diff --git a/client/dcwebui.js b/client/dcwebui.js
index 2bd2115..9012955 100644
--- a/client/dcwebui.js
+++ b/client/dcwebui.js
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ var submit = function() {
 	if (! str.length) return;
 
 	if (hub_state === 0) {
-		hub_state = 1;
+		transition(1); // disables #chatbox
 		
 		hub_last_nick = str.split(":", 2)[0];
 		
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ var submit = function() {
 		persistence_set("login", hub_pass.length > 0 ? hub_last_nick+":"+hub_pass : hub_last_nick);
 		
 		sock.emit('hello', {'nick' : hub_last_nick, 'pass' : hub_pass});
-		$("#chatbox").disabled = true;
 		write("tab-main").system("Connecting...");
 		
 	} else if (hub_state === 2) {
@@ -685,6 +684,23 @@ var persistence_get = function(key, fallback) {
 	}
 };
 
+var transition = function(new_state) {
+	hub_state = new_state;
+	
+	if (new_state === 0) {
+		userlist.clear();
+		$("#chatbox").spellcheck = false;
+		
+	} else if (new_state === 1) {		
+		$("#chatbox").disabled = true;
+		
+	} else if (new_state === 2) {		
+		$("#chatbox").disabled = false;
+		$("#chatbox").spellcheck = true;
+		
+	}
+};
+
 window.onload = function() {
 	write("tab-main").system("Communicating with server...");
 	
@@ -749,7 +765,7 @@ window.onload = function() {
 	
 	sock = io.connect(DCWEBUI_CONF.extern);
 	sock.on('cls', function() {
-		hub_state = 0;
+		transition(0);
 		
 		var pre_login = persistence_get("login", "");
 		if (pre_login.indexOf(":") !== -1) {
@@ -793,8 +809,7 @@ window.onload = function() {
 		}
 	});
 	sock.on('hello', function() {
-		hub_state = 2;
-		$("#chatbox").disabled = false;
+		transition(2);
 	});
 	sock.on('part', function(u) {
 		userlist.del(u.user);
@@ -817,13 +832,11 @@ window.onload = function() {
 		} catch (ex) {}
 	});
 	sock.on('close', function() {
-		hub_state = 0;
-		userlist.clear();
+		transition(0);
 		write("tab-main").system("Connection closed by remote host.");
 	});
 	sock.on('disconnect', function() {
-		hub_state = 0;
-		userlist.clear();
+		transition(0);
 		write("tab-main").system("Lost connection to the server.");
 	});
 	sock.on('usercommand', function(data) {