diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/chats/app.html b/crates/app/src/public/html/chats/app.html
index 39449b2..59db607 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/chats/app.html
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/chats/app.html
@@ -577,13 +577,13 @@ hide_user_menu=true) }}
                     }
 
                     const msg = JSON.parse(event.data);
-                    const [channel_id, data] = JSON.parse(msg.data);
 
                     if (
                         msg.method === "Message" &&
                         window.CURRENT_PAGE === 0 &&
                         window.VIEWING_SINGLE
                     ) {
+                        const [channel_id, data] = JSON.parse(msg.data);
                         if (channel_id !== window.CHAT_PROPS.selected_channel) {
                             // message not for us... maybe send notification later
                             // something like /api/v1/messages/{id}/mark_unread
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ hide_user_menu=true) }}
                             socket.close();
                         }
                     } else if (msg.method === "Delete") {
+                        const data = JSON.parse(msg.data);
                         if (document.getElementById(`message-${data.id}`)) {
                             document
                                 .getElementById(`message-${data.id}`)
diff --git a/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs b/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs
index 4740f19..0bec8db 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ impl DataManager {
         };
 
         if !is_reposting {
-            if data.content.len() < 2 {
+            if data.content.len() < 2 && data.uploads.len() == 0 {
                 return Err(Error::DataTooShort("content".to_string()));
             } else if data.content.len() > 4096 {
                 return Err(Error::DataTooLong("content".to_string()));