diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/chat/chat/chat.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/chat/chat/chat.component.ts
index b59bae9f0..50d27e0b1 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/chat/chat/chat.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/chat/chat/chat.component.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export class ChatComponent implements OnInit {
       return
     }
 
-    const nextChar = this.typewriterBuffer.shift()!
+    const nextChar = this.typewriterBuffer.shift()
     message.content += nextChar
     this.scrollToBottom()