diff --git a/scripts/salty-chat.sh b/scripts/salty-chat.sh
index 9fb0ad4..e0a1b80 100755
--- a/scripts/salty-chat.sh
+++ b/scripts/salty-chat.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ get_user () {
 format_message() {
   me="$1"
   message="$2"
-  printf "%s\t(%s) %s" "$(date -u +%FT%TZ)" "$me" "$message"
+  printf "%s\t(%s)\t%s" "$(date -u +%FT%TZ)" "$me" "$message"
 }
 
 stream () {
@@ -214,10 +214,14 @@ chatwith() {
     if [ -z "$message" ]; then
       continue
     fi
-    move_cursor_up
+
     format_message "$me" "$message" \
       | salty -i "$SALTY_IDENTITY" -r "$key" \
       | curl -fqsS --data-binary @- "$endpoint"
+
+    move_cursor_up
+    clear_line
+
     format_message "$me" "$message"
     echo
   done