diff --git a/cockatrice/src/chatview.cpp b/cockatrice/src/chatview.cpp
index 47724d9d..92696cf0 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/chatview.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/chatview.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ChatView::ChatView(const QString &_ownName, QWidget *parent)
 	setTextInteractionFlags(Qt::TextSelectableByMouse);
 }
 
-void ChatView::appendMessage(const QString &sender, const QString &message)
+void ChatView::appendMessage(QString sender, const QString &message)
 {
 	QTextCursor cursor(document()->lastBlock());
 	cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::End);
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ void ChatView::appendMessage(const QString &sender, const QString &message)
 	} else
 		senderFormat.setForeground(Qt::blue);
 	cursor.setCharFormat(senderFormat);
-	cursor.insertText(sender + " ");
+	if (!sender.isEmpty())
+		sender.append(" ");
+	cursor.insertText(sender);
 	
 	QTextCharFormat messageFormat;
 	if (sender.isEmpty())
@@ -39,6 +41,5 @@ void ChatView::appendMessage(const QString &sender, const QString &message)
 	cursor.setCharFormat(messageFormat);
 	cursor.insertText(message);
 	
-	
 	verticalScrollBar()->setValue(verticalScrollBar()->maximum());
 }
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/chatview.h b/cockatrice/src/chatview.h
index fc9a2626..bd7e763a 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/chatview.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/chatview.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ private:
 	QString ownName;
 public:
 	ChatView(const QString &_ownName, QWidget *parent = 0);
-	void appendMessage(const QString &sender, const QString &message);
+	void appendMessage(QString sender, const QString &message);
 };
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/servatrice/src/servatrice.cpp b/servatrice/src/servatrice.cpp
index 89b89f0e..a9ff3b36 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/servatrice.cpp
+++ b/servatrice/src/servatrice.cpp
@@ -235,4 +235,4 @@ void Servatrice::statusUpdate()
 	execSqlQuery(query);
 }
 
-const QString Servatrice::versionString = "Servatrice 0.20110127";
+const QString Servatrice::versionString = "Servatrice 0.20110215";