diff --git a/server/routes/games.js b/server/routes/games.js
index 75c92b2..4633025 100755
--- a/server/routes/games.js
+++ b/server/routes/games.js
@@ -2363,8 +2363,7 @@ const playCard = (game, session, card) => {
       }
     });
     if (points < getVictoryPointRule(game)) {
-      return `You can not play victory point cards until you can reach `
-        `${getVictoryPointRule(game) }!`;
+      return `You can not play victory point cards until you can reach ${getVictoryPointRule(game)}!`;
     }
     addChatMessage(game, session, `${name} played a Victory Point card.`);
   }
@@ -4109,7 +4108,11 @@ router.ws("/ws/:id", async (ws, req) => {
       break;
       
     case 'chat':
-      console.log(`${short}:${id} - ${data.type} - ${data.message}`)
+      /* If the chat message is empty, do not add it to the chat */
+      if (data.message.trim() == '') {
+        break;
+      }
+      console.log(`${short}:${id} - ${data.type} - "${data.message}"`)
       addChatMessage(game, session, `${session.name}: ${data.message}`, true);
       parseChatCommands(game, data.message);
       sendUpdateToPlayers(game, { chat: game.chat });