diff --git a/illaclient/src/main/java/illarion/client/gui/controller/game/GUIChatHandler.java b/illaclient/src/main/java/illarion/client/gui/controller/game/GUIChatHandler.java
index a520a336d..3cc5fedf6 100644
--- a/illaclient/src/main/java/illarion/client/gui/controller/game/GUIChatHandler.java
+++ b/illaclient/src/main/java/illarion/client/gui/controller/game/GUIChatHandler.java
@@ -434,8 +434,8 @@ public void onEndScreen() {
     public void onStartScreen() {
         setHeightOfChatLog(CHAT_COLLAPSED_HEIGHT);
         World.getUpdateTaskManager().addTask((container, delta) -> {
-            keyEvent(NiftyStandardInputEvent.SubmitText);
-            keyEvent(NiftyStandardInputEvent.SubmitText);
+            chatMsg.setText("");
+            keyEvent(NiftyStandardInputEvent.Escape);
         });
         AnnotationProcessor.process(this);
         assert nifty != null;