diff --git a/files/routes/chat.py b/files/routes/chat.py
index ddb47aca5..bc3143784 100644
--- a/files/routes/chat.py
+++ b/files/routes/chat.py
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ typing = {}
 
 cache.set('loggedin_chat', 0, timeout=86400)
 
-def get_chatroom():
-	if request.referrer:
-		return request.referrer.split('?')[0]
-
 def auth_required_socketio(f):
 	def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
 		if not hasattr(g, 'db'): g.db = db_session()
@@ -179,9 +175,9 @@ def speak(data, v):
 	if v.shadowbanned:
 		emit('speak', data)
 	else:
-		emit('speak', data, room=get_chatroom())
+		emit('speak', data, room=request.referrer)
 
-	typing[get_chatroom()] = []
+	typing[request.referrer] = []
 
 	if membership and membership.is_mod:
 		added_users = []
@@ -198,7 +194,7 @@ def speak(data, v):
 					g.db.flush()
 					added_users.append((user.username, user.name_color, user.patron, user.id, bool(user.has_badge(303))))
 		if added_users:
-			emit("add", added_users, room=get_chatroom())
+			emit("add", added_users, room=request.referrer)
 
 		kicked_users = []
 		for i in chat_kicking_regex.finditer(text):
@@ -211,7 +207,7 @@ def speak(data, v):
 					send_notification(user.id, f"@{v.username} kicked you from their chat [{chat.name}](/chat/{chat.id})")
 					kicked_users.append(user.id)
 		if kicked_users:
-			emit("kick", kicked_users, room=get_chatroom())
+			emit("kick", kicked_users, room=request.referrer)
 
 	if v.id == chat.owner_id:
 		for i in chat_jannying_regex.finditer(text):
@@ -232,7 +228,7 @@ def speak(data, v):
 
 	if chat.id != 1:
 		print(get_chatroom(), flush=True)
-		alrdy_here = set(online[get_chatroom()].keys())
+		alrdy_here = set(online[request.referrer].keys())
 		print(alrdy_here, flush=True)
 		memberships = g.db.query(ChatMembership).options(load_only(ChatMembership.user_id)).filter(
 			ChatMembership.chat_id == chat_id,
@@ -283,8 +279,8 @@ def refresh_online(room):
 @socketio.on('connect')
 @auth_required_socketio
 def connect(v):
-	if not get_chatroom(): stop(400, "Invalid referrer!")
-	room = get_chatroom()
+	if not request.referrer: stop(400, "Invalid referrer!")
+	room = request.referrer
 
 	if room.startswith(f'{SITE_FULL}/notifications/messages'):
 		join_room(v.id)
@@ -309,8 +305,8 @@ def connect(v):
 @socketio.on('disconnect')
 @auth_required_socketio
 def disconnect(v):
-	if not get_chatroom(): stop(400, "Invalid referrer!")
-	room = get_chatroom()
+	if not request.referrer: stop(400, "Invalid referrer!")
+	room = request.referrer
 
 	if room.startswith(f'{SITE_FULL}/notifications/messages'):
 		leave_room(v.id)
@@ -333,8 +329,8 @@ def disconnect(v):
 @socketio.on('heartbeat')
 @auth_required_socketio
 def heartbeat(v):
-	if not get_chatroom(): stop(400, "Invalid referrer!")
-	room = get_chatroom()
+	if not request.referrer: stop(400, "Invalid referrer!")
+	room = request.referrer
 
 	if not online.get(room):
 		online[room] = {}
@@ -352,8 +348,8 @@ def heartbeat(v):
 def typing_indicator(data, v):
 	if v.is_suspended or v.shadowbanned: return ''
 	
-	if not get_chatroom(): stop(400, "Invalid referrer!")
-	room = get_chatroom()
+	if not request.referrer: stop(400, "Invalid referrer!")
+	room = request.referrer
 
 	if not typing.get(room):
 		typing[room] = []