diff --git a/.dist/direct.js b/.dist/direct.js
index 5efe8c8..d6cb754 100644
--- a/.dist/direct.js
+++ b/.dist/direct.js
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class Group extends Channel {
         this.buildmessages();
         history.pushState(null, null, "/channels/" + this.guild_id + "/" + this.snowflake);
         document.getElementById("channelname").textContent = "@" + this.name;
+        document.getElementById("typebox").contentEditable = "" + true;
     }
     messageCreate(messagep) {
         const messagez = new Message(messagep.d, this);
diff --git a/webpage/channel.ts b/webpage/channel.ts
index f669d19..95dc395 100644
--- a/webpage/channel.ts
+++ b/webpage/channel.ts
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ class Channel{
         history.pushState(null, null,"/channels/"+this.guild_id+"/"+this.snowflake);
         document.getElementById("channelname").textContent="#"+this.name;
         console.log(this);
-        (document.getElementById("typebox") as HTMLInputElement).contentEditable=""+this.canMessage;
+        document.getElementById("typebox").contentEditable=""+this.canMessage;
     }
     lastmessage:Message;
     async putmessages(){
diff --git a/webpage/direct.ts b/webpage/direct.ts
index dc768ec..772894c 100644
--- a/webpage/direct.ts
+++ b/webpage/direct.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class Group extends Channel{
         this.buildmessages();
         history.pushState(null, null,"/channels/"+this.guild_id+"/"+this.snowflake);
         document.getElementById("channelname").textContent="@"+this.name;
+        document.getElementById("typebox").contentEditable=""+true;
     }
     messageCreate(messagep){
         const messagez=new Message(messagep.d,this);