diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/chatbox.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/chatbox.js.coffee
index f37998a6..c7f35878 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/chatbox.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/chatbox.js.coffee
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@ class Kandan.Views.Chatbox extends Backbone.View
     })
 
     $chatbox.val("")
-    Kandan.Helpers.Channels.addActivity(
-      _.extend(activity.toJSON(), {cid: activity.cid, user: Kandan.Data.Users.currentUser()}, created_at: new Date()),
-      Kandan.Helpers.Activities.ACTIVE_STATE,
-      true
-    )
 
     activity.save({},{success: (model, response)->
+      Kandan.Helpers.Channels.addActivity(
+        _.extend(activity.toJSON(), {cid: activity.cid, user: Kandan.Data.Users.currentUser()}, created_at: new Date()),
+        Kandan.Helpers.Activities.ACTIVE_STATE,
+        true
+      )
+
       $("#activity-c#{model.cid}").attr("id", "activity-#{model.get('id')}")
       $scrollbox = $(event.target).parent().find(".paginated-activities")
       $scrollbox.prop("scrollTop", $scrollbox.prop('scrollHeight'))