diff --git a/src/static/js/chat.js b/src/static/js/chat.js
index 56dcbfb0e..2dff2edf3 100644
--- a/src/static/js/chat.js
+++ b/src/static/js/chat.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ var chat = (function()
         $("#chattext").append(html);
       
       //should we increment the counter??
-      if(increment)
+      if(increment && !isHistoryAdd)
       {
         var count = Number($("#chatcounter").text());
         count++;