diff --git a/code/modules/tgui_input/say_modal/modal.dm b/code/modules/tgui_input/say_modal/modal.dm
index 3bfff57bd68..1185aaa12af 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgui_input/say_modal/modal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgui_input/say_modal/modal.dm
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 /datum/tgui_say/New(client/client, id)
 	src.client = client
 	window = new(client, id)
+	winset(client, "tgui_say", "size=1,1;is-visible=0;")
 	window.subscribe(src, PROC_REF(on_message))
 	window.is_browser = TRUE
 
@@ -62,11 +63,14 @@
  */
 /datum/tgui_say/proc/load()
 	window_open = FALSE
-	winshow(client, "tgui_say", FALSE)
+
+	winset(client, "tgui_say", "pos=848,500;size=231,30;is-visible=0;")
+
 	window.send_message("props", list(
 		lightMode = client.prefs?.read_preference(/datum/preference/toggle/tgui_say_light_mode),
 		maxLength = max_length,
 	))
+
 	stop_thinking()
 	return TRUE
 
@@ -84,9 +88,7 @@
 	window_open = TRUE
 	if(payload["channel"] != OOC_CHANNEL && payload["channel"] != ADMIN_CHANNEL && payload["channel"] != LOOC_CHANNEL) // SKYRAT EDIT CHANGE (Add LOOC_CHANNEL)
 		start_thinking()
-	if(client.typing_indicators)
-		log_speech_indicators("[key_name(client)] started typing at [loc_name(client.mob)], indicators enabled.")
-	else
+	if(!client.typing_indicators)
 		log_speech_indicators("[key_name(client)] started typing at [loc_name(client.mob)], indicators DISABLED.")
 	return TRUE
 
@@ -97,9 +99,7 @@
 /datum/tgui_say/proc/close()
 	window_open = FALSE
 	stop_thinking()
-	if(client.typing_indicators)
-		log_speech_indicators("[key_name(client)] stopped typing at [loc_name(client.mob)], indicators enabled.")
-	else
+	if(!client.typing_indicators)
 		log_speech_indicators("[key_name(client)] stopped typing at [loc_name(client.mob)], indicators DISABLED.")
 
 /**
diff --git a/tgui/packages/tgui-say/TguiSay.tsx b/tgui/packages/tgui-say/TguiSay.tsx
index b2de8cea1a9..267febef650 100644
--- a/tgui/packages/tgui-say/TguiSay.tsx
+++ b/tgui/packages/tgui-say/TguiSay.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Component, createRef, InfernoKeyboardEvent, RefObject } from 'inferno';
 import { LINE_LENGTHS, RADIO_PREFIXES, WINDOW_SIZES } from './constants';
 import { byondMessages } from './timers';
 import { dragStartHandler } from 'tgui/drag';
-import { windowOpen, windowLoad, windowClose, windowSet } from './helpers';
+import { windowOpen, windowClose, windowSet } from './helpers';
 import { BooleanLike } from 'common/react';
 import { KEY } from 'common/keys';
 
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ export class TguiSay extends Component<{}, State> {
     Byond.subscribeTo('props', this.handleProps);
     Byond.subscribeTo('force', this.handleForceSay);
     Byond.subscribeTo('open', this.handleOpen);
-    windowLoad();
   }
 
   handleArrowKeys(direction: KEY.Up | KEY.Down) {
diff --git a/tgui/packages/tgui-say/helpers.ts b/tgui/packages/tgui-say/helpers.ts
index 195d71a740a..100e3c03668 100644
--- a/tgui/packages/tgui-say/helpers.ts
+++ b/tgui/packages/tgui-say/helpers.ts
@@ -22,19 +22,6 @@ export const windowClose = () => {
   Byond.sendMessage('close');
 };
 
-/** Some QoL to hide the window on load. Doesn't log this event */
-export const windowLoad = () => {
-  Byond.winset('tgui_say', {
-    pos: '848,500',
-    size: `${WINDOW_SIZES.width}x${WINDOW_SIZES.small}`,
-    visible: false,
-  });
-
-  Byond.winset('map', {
-    focus: true,
-  });
-};
-
 /**
  * Modifies the window size.
  */