diff --git a/src/main/java/ChatClient.java b/src/main/java/ChatClient.java
index 6380f66..8f0c1f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ChatClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ChatClient.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public class ChatClient extends JFrame {
 
     private void initGui() {
         outputTextArea = new JTextArea();
+        outputTextArea.setEditable(false);
         outputTextArea.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Chat"));
 
         inputTextField = new JTextField();