diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatHead.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatHead.js
index 7b706e0c..61a30fb2 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatHead.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatHead.js
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ class ChatHead extends LitElement {
         this.isImageLoaded = false
         this.imageFetches = 0
         this.lastReadMessageTimestamp =  0
+        this.loggedInAddress = window.parent.reduxStore.getState().app.selectedAddress.address
     }
 
-    createImage(imageUrl)  {
+     createImage(imageUrl)  {
         const imageHTMLRes = new Image();
         imageHTMLRes.src = imageUrl;
         imageHTMLRes.style= "width:40px; height:40px; float: left; border-radius:50%";
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ class ChatHead extends LitElement {
                 setTimeout(() => {
                     this.imageFetches = this.imageFetches + 1;
                     imageHTMLRes.src = imageUrl;
-                }, 500);
+                }, 750);
             } else {
                
 
@@ -134,9 +135,9 @@ class ChatHead extends LitElement {
         };
         return imageHTMLRes;
       }
-      updated(){
 
-      }
+      
+    
     render() {
         let avatarImg = '';
         let backupAvatarImg = ''
@@ -158,7 +159,10 @@ class ChatHead extends LitElement {
         if(this.activeChatHeadUrl === this.chatInfo.url){
             isUnread = false
         }
-        
+
+        if(this.chatInfo.sender === this.loggedInAddress){
+            isUnread = false
+        }
         return html`
             <li @click=${() => this.getUrl(this.chatInfo.url)} class="clearfix ${this.activeChatHeadUrl === this.chatInfo.url ? 'active' : ''}">
                 ${this.isImageLoaded ? html`${avatarImg}` : html`` }
@@ -221,6 +225,14 @@ class ChatHead extends LitElement {
             return true
         }
         if(changedProperties.has('chatInfo')){
+    
+            const prevChatInfo = changedProperties.get('chatInfo')
+
+            if(prevChatInfo.address !== this.chatInfo.address){
+    
+                this.isImageLoaded = false
+                this.requestUpdate()
+            }
             return true
         }
         
diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/messaging/q-chat/q-chat.src.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/messaging/q-chat/q-chat.src.js
index fbe12aa5..872802d6 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/messaging/q-chat/q-chat.src.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/messaging/q-chat/q-chat.src.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { Epml } from '../../../../epml.js';
 import { use, get, translate, translateUnsafeHTML, registerTranslateConfig } from 'lit-translate';
 import { qchatStyles } from './q-chat-css.src.js'
 import WebWorker from 'web-worker:./computePowWorker.src.js';
+import {repeat} from 'lit/directives/repeat.js';
 
 registerTranslateConfig({
   loader: lang => fetch(`/language/${lang}.json`).then(res => res.json())
@@ -856,14 +857,11 @@ class Chat extends LitElement {
     }
 
     renderChatHead(chatHeadArr) {
-
-        let tempUrl = document.location.href
-        let splitedUrl = decodeURI(tempUrl).split('?')
-        // let activeChatHeadUrl = splitedUrl[1] === undefined ? '' : splitedUrl[1]
-
+      
         return chatHeadArr.map(eachChatHead => {
             return html`<chat-head activeChatHeadUrl=${this.activeChatHeadUrl} .setActiveChatHeadUrl=${(val)=> this.setActiveChatHeadUrl(val)} chatInfo=${JSON.stringify(eachChatHead)}></chat-head>`
         })
+      
     }
 
     renderChatPage() {