diff --git a/cockatrice/src/tab_message.cpp b/cockatrice/src/tab_message.cpp
index 600efb82..7d2411e5 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/tab_message.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/tab_message.cpp
@@ -114,8 +114,11 @@ void TabMessage::actLeave()
 
 void TabMessage::processUserMessageEvent(const Event_UserMessage &event)
 {
-    const UserLevelFlags userLevel(event.sender_name() == otherUserInfo->name() ? otherUserInfo->user_level() : ownUserInfo->user_level());
-    chatView->appendMessage(QString::fromStdString(event.message()), 0,QString::fromStdString(event.sender_name()), userLevel, QString::fromStdString(otherUserInfo->privlevel()), true);
+    auto userInfo = event.sender_name() == otherUserInfo->name() ? otherUserInfo : ownUserInfo;
+    const UserLevelFlags userLevel(userInfo->user_level());
+    const QString userPriv = QString::fromStdString(userInfo->privlevel());
+
+    chatView->appendMessage(QString::fromStdString(event.message()), 0,QString::fromStdString(event.sender_name()), userLevel, userPriv, true);
     if (tabSupervisor->currentIndex() != tabSupervisor->indexOf(this))
         soundEngine->playSound("private_message");
     if (settingsCache->getShowMessagePopup() && shouldShowSystemPopup(event))