diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MessageInput.svelte b/frontend/src/components/MessageInput.svelte
index 9373816..09935c5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MessageInput.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MessageInput.svelte
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     unsubscribers.push(selectedChannel.subscribe(focusTextarea));
 
     // Handle the setMessageInput event
-    unsubscribers.push(setMessageInputEvent.subscribe((value) => {
+    unsubscribers.push(setMessageInputEvent.watch((value) => {
         messageInput = value;
         focusTextarea();
     }));