diff --git a/js/dms.js b/js/dms.js
index ab509cc..222c9a2 100644
--- a/js/dms.js
+++ b/js/dms.js
@@ -57,7 +57,18 @@ function set_keys(s_key) {
   main()
 }
 
-async function postMessage(elem) {
+let last_called_postMsg = Date.now()
+
+/*
+previously called postMessage
+*/
+async function postMsg() {
+  if((Date.now() - last_called_postMsg) < 100) {
+    createModal("slow down there")
+    debugger;
+    return;
+  }
+  last_called_postMsg = Date.now()
   let len = document.getElementById("post-text").value.length
   if(len >= 1001) {
     alert(`Your message cant contain more than 1000 characters! (${len})`)
diff --git a/views/dms.html b/views/dms.html
index 71fc6fd..4fd0ab8 100644
--- a/views/dms.html
+++ b/views/dms.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <span id="reply" style="display:none;" class="noselect">Replying to: <b id="reply_username"></b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<small id="reply_text"></small> <button onclick="unreply()" style="color:red">X</button></span> <br>
         <textarea name="name" id="post-text" rows="8" cols="80"></textarea>
         <br>
-        <button type="button" name="button" id="post-btn" onclick="postMessage(this)">Post</button>
+        <button type="button" name="button" id="post-btn" onclick="postMsg()">Post</button>
       </div>
       <div class="channelTab">
         <input type="text" name="Username_input" id="Username_input" placeholder="Username" class="channel" style="font-size: 16px;" onkeypress="clickPress(event)"> <br>
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
       </div>
       <div class="posts" id="posts"></div>
     </div>
-    <script><%- loadfile("./js/dms.js") %></script>
+    <script>
+      <%- loadfile("./js/dms.js") %>
+      <%- loadfile("./js/modal.js") %>
+    </script>
   </body>
 </html>