diff --git a/files/assets/js/chat.js b/files/assets/js/chat.js
index e5da5962f..1d62fa39e 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/chat.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/chat.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const box = document.getElementById('chat-window')
 const textbox = document.getElementById('input-text')
 const icon = document.getElementById('favicon')
 const vid = document.getElementById('vid').value
-const vusername = document.getElementById('header--username').innerHTML
+const vusername = document.getElementById('vusername').value
 const site_name = document.getElementById('site_name').value
 const slurreplacer = document.getElementById('slurreplacer').value
 
diff --git a/files/templates/chat.html b/files/templates/chat.html
index ff66ad04e..f35959d8b 100644
--- a/files/templates/chat.html
+++ b/files/templates/chat.html
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <input id="vid" type="hidden" value="{{v.id}}">
+<input id="vusername" type="hidden" value="{{v.username}}">
 <input id="site_name" type="hidden" value="{{SITE_NAME}}">
 <input id="slurreplacer" type="hidden" value="{{v.slurreplacer}}">
 
@@ -213,6 +214,6 @@
 
 <script src="{{asset('js/lozad.js')}}"></script>
 <script src="/assets/js/lite-youtube.js?v=241"></script>
-<script src="/chat.js?v=3042"></script>
+<script src="/chat.js?v=3043"></script>
 
 </body>
\ No newline at end of file