diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 835a9a2fc..797ad3770 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -5831,11 +5831,11 @@ export async function sendMessageAsUser(messageText, messageBias, insertAt = nul
         await eventSource.emit(event_types.USER_MESSAGE_RENDERED, insertAt);
     } else {
         chat.push(message);
+        await saveChatConditional();
         const chat_id = (chat.length - 1);
         await eventSource.emit(event_types.MESSAGE_SENT, chat_id);
         addOneMessage(message);
         await eventSource.emit(event_types.USER_MESSAGE_RENDERED, chat_id);
-        await saveChatConditional();
     }
 
     return message;