diff --git a/internal/app/chat_view.go b/internal/app/chat_view.go
index ee7def4..3cfbf24 100644
--- a/internal/app/chat_view.go
+++ b/internal/app/chat_view.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 type chatView struct {
 	composing string
 	inFocus   bool
-	history   []sim.ChatMessage
 }
 
 func (c *chatView) handleEvent(e tcell.Event) change {
@@ -51,8 +50,8 @@ func (c *chatView) draw(img canvas, st *state) {
 	bounds := img.bounds()
 	fill(img, tcell.StyleDefault.Background(tcell.NewRGBColor(32, 32, 32)))
 	chatHeight := bounds.Height - 1
-	for i := 0; i < math.Min(chatHeight, len(c.history)); i++ {
-		msg := c.history[len(c.history)-1-i]
+	for i := 0; i < math.Min(chatHeight, len(st.history)); i++ {
+		msg := st.history[len(st.history)-1-i]
 		s := fmt.Sprintf("%12s: %s", msg.From, msg.Text)
 		writeString(img, s, math.Vec{0, bounds.Height - 2 - i}, tcell.StyleDefault)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/app/state.go b/internal/app/state.go
index 158d745..6a19059 100644
--- a/internal/app/state.go
+++ b/internal/app/state.go
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 package app
 
-import "github.com/jordanorelli/astro-domu/internal/wire"
+import (
+	"github.com/jordanorelli/astro-domu/internal/sim"
+	"github.com/jordanorelli/astro-domu/internal/wire"
+)
 
 type state struct {
 	playerName string
 	room       *wire.Room
+	history    []sim.ChatMessage
 }
diff --git a/internal/app/ui.go b/internal/app/ui.go
index 45a9558..a439ffb 100644
--- a/internal/app/ui.go
+++ b/internal/app/ui.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (ui *UI) handleNotification(v wire.Value) bool {
 		return true
 
 	case *sim.ChatMessage:
-		// ui.chatView.history = append(ui.chatView.history, *n)
+		ui.state.history = append(ui.state.history, *n)
 		return true
 
 	default: