diff --git a/mobilephone/mobilephone.lua b/mobilephone/mobilephone.lua
index 36f2a0f..f7bb9f2 100644
--- a/mobilephone/mobilephone.lua
+++ b/mobilephone/mobilephone.lua
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ ac.onChatMessage(function(message, senderCarIndex, senderSessionID)
                 movement.up = true
             end
         else --remove message
-            chat.messages[chat.messagecount] = nil
+            table.remove(chat.messages)
             chat.messagecount = chat.messagecount - 1
         end
     else
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ ac.onChatMessage(function(message, senderCarIndex, senderSessionID)
             end
             chat.messages[chat.messagecount] = { message, '', '' }
         else
-            chat.messages[chat.messagecount] = nil
+            table.remove(chat.messages)
             chat.messagecount = chat.messagecount - 1
         end
         --only keep the 25 latest messages
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ if settings.joinnotif then
         chat.messagecount = chat.messagecount + 1
         chat.messages[chat.messagecount] = { 'joined the Server', ac.getDriverName(connectedCarIndex) .. ' ', '' }
         if settings.joinnotiffriends and not checkIfFriend(connectedCarIndex) then
-            chat.messages[chat.messagecount] = nil
+            table.remove(chat.messages)
             chat.messagecount = chat.messagecount - 1
         else
             if checkIfFriend(connectedCarIndex) then
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ if settings.joinnotif then
         chat.messagecount = chat.messagecount + 1
         chat.messages[chat.messagecount] = { 'left the Server', ac.getDriverName(connectedCarIndex) .. ' ', '' }
         if settings.joinnotiffriends and not checkIfFriend(connectedCarIndex) then
-            chat.messages[chat.messagecount] = nil
+            table.remove(chat.messages)
             chat.messagecount = chat.messagecount - 1
         else
             if checkIfFriend(connectedCarIndex) then