diff --git a/chat/__init__.py b/chat/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/chat/admin.py b/chat/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c38f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chat/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/chat/apps.py b/chat/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fe899a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chat/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class ChatConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+    name = 'chat'
diff --git a/frontend/consumers.py b/chat/consumers.py
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/consumers.py
rename to chat/consumers.py
diff --git a/chat/models.py b/chat/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71a8362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chat/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+# Create your models here.
diff --git a/frontend/routing.py b/chat/routing.py
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/routing.py
rename to chat/routing.py
diff --git a/chat/tests.py b/chat/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ce503c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chat/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/chat/views.py b/chat/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91ea44a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chat/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+# Create your views here.
diff --git a/frontend/static/js/views/Chat.js b/frontend/static/js/views/Chat.js
index 0f2b71d..7d071b3 100644
--- a/frontend/static/js/views/Chat.js
+++ b/frontend/static/js/views/Chat.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default class extends AbstractView {
 			if (data.type === 'chat') {
 				let messages = document.getElementById('messages')
 
-				let username = data.username === null ? "NoName" : data.username;
+				let username = data.username === null || data.username.length <= 0 ? "NoName" : data.username;
 				messages.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', `
 					<div><p>${username}: ${data.message}</p></div>
 				`)
diff --git a/trancendence/asgi.py b/trancendence/asgi.py
index 5608a42..a229228 100644
--- a/trancendence/asgi.py
+++ b/trancendence/asgi.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/deployment/asgi/
 import os
 from channels.routing import ProtocolTypeRouter, URLRouter
 from channels.auth import AuthMiddlewareStack
-import frontend.routing
+import chat.routing
 
 from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ application = ProtocolTypeRouter({
 	'http':get_asgi_application(),
 	'websocket':AuthMiddlewareStack(
 		URLRouter(
-			frontend.routing.websocket_urlpatterns
+			chat.routing.websocket_urlpatterns
 		)
 	)
 })