diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index d119c1de..0e7671f7 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -462,13 +462,16 @@
     // messages
     sendNewMessage = async () => {
       if (this.cannotSendMessage.value == true) return;
-      const message = await this.createMessage(this.composingMessage.value);
-      this.sendExistingMessage(message);
+      await this.sendMessageText(this.composingMessage.value);
       this.composingMessage.value = "";
     };
+    sendMessageText = async (text) => {
+      const message = await this.createMessage(text);
+      this.sendExistingMessage(message);
+    };
     resendMessage = (message) => {
       if (this.cannotResendMessage.value == true) return;
-      this.sendExistingMessage(message);
+      this.sendMessageText(message.body);
     };
     createMessage = async (messageText) => {
       const secondaryChannelNames = [
diff --git a/src/Model/chatModel.ts b/src/Model/chatModel.ts
index ab3658bf..ecc5d2d1 100644
--- a/src/Model/chatModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/chatModel.ts
@@ -159,14 +159,18 @@ export class Chat {
   sendNewMessage = async (): Promise<void> => {
     if (this.cannotSendMessage.value == true) return;
 
-    const message = await this.createMessage(this.composingMessage.value);
-    this.sendExistingMessage(message);
+    await this.sendMessageText(this.composingMessage.value);
     this.composingMessage.value = "";
   };
 
+  sendMessageText = async (text: string): Promise<void> => {
+    const message = await this.createMessage(text);
+    this.sendExistingMessage(message);
+  };
+
   resendMessage = (message: ChatMessage) => {
     if (this.cannotResendMessage.value == true) return;
-    this.sendExistingMessage(message);
+    this.sendMessageText(message.body);
   };
 
   createMessage = async (messageText: string): Promise<ChatMessage> => {