diff --git a/gui/src/components/main_modals.vue b/gui/src/components/main_modals.vue
index f42f141d..d9a5fbc5 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/main_modals.vue
+++ b/gui/src/components/main_modals.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import main_startup_check from "./main_startup_check.vue";
 import { newMessage, deleteCallsignFromDB } from '../js/messagesHandler.ts'
 
 function newChat(){
-    newMessage(chat.newChatCallsign, chat.newChatMessage)
+    let newCallsign = chat.newChatCallsign.toUpperCase()
+    newMessage(newCallsign, chat.newChatMessage)
 }
 
 function deleteChat() {
diff --git a/gui/src/js/messagesHandler.ts b/gui/src/js/messagesHandler.ts
index 20d0d636..7537b29f 100644
--- a/gui/src/js/messagesHandler.ts
+++ b/gui/src/js/messagesHandler.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ interface Message {
 
 export function processFreedataMessages(data){
     let jsondata = JSON.parse(data);
+    console.log(jsondata)
     chatStore.callsign_list = createCallsignListFromAPI(jsondata)
     chatStore.sorted_chat_list = createSortedMessagesList(jsondata)
 }