diff --git a/dependencies/astron/dclass/stride.dc b/dependencies/astron/dclass/stride.dc
index 00927ac5..8e09942b 100644
--- a/dependencies/astron/dclass/stride.dc
+++ b/dependencies/astron/dclass/stride.dc
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ dclass DistributedAvatar : DistributedSmoothNode {
   friendsNotify(DoId avId, int8 status) ownrecv airecv;
   checkAvOnShard(DoId) clsend airecv;
   confirmAvOnShard(DoId avId, int8 isOnShard);
-  setTalk(string(0-400) chat) broadcast;
+  setTalk(string(0-400) chat) broadcast ram;
   setTalkWhisper(uint32 avId, string(0-400) chat) ownrecv clsend;
 };
 
diff --git a/otp/chat/ChatAgentUD.py b/otp/chat/ChatAgentUD.py
index 5c1973f6..5b816f13 100755
--- a/otp/chat/ChatAgentUD.py
+++ b/otp/chat/ChatAgentUD.py
@@ -41,12 +41,7 @@ class ChatAgentUD(DistributedObjectGlobalUD):
                 return
  
         self.air.writeServerEvent('chat-said', sender, message)
- 
-        DistributedAvatar = self.air.dclassesByName['DistributedAvatarUD']
-        dg = DistributedAvatar.aiFormatUpdate('setTalk', sender, sender,
-                                              self.air.ourChannel,
-                                              [message])
-        self.air.send(dg)
+        self.air.send(self.air.dclassesByName['DistributedAvatarUD'].aiFormatUpdate('setTalk', sender, sender, self.air.ourChannel, [message]))
  
     def detectBadWords(self, sender, message):
         words = message.split()