diff --git a/back/methods/chat/send.js b/back/methods/chat/send.js
index 2b00df727..b0a9431c7 100644
--- a/back/methods/chat/send.js
+++ b/back/methods/chat/send.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = Self => {
         const recipient = to.replace('@', '');
 
         if (sender.name != recipient)
-            return sendMessage(sender, to, `@${sender.name}: ${message} `);
+            return sendMessage(sender, to, message);
     };
 
     async function sendMessage(sender, channel, message) {
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ module.exports = Self => {
         return sendAuth(uri, {
             'channel': channel,
             'avatar': avatar,
+            'alias': sender.nickname,
             'text': message
         }).catch(async error => {
             if (error.statusCode === 401 && !this.resendAttempted) {