diff --git a/webpack/vue/auth/channel.vue b/webpack/vue/auth/channel.vue
index a04cc48..7f5d2cb 100644
--- a/webpack/vue/auth/channel.vue
+++ b/webpack/vue/auth/channel.vue
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 			</section>
 
 			<section class='message-input'>
-				<textarea :value='message' :placeholder='`Message #${gs.room.get(`text`).name}`' @keydown='keydown' @keyup='keyup'></textarea>
+				<textarea v-model='message' :placeholder='`Message #${gs.room.get(`text`).name}`' @keydown='keydown' @keyup='keyup'></textarea>
 			</section>
 
 		</div>
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ export default {
 
 	}; },
 
+	beforeMount(){
+		console.warn('beforeMount');
+	},
+
 	methods: {
 
 		/* (1) Auto-grow text area
@@ -70,23 +74,6 @@ export default {
 			// register pressed keys
 			this.pressed[e.keyCode] = true;
 
-			// if not ENTER OR SHIFT -> do nothing
-			if( e.keyCode !== 13 || this.pressed[16] )
-				return;
-
-
-
-			// bufferize message + remove trailing line
-			let buffer = e.target.value.replace(/\n*$/, '');
-			this.message = buffer;
-
-			// send message
-			if( !gs.get.content.send_message(buffer) )
-				return;
-
-			// empty message
-			this.message = '';
-
 		},
 
 
@@ -98,6 +85,21 @@ export default {
 			// unregister pressed keys
 			this.pressed[e.keyCode] = false;
 
+			// if not ENTER OR SHIFT -> do nothing
+			if( e.keyCode !== 13 || this.pressed[16] )
+				return;
+
+			// bufferize message + remove trailing line
+			this.message = this.message.replace(/\n*$/, '');
+
+			// send message
+			if( !gs.get.content.send_message(this.message) )
+				return;
+
+			// empty message
+			this.message = '';
+			this.auto_grow(e);
+
 		}
 
 	},