diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py b/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py
index b835486d..9c7705d3 100644
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py
@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ class MessageWidget(urwid.WidgetWrap):
         return markup
 
     # events
-    def updated(self, attributes):
+    def update(self, update_dict=None):
+        """update all the linked message widgets
+
+        @param update_dict(dict, None): key=attribute updated value=new_value
+        """
         self.redraw()
 
 @total_ordering
@@ -212,7 +216,7 @@ class OccupantWidget(urwid.WidgetWrap):
         return markup
 
     # events
-    def updated(self, attributes):
+    def update(self, update_dict=None):
         self.redraw()
 
 
@@ -258,8 +262,8 @@ class OccupantsWidget(urwid.WidgetWrap):
 
 class Chat(PrimitivusWidget, quick_chat.QuickChat):
 
-    def __init__(self, host, target, type_=C.CHAT_ONE2ONE, occupants=None, subject=None, profiles=None):
-        quick_chat.QuickChat.__init__(self, host, target, type_, occupants, subject, profiles=profiles)
+    def __init__(self, host, target, type_=C.CHAT_ONE2ONE, nick=None, occupants=None, subject=None, profiles=None):
+        quick_chat.QuickChat.__init__(self, host, target, type_, nick, occupants, subject, profiles=profiles)
         self.filters = []  # list of filter callbacks to apply
         self.mess_walker = urwid.SimpleListWalker([])
         self.mess_widgets = urwid.ListBox(self.mess_walker)
diff --git a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py
index 49249650..b7d55820 100644
--- a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py
+++ b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class Message(object):
     def status(self, status):
         self._status = status
         for w in self.widgets:
-            w.updated(["status"])
+            w.update(["status"])
 
     def handleMe(self):
         """Check if messages starts with "/me " and change them if it is the case
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ class Occupant(object):
     def state(self, new_state):
         self._state = new_state
         for w in self.widgets:
-            w.updated(["state"])
+            w.update(["state"])
 
-    def update(self, key=None):
+    def update(self, update_dict=None):
         for w in self.widgets:
-            w.update(key)
+            w.update(update_dict)
 
 
 class QuickChat(quick_widgets.QuickWidget):
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ class QuickChat(quick_widgets.QuickWidget):
     def onAvatar(self, entity, filename, profile):
         if self.type == C.CHAT_GROUP:
             if entity.bare == self.target and entity.resource in self.occupants:
-                self.occupants[entity.resource].update('avatar')
+                self.occupants[entity.resource].update(['avatar'])
                 for m in self.messages.values():
                     if m.nick == entity.resource:
                         for w in m.widgets: