diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/chat/ChatElement.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/chat/ChatElement.kt
index c34673bfe..a9a20d452 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/chat/ChatElement.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/chat/ChatElement.kt
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class ChatElement(guiRenderer: GUIRenderer) : AbstractChatElement(guiRenderer),
             forceApply()
         }
     override var skipDraw: Boolean
+        // skips hud draw and draws it in gui stage
         get() = chatProfile.hidden || active
         set(value) {
             chatProfile.hidden = !value
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ class ChatElement(guiRenderer: GUIRenderer) : AbstractChatElement(guiRenderer),
 
     override fun tick() {
         super.tick()
+        internal.tick()
         input.tick()
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/chat/InternalChatElement.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/chat/InternalChatElement.kt
index 512f6f30f..939f42bb4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/chat/InternalChatElement.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/chat/InternalChatElement.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class InternalChatElement(guiRenderer: GUIRenderer) : AbstractChatElement(guiRen
             messages.forceSilentApply()
             forceApply()
         }
-    override var skipDraw: Boolean
+    override var skipDraw: Boolean // skips hud draw and draws it in gui stage
         get() = chatProfile.hidden || active
         set(value) {
             chatProfile.hidden = !value