diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/ChatFragment.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/ChatFragment.java
index cfff9282ef..22e6669bc7 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/ChatFragment.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/ChatFragment.java
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class ChatFragment extends Table{
         //avoid sending prefix-empty messages
         if(message.isEmpty() || (message.startsWith(mode.prefix) && message.substring(mode.prefix.length()).isEmpty())) return;
 
-        history.insert(1, message);
+        if(history.size < 2 || !history.get(1).equals(message)) history.insert(1, message);
 
         message = UI.formatIcons(message);
 
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/ConsoleFragment.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/ConsoleFragment.java
index 0374fdae62..7a5b95c2a2 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/ConsoleFragment.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/ConsoleFragment.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public class ConsoleFragment extends Table{
             return;
         }
 
-        history.insert(1, message);
+        if(history.size < 2 || !history.get(1).equals(message)) history.insert(1, message);
 
         addMessage("[lightgray]> " + message.replace("[", "[["));
         addMessage(mods.getScripts().runConsole(injectConsoleVariables() + message).replace("[", "[["));