diff --git a/iped-parsers/iped-parsers-impl/src/main/java/iped/parsers/ufed/UFEDChatParser.java b/iped-parsers/iped-parsers-impl/src/main/java/iped/parsers/ufed/UFEDChatParser.java
index c1c9d181e6..157a99b22e 100644
--- a/iped-parsers/iped-parsers-impl/src/main/java/iped/parsers/ufed/UFEDChatParser.java
+++ b/iped-parsers/iped-parsers-impl/src/main/java/iped/parsers/ufed/UFEDChatParser.java
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ public void parse(InputStream inputStream, ContentHandler handler, Metadata chat
                     } else {
                         logger.error("Unknown chat child: {}", chatChild);
                     }
+
+                    // reset timeout counter
+                    char[] nameChars = (chatChild.getName() + "\n").toCharArray();
+                    handler.characters(nameChars, 0, nameChars.length);
                 }
             }