diff --git a/static/js/app/app.js b/static/js/app/app.js
index 17bcca0..d70a10c 100644
--- a/static/js/app/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app/app.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var AppRouter = Backbone.Router.extend({
         $('#site-content-fill').html('');
         this.sidebarView = new SidebarView();
         $('#sidebar').html(this.sidebarView.el);
-        startChat($('#chat-messages', this.sidebarView.el), $('#input', this.sidebarView.el), $('#status', this.sidebarView.el));
+        startChat($('#chat-messages', this.sidebarView.el), $('#input', this.sidebarView.el), $('#status', this.sidebarView.el), "Fergal Moran");
 
         var data = type != undefined ? $.param({sort:type}) : null;
         mixList.fetch({
diff --git a/static/js/app/chat.js b/static/js/app/chat.js
index c4546c2..0f3f2a2 100644
--- a/static/js/app/chat.js
+++ b/static/js/app/chat.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function startChat(content, input, status) {
+function startChat(content, input, status, user) {
     "use strict";
 
     // for better performance - to avoid searching in DOM
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ function startChat(content, input, status) {
     connection.onopen = function () {
         // first we want users to enter their names
         input.removeAttr('disabled');
-        status.text('Choose name:');
+        if (user) {
+            myName = user;
+            connection.send(user);
+        } else {
+            status.text('Choose name:');
+        }
     };
 
     connection.onerror = function (error) {
@@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ function startChat(content, input, status) {
     function addMessage(author, message, color, dt) {
         content.append(
             '<tr><td style="color:' + color + '">' + author + '</td> <td>@ ' + +(dt.getHours() < 10 ? '0' + dt.getHours() : dt.getHours()) + ':'
-            + (dt.getMinutes() < 10 ? '0' + dt.getMinutes() : dt.getMinutes()) + "</td></tr>"
-            + '<tr><td colspan="2">' + message + '</td></tr>');
+                + (dt.getMinutes() < 10 ? '0' + dt.getMinutes() : dt.getMinutes()) + "</td></tr>"
+                + '<tr><td colspan="2">' + message + '</td></tr>');
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/inc/chat.html b/templates/inc/chat.html
index 2dbccf9..0bdd7da 100644
--- a/templates/inc/chat.html
+++ b/templates/inc/chat.html
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-<div id="chat-area">
-    <span id="status">Connecting...</span>
-    <input type="text" id="input" disabled="disabled"/>
-</div>
-<table id="chat-messages"  class="table table-striped table-condensed table-hover">
-
-</table>
+{% if user.is_authenticated %}
+    <div id="chat-area">
+        <span id="status">Connecting...</span>
+        <input type="text" id="input" disabled="disabled"/>
+    </div>
+    <table id="chat-messages" class="table table-striped table-condensed table-hover">
 
+    </table>
+{% else %}
+    <h3>Please <a href="/accounts/login/">login</a> to chat..</h3>
+{% endif %}