diff --git a/Content.Client/Chat/UI/ChatBox.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/Chat/UI/ChatBox.xaml.cs
index 74d3f8eb11..0199d0666a 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Chat/UI/ChatBox.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Chat/UI/ChatBox.xaml.cs
@@ -395,7 +395,13 @@ namespace Content.Client.Chat.UI
 
         private void WriteChatMessage(StoredChatMessage message)
         {
-            Logger.DebugS("chat", $"{message.Channel}: {message.Message}");
+            var messageText = FormattedMessage.EscapeText(message.Message);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(message.MessageWrap))
+            {
+                messageText = string.Format(message.MessageWrap, messageText);
+            }
+
+            Logger.DebugS("chat", $"{message.Channel}: {messageText}");
 
             if (IsFilteredOut(message.Channel))
                 return;
@@ -403,12 +409,6 @@ namespace Content.Client.Chat.UI
             // TODO: Can make this "smarter" later by only setting it false when the message has been scrolled to
             message.Read = true;
 
-            var messageText = FormattedMessage.EscapeText(message.Message);
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(message.MessageWrap))
-            {
-                messageText = string.Format(message.MessageWrap, messageText);
-            }
-
             var color = message.MessageColorOverride != Color.Transparent
                 ? message.MessageColorOverride
                 : ChatHelper.ChatColor(message.Channel);