diff --git a/gui/ChatPane.qml b/gui/ChatPane.qml
index 15803dd..2096d16 100644
--- a/gui/ChatPane.qml
+++ b/gui/ChatPane.qml
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ Item {
     id: chatPane
     property bool sidebarVisible: true
     signal toggleSidebar()
+    function loadChat() {
+        chatModel.reset()
+        if (ollie.activeSessionId && ollie.activeAgentId) {
+            var log = ollie.readLogForSession(ollie.activeSessionId, ollie.activeAgentId)
+            if (log) { chatModel.appendData(log); chatModel.trimFront(20) }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Component.onCompleted: loadChat()
 
     ColumnLayout {
         anchors.fill: parent
@@ -254,15 +263,16 @@ Item {
 
 Connections {
     target: ollie
-    function loadChat() {
-        chatModel.reset()
-        if (ollie.activeSessionId && ollie.activeAgentId) {
-            var log = ollie.readLogForSession(ollie.activeSessionId, ollie.activeAgentId)
-            if (log) { chatModel.appendData(log); chatModel.trimFront(20) }
-        }
-    }
-    function onActiveSessionIdChanged() { loadChat() }
-    function onActiveAgentIdChanged() { loadChat() }
+    function onSessionsChanged() { chatPane.loadChat() }
+    function onActiveSessionIdChanged() { chatPane.loadChat() }
+    function onActiveAgentIdChanged() { chatPane.loadChat() }
+}
+
+Timer {
+    interval: 0
+    repeat: false
+    running: true
+    onTriggered: chatPane.loadChat()
 }
 
 }