diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Display/ChannelDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Display/ChannelDisplay.cs
index f4c4417cd3..ad7db24a55 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Display/ChannelDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Display/ChannelDisplay.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat.Display
 {
-    public class ChannelDisplay : FlowContainer
+    public class ChannelDisplay : Container
     {
         private readonly Channel channel;
         private FlowContainer flow;
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ public ChannelDisplay(Channel channel)
             channel.NewMessagesArrived += newMessages;
 
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
-            Direction = FlowDirection.VerticalOnly;
 
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
@@ -39,14 +38,12 @@ public ChannelDisplay(Channel channel)
                 },
                 new ScrollContainer
                 {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
                         flow = new FlowContainer
                         {
                             Direction = FlowDirection.VerticalOnly,
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                            LayoutEasing = EasingTypes.Out,
                             Spacing = new Vector2(1, 1)
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatConsole.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatConsole.cs
index c8e9cb2233..8f068fd8ed 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatConsole.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatConsole.cs
@@ -44,19 +44,19 @@ public ChatConsole()
             Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft;
             Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft;
 
-            InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
+            AddInternal(new Drawable[]
             {
                 new Box
                 {
                     Depth = float.MinValue,
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Colour = new Color4(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 0.4f)
+                    Colour = new Color4(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 0.4f),
                 },
                 content = new Container
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 }
-            };
+            });
         }
 
         public override void Load()
@@ -76,12 +76,6 @@ private void initializeChannels()
             //if (api.State != APIAccess.APIState.Online)
             //  return;
 
-            Add(new FlowContainer
-            {
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                Direction = FlowDirection.VerticalOnly
-            });
-
             SpriteText loading;
             Add(loading = new SpriteText
             {
@@ -99,9 +93,9 @@ private void initializeChannels()
                 Scheduler.Add(delegate
                 {
                     loading.FadeOut(100);
+                    addChannel(channels.Find(c => c.Name == @"#osu"));
                 });
-
-                addChannel(channels.Find(c => c.Name == @"#osu"));
+                
                 //addChannel(channels.Find(c => c.Name == @"#lobby"));
                 //addChannel(channels.Find(c => c.Name == @"#english"));