diff --git a/webroot/js/components/chat/chat.js b/webroot/js/components/chat/chat.js
index c249a69e6..7aad405a1 100644
--- a/webroot/js/components/chat/chat.js
+++ b/webroot/js/components/chat/chat.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { CALLBACKS, SOCKET_MESSAGE_TYPES } from '../../utils/websocket.js';
 import {
   jumpToBottom,
   debounce,
-  setLocalStorage,
 } from '../../utils/helpers.js';
 import { extraUserNamesFromMessageHistory } from '../../utils/chat.js';
 import {
@@ -295,6 +294,7 @@ export default class Chat extends Component {
     const shouldScroll =
       scrollHeight >= clientHeight &&
       fullyScrolled - scrollTop < MESSAGE_JUMPTOBOTTOM_BUFFER;
+
     return shouldScroll;
   }
 
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ export default class Chat extends Component {
   // if the messages list grows in number of child message nodes due to new messages received, scroll to bottom.
   messageListCallback(mutations) {
     const numMutations = mutations.length;
+
     if (numMutations) {
       const item = mutations[numMutations - 1];
       if (item.type === 'childList' && item.addedNodes.length) {
diff --git a/webroot/js/utils/constants.js b/webroot/js/utils/constants.js
index d209e2ce1..febb017a6 100644
--- a/webroot/js/utils/constants.js
+++ b/webroot/js/utils/constants.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const CHAT_OK_KEYCODES = [
   'Backspace',
 ];
 export const CHAT_KEY_MODIFIERS = ['Control', 'Shift', 'Meta', 'Alt'];
-export const MESSAGE_JUMPTOBOTTOM_BUFFER = 300;
+export const MESSAGE_JUMPTOBOTTOM_BUFFER = 500;
 
 // app styling
 export const WIDTH_SINGLE_COL = 730;