diff --git a/public/src/forum/footer.js b/public/src/forum/footer.js
index 6d6341962e..d38896cce9 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/footer.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/footer.js
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@
 
 
 	socket.on('chatMessage', function(data) {
-		
 		var username = data.username;
 		var fromuid = data.fromuid;
 		var message = data.message;
diff --git a/public/src/forum/topic.js b/public/src/forum/topic.js
index 5d7ed4226c..3c329ee713 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/topic.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/topic.js
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
 		'event:topic_deleted', 'event:topic_restored', 'event:topic:locked',
 		'event:topic_unlocked', 'event:topic_pinned', 'event:topic_unpinned',
 		'event:topic_moved', 'event:post_edited', 'event:post_deleted', 'event:post_restored',
-		'api:posts.favourite', 'chatMessage'
+		'api:posts.favourite'
 	]);
 
 
diff --git a/public/src/modules/chat.js b/public/src/modules/chat.js
index f633c55d82..7c866fcce4 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/chat.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/chat.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ define(['taskbar'], function(taskbar) {
 				taskbar.discard('chat', uuid);
 			});
 
-			chatModal.on('click', function(e){
+			chatModal.on('click', function(e) {
 				module.bringModalToTop(chatModal);
 			});
 
diff --git a/public/templates/topic.tpl b/public/templates/topic.tpl
index 397d3a8f59..ea5c412a42 100644
--- a/public/templates/topic.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/topic.tpl
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 					</div>
 					<div class="post-signature">{main_posts.signature}</div>
 					<div class="profile-block">
-						<img class="hidden-desktop" src="{main_posts.picture}?s=10&default=identicon" align="left" /> posted by <strong><a class="" href="/users/{main_posts.userslug}">{main_posts.username}</a></strong> {main_posts.relativeTime} ago
+						<img class="hidden-desktop" src="{main_posts.picture}" align="left" /> posted by <strong><a class="" href="/users/{main_posts.userslug}">{main_posts.username}</a></strong> {main_posts.relativeTime} ago
 						<span class="{main_posts.edited-class} hidden-phone">| last edited by <strong><a href="/users/{main_posts.editorslug}">{main_posts.editorname}</a></strong> {main_posts.relativeEditTime} ago</span>
 						<span class="{main_posts.edited-class}"><i class="icon-edit visible-phone" title="edited by {main_posts.editorname} {main_posts.relativeEditTime} ago"></i></span>
 						<div class="post-buttons visible-phone">
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 							<button id="favs_{posts.pid}_{posts.uid}" class="favourite btn-link hidden-phone" title="Favourite"><span class="post_rep_{posts.pid}">{posts.post_rep} </span><i class="{posts.fav_star_class}"></i></button>
 							<button class="post_reply btn-link" title="Reply"><i class="icon-reply"></i></button>
 						</span>
-						<img class="hidden-desktop" src="{posts.picture}?s=10&default=identicon" align="left" /> posted by <strong><a class="username-field" href="/users/{posts.userslug}">{posts.username}</a></strong> {posts.relativeTime} ago
+						<img class="hidden-desktop" src="{posts.picture}" align="left" /> posted by <strong><a class="username-field" href="/users/{posts.userslug}">{posts.username}</a></strong> {posts.relativeTime} ago
 						<span class="{posts.edited-class} hidden-phone">| last edited by <strong><a href="/users/{posts.editorslug}">{posts.editorname}</a></strong> {posts.relativeEditTime} ago</span>
 						<span class="{posts.edited-class}"><i class="icon-edit visible-phone" title="edited by {posts.editorname} {posts.relativeEditTime} ago"></i></span>
 					</div>
diff --git a/src/websockets.js b/src/websockets.js
index 5cc3f1743c..5d2c51abd9 100644
--- a/src/websockets.js
+++ b/src/websockets.js
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ var SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server, { log:false }),
 		});
 
 		socket.on('sendChatMessage', function(data) {
+
 			var touid = data.touid;
 
 			if(userSockets[touid]) {
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ var SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server, { log:false }),
 					for(var x=0;x<numSockets;x++) {
 						userSockets[touid][x].emit('chatMessage', {fromuid:uid, username:username, message:finalMessage});
 					}
-
+					
 					notifications.create(finalMessage, 5, '#', 'notification_'+uid+'_'+touid, function(nid) {
 						notifications.push(nid, [touid], function(success) {