diff --git a/public/js/chat.js b/public/js/chat.js
index 6499300..71d128d 100644
--- a/public/js/chat.js
+++ b/public/js/chat.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ $(document).ready(async () => {
 
     const sendData = async () => {
         const jwt = getCookie("jwt");
-        const author = (await fetch(`/api/getUsername`)).text()
+        const author = await (await fetch(`/api/getUsername`)).text()
         const content = $("#chat-input").val();
 
         const message = {
@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ $(document).ready(async () => {
     });
 
     $("#chat-input").bind("enterKey", sendData);
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});