diff --git a/code/modules/client/asset_cache.dm b/code/modules/client/asset_cache.dm
index 6199274798d..a29c3179b21 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/asset_cache.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/asset_cache.dm
@@ -279,19 +279,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(asset_datums)
 		"changelog.css" = 'html/changelog.css'
 	)
 
-/datum/asset/simple/chat
-	assets = list(
-		"jquery.min.js" = 'code/modules/html_interface/js/jquery.min.js',
-		"json2.min.js" = 'goon/browserassets/js/json2.min.js',
-		"browserOutput.js" = 'goon/browserassets/js/browserOutput.js',
-		"fontawesome-webfont.eot" = 'tgui/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot',
-		"fontawesome-webfont.svg" = 'tgui/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg',
-		"fontawesome-webfont.ttf" = 'tgui/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf',
-		"fontawesome-webfont.woff" = 'tgui/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff',
-		"font-awesome.css" = 'goon/browserassets/css/font-awesome.css',
-		"browserOutput.css" = 'goon/browserassets/css/browserOutput.css'
-	)
-
 //Registers HTML Interface assets.
 /datum/asset/HTML_interface/register()
 	for(var/path in typesof(/datum/html_interface))
diff --git a/goon/browserassets/css/browserOutput.css b/goon/browserassets/css/browserOutput.css
index 182210d7656..820537e32b1 100644
--- a/goon/browserassets/css/browserOutput.css
+++ b/goon/browserassets/css/browserOutput.css
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ a.popt {text-decoration: none;}
 }
 #options .sub {clear: both; display: none; width: 160px;}
 #options .sub.scroll {overflow-y: scroll;}
-#options .sub a {padding: 5px 0 5px 8px; line-height: 30px; font-size: 0.9em; clear: both;}
+#options .sub a {padding: 3px 0 3px 8px; line-height: 30px; font-size: 0.9em; clear: both;}
 #options .sub span {
 	display: block;
 	line-height: 30px;
diff --git a/goon/code/datums/browserOutput.dm b/goon/code/datums/browserOutput.dm
index a708b2094d8..54b6f28d463 100644
--- a/goon/code/datums/browserOutput.dm
+++ b/goon/code/datums/browserOutput.dm
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ For the main html chat area
 
 //Precaching a bunch of shit
 var/savefile/iconCache = new /savefile("data/iconCache.sav") //Cache of icons for the browser output
+var/list/chatResources = list(
+		"code/modules/html_interface/js/jquery.min.js",
+		"goon/browserassets/js/json2.min.js",
+		"goon/browserassets/js/browserOutput.js",
+		"tgui/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot",
+		"tgui/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg",
+		"tgui/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf",
+		"tgui/assets/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff",
+		"goon/browserassets/css/font-awesome.css",
+		"goon/browserassets/css/browserOutput.css"
+	)
 
 //On client, created on login
 /datum/chatOutput
@@ -44,11 +55,18 @@ var/savefile/iconCache = new /savefile("data/iconCache.sav") //Cache of icons fo
 		return
 
 	// to_chat(world.log, "chatOutput: load()")
+	for(var/attempts in 1 to 5)
+		for(var/asset in chatResources)
+			owner << browse_rsc(file(asset))
 
-	var/datum/asset/chat = get_asset_datum(/datum/asset/simple/chat)
-	chat.send(owner)
-	//log_world("Sending main chat window to client [owner.ckey]")
-	owner << browse(file("goon/browserassets/html/browserOutput.html"), "window=browseroutput")
+		//log_world("Sending main chat window to client [owner.ckey]")
+		owner << browse(file("goon/browserassets/html/browserOutput.html"), "window=browseroutput")
+		sleep(14 + (chatResources.len * 7))
+		if(!owner || loaded)
+			break
+
+	if(!loaded)
+		stack_trace("[owner] failed to load chat.")
 
 	// log_world("chatOutput: [owner.ckey] load() completed")