diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/spark/ui/rooms/GroupChatRoom.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/spark/ui/rooms/GroupChatRoom.java
index 951e9d22d..5639a6b3a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/spark/ui/rooms/GroupChatRoom.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/spark/ui/rooms/GroupChatRoom.java
@@ -1016,9 +1016,11 @@ public class GroupChatRoom extends ChatRoom
             return;
         }
 
+        // Set the body of the message using typedMessage and remove control characters
+        text = text.replaceAll("[\\u0001-\\u0008\\u000B-\\u001F]", "");
         // Set the body of the message using typedMessage and remove control characters
         final Message message = new Message();
-        message.setBody( text.replaceAll( "[\\u0001-\\u0008\\u000B-\\u001F]", "" ) );
+        message.setBody( text );
 
         sendMessage( message );
     }