diff --git a/sat_frontends/primitivus/primitivus b/sat_frontends/primitivus/primitivus
index 6f9ca995..3f43808d 100755
--- a/sat_frontends/primitivus/primitivus
+++ b/sat_frontends/primitivus/primitivus
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ class EditBar(sat_widgets.ModalEdit):
             if (self._mode == C.MODE_INSERTION
                 and isinstance(self.host.selected_widget, quick_chat.QuickChat)
                 and key not in sat_widgets.FOCUS_KEYS
-                and key not in (a_key['HISTORY_PREV'], a_key['HISTORY_NEXT'])):
+                and key not in (a_key['HISTORY_PREV'], a_key['HISTORY_NEXT'])
+                and self.host.sync):
                 self.host.bridge.chatStateComposing(self.host.selected_widget.target, self.host.selected_widget.profile)
 
         return super(EditBar, self).keypress(size, key)