diff --git a/configuration.txt b/configuration.txt
index caba134e..a1733481 100644
--- a/configuration.txt
+++ b/configuration.txt
@@ -61,19 +61,14 @@ worlds:
 web:
     # Handles the clientside updates differently only enable if using jsonfile
     jsonfile: false
-
+    
     # Interval the browser should poll for updates.
     updaterate: 2000
     
-    showchatballoons: false
-    focuschatballoons: false
-    
-    showchatwindow: true
+    allowchat: true
     allowwebchat: true
     webchat-interval: 5
-    messagettl: 15
-        
-    showplayerfacesonmap: true
+    
     showplayerfacesinmenu: true
     
     joinmessage: "%playername% joined"
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlayerChatListener.java b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlayerChatListener.java
index 9e00540d..a203b9b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlayerChatListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlayerChatListener.java
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ public class DynmapPlayerChatListener extends PlayerListener {
 
     @Override
     public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent event) {
-        String joinMessage = plugin.configuration.getString("joinmessage", "%playername% joined");
+        String joinMessage = plugin.configuration.getNode("web").getString("joinmessage", "%playername% joined");
         joinMessage = joinMessage.replaceAll("%playername%", event.getPlayer().getName());
         plugin.mapManager.pushUpdate(new Client.ChatMessage("Server", joinMessage));
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onPlayerQuit(PlayerQuitEvent event) {
-        String quitMessage = plugin.configuration.getString("quitmessage", "%playername% quit");
+        String quitMessage = plugin.configuration.getNode("web").getString("quitmessage", "%playername% quit");
         quitMessage = quitMessage.replaceAll("%playername%", event.getPlayer().getName());
         plugin.mapManager.pushUpdate(new Client.ChatMessage("Server", quitMessage));
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java
index baa14d45..7ef4a096 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public class DynmapPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
         }
 
         // To announce when players have joined/quit/chatted.
-        if (configuration.getNode("web").getBoolean("showchatballoons", false) || configuration.getNode("web").getBoolean("showchatwindow", false)) {
+        if (configuration.getNode("web").getBoolean("allowchat", false)) {
             // To handle webchat.
             PlayerListener playerListener = new DynmapPlayerChatListener(this);
             //getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvent(Event.Type.PLAYER_COMMAND, playerListener, Priority.Normal, this);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/web/handlers/SendMessageHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/web/handlers/SendMessageHandler.java
index 840a6c78..ab87f2ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/web/handlers/SendMessageHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/web/handlers/SendMessageHandler.java
@@ -67,21 +67,9 @@ public class SendMessageHandler implements HttpHandler {
                 disallowedUsers.put(user.name, user);
                 disallowedUserQueue.add(user);
             } else {
-                spamMessage = spamMessage.replaceAll("%interval%", Integer.toString(maximumMessageInterval/1000));
-                byte[] stringBytes = spamMessage.getBytes();
-                String dateStr = new Date().toString();
-
-                response.fields.put("Date", dateStr);
-                response.fields.put("Content-Type", "text/plain");
-                response.fields.put("Expires", "Thu, 01 Dec 1994 16:00:00 GMT");
-                response.fields.put("Last-modified", dateStr);
-                response.fields.put("Content-Length", Integer.toString(stringBytes.length));
-                response.status = HttpStatus.OK;
-
-                BufferedOutputStream out = null;
-                out = new BufferedOutputStream(response.getBody());
-                out.write(stringBytes);
-                out.flush();
+                response.fields.put("Content-Length", "0");
+                response.status = HttpStatus.Forbidden;
+                response.getBody();
                 return;
             }
         }
diff --git a/web/js/chat.js b/web/js/chat.js
index b10421fa..daf017e4 100644
--- a/web/js/chat.js
+++ b/web/js/chat.js
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ componentconstructors['chat'] = function(dynmap, configuration) {
 					if(response) {
 						$(dynmap).trigger('chat', [{source: 'me', name: ip, text: message}]);
 					}
+				},
+				error: function(xhr) {
+					if (xhr.status === 403) {
+						$(dynmap).trigger('chat', [{source: 'me', name: 'Error', text: dynmap.options.spammessage.replace('%interval%', dynmap.options['webchat-interval'])}]);
+					}
 				}
 			});
 		});