diff --git a/client/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/pm2/multichat/client/ChatWindowController.java b/client/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/pm2/multichat/client/ChatWindowController.java
index b48a249..e9a704e 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/pm2/multichat/client/ChatWindowController.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/pm2/multichat/client/ChatWindowController.java
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public class ChatWindowController {
             return;
         }
         String messageString = messageField.getText().strip();
+        messageField.clear();
         Matcher matcher = messagePattern.matcher(messageString);
         if (matcher.find()) {
             String receiver = matcher.group(1);