diff --git a/pkg/interface/chat/src/js/components/lib/chat-input.js b/pkg/interface/chat/src/js/components/lib/chat-input.js
index 5cf4036b7..014f10594 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/chat/src/js/components/lib/chat-input.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/chat/src/js/components/lib/chat-input.js
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ export class ChatInput extends Component {
   }
 
   getLetterType(letter) {
-    if (letter.startsWith('/me')) {
-      letter = letter.slice(3);
+    if (letter.startsWith('/me ')) {
+      letter = letter.slice(4);
       // remove insignificant leading whitespace.
       // aces might be relevant to style.
       while (letter[0] === '\n') {