diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Messages.svelte b/frontend/src/components/Messages.svelte
index 9e21775..645c745 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Messages.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Messages.svelte
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
     const onScroll = (e) => {
         const { scrollTop, offsetHeight, scrollHeight } = e.target;
-        if ((scrollTop + offsetHeight) >= scrollHeight) { // user scrolled to bottom
+        if ((scrollTop + offsetHeight) >= (scrollHeight - 10)) { // user scrolled to bottom
             messages.setIsCollectingOldMessages(true);
             shouldAutoscroll = true;
             isScrolledToBottom = true;