diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatWritePanel.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatWritePanel.java
index 29476f8a7..d4421c9f6 100755
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatWritePanel.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatWritePanel.java
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ public void removeUpdate(DocumentEvent event)
             smsNumberLabel.setText(String.valueOf(smsNumberCount));
         }
 
-        if (getText() == null || getText().isEmpty())
+        if (getText() == null || getText().length() <= 0)
             initDefaultFontConfiguration();
     }
 }