diff --git a/src/game/client/components/chat.cpp b/src/game/client/components/chat.cpp
index 18600da21..eb34cb880 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/chat.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/chat.cpp
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ void CChat::OnPrepareLines()
 
 			CTextCursor AppendCursor = Cursor;
 
-			if(!IsScoreBoardOpen)
+			if(!IsScoreBoardOpen && !g_Config.m_ClChatOld)
 			{
 				AppendCursor.m_StartX = Cursor.m_X;
 				AppendCursor.m_LineWidth -= (Cursor.m_LongestLineWidth - Cursor.m_StartX);
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ void CChat::OnPrepareLines()
 		TextRender()->TextColor(Color);
 
 		CTextCursor AppendCursor = Cursor;
-		if(!IsScoreBoardOpen)
+		if(!IsScoreBoardOpen && !g_Config.m_ClChatOld)
 		{
 			AppendCursor.m_LineWidth -= (Cursor.m_LongestLineWidth - Cursor.m_StartX);
 			AppendCursor.m_StartX = Cursor.m_X;