy(@getMessages, this), @config.reloadTime * 1000
 			@getMessages()
 			
-			$('#chatInput').focus()
 			console.log '[TimWolla.WCF.Chat] Finished initializing'
 		###
 		# Binds all the events needed for Tims Chat.
diff --git a/template/chat.tpl b/template/chat.tpl
index 32d193a..8c1cdb5 100644
--- a/template/chat.tpl
+++ b/template/chat.tpl
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 				{@$message->jsonify()}
 			{/implode}
 		]);
-		$('#chatInput').enable().jCounter();
+		$('#chatInput').enable().jCounter().focus();
 		$('#chatControls .copyright').click(function (event) {
 			event.preventDefault();
 			if ($.wcfIsset('chatCopyrightDialog')) return WCF.showDialog('chatCopyrightDialog', true, { title: 'Tims Chat{if CHAT_SHOW_VERSION} {$chatVersion}{/if}' });