diff --git a/lib/tab.nsui.js b/lib/tab.nsui.js
index 889a3a2..03f62a2 100644
--- a/lib/tab.nsui.js
+++ b/lib/tab.nsui.js
@@ -135,10 +135,8 @@ Tab.prototype.setActive = function() {
 }
 
 Tab.prototype.flushText = function() {
-    var str = this.chat_log.innerHTML, sep = "<br>", t = str.split(sep);
-
-    if (t.length > this.buff_len + 1) {
-	this.chat_log.innerHTML = str.substring(str.indexOf(sep) + sep.length);
+    while (this.chat_log.children.length > this.buff_len) {
+	this.chat_log.removeChild(this.chat_log.children[0]);
     }
     while (this.history.length > this.buff_len) {
 	this.history.shift();