diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 56e3de4..eade67f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def require_user
     if current_user
       cookies.encrypted[:user_id] = current_user&.id
     else
-      redirect_to root_path
+      redirect_to root_path, status: :unauthorized
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/chat_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/chat_controller.js
index 1c41aa0..5ab1ef5 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/chat_controller.js
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/chat_controller.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default class extends ApplicationController {
     console.log('Chat controller connected', this.element)
     this.element.focus()
     var submitButton = document.getElementById('prompt_submit')
-    if(submitButton) {
+    if (submitButton) {
       submitButton.addEventListener('click', this.prompt.bind(this))
     }
   }
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default class extends ApplicationController {
   }
 
   keydown(event) {
-    if(event.keyCode === 13) {
+    if (event.keyCode === 13) {
       if (event.metaKey || (!this.element.dataset.grow && !event.shiftKey)) {
         event.preventDefault();
         this.prompt(event)
@@ -29,7 +29,28 @@ export default class extends ApplicationController {
     if (this.element.value.length === 0) {
       return;
     }
-    this.stimulate('ChatReflex#prompt')
+
+    const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    xhr.open("GET", "/chats");
+    xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
+
+    const token = document.head.querySelector(
+      'meta[name="csrf-token"]'
+    ).content;
+
+    xhr.setRequestHeader("X-CSRF-Token", token);
+
+    xhr.onreadystatechange = () => {
+      if (xhr.readyState === XMLHttpRequest.DONE) {
+        if (xhr.status === 200) {
+          this.stimulate('ChatReflex#prompt');
+        } else if (xhr.status === 401) {
+          window.location.href = "/";
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    xhr.send();
   }
 
   beforePrompt(element, reflex, noop, reflexId) {