diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py b/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py
index 6960fd45..a95bccc3 100644
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py
@@ -241,15 +241,26 @@ class Chat(urwid.WidgetWrap, QuickChat):
             jid,nick,mymess = QuickChat.printMessage(self, from_jid, msg, profile, timestamp)
         except TypeError:
             return
-        if timestamp:
-            for _chat_text in self.content:
-                if (msg == _chat_text.message and
-                    timestamp - time.mktime(_chat_text.timestamp) < 5):
-                    #we discard double messages, to avoid backlog / history conflict
+
+        new_text = ChatText(self, timestamp or None, nick, mymess, msg)
+        
+        if timestamp and self.content:
+            for idx in range(len(self.content)-1,-1,-1):
+                current_text = self.content[idx]
+                if new_text.timestamp < current_text.timestamp and idx > 0:
+                    continue #the new message is older, we need to insert it upper
+                
+                #we discard double messages, to avoid backlog / history conflict
+                if idx and self.content[idx-1].message == msg:
                     return
-        self.content.append(ChatText(self, timestamp or None, nick, mymess, msg))
-        if timestamp:
-            self.content.sort(key=lambda chat_text: chat_text.timestamp)
+                if idx<len(self.content)-2 and self.content[idx+1].message == msg:
+                    return
+
+                self.content.insert(idx+1, new_text)
+                break
+        else:
+            self.content.append(new_text)
+        
         if self.text_list.get_focus()[1] == len(self.content)-2:
             #we don't change focus if user is not at the bottom
             #as that mean that he is probably watching discussion history