diff --git a/src/components/Chat.vue b/src/components/Chat.vue
index e330b64..af4ebc3 100644
--- a/src/components/Chat.vue
+++ b/src/components/Chat.vue
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       ref="chatContainer"
       style="overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: auto"
       v-on:scroll="onScroll"
-      @click.prevent="closeContextMenuIfOpen"
+      @click="closeContextMenuIfOpen"
     >
       <div ref="messageOperationsStrut" class="message-operations-strut">
         <message-operations
diff --git a/src/components/messages/messageMixin.js b/src/components/messages/messageMixin.js
index 61cff45..ba7749d 100644
--- a/src/components/messages/messageMixin.js
+++ b/src/components/messages/messageMixin.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import QuickReactions from './QuickReactions.vue';
 var linkify = require('linkifyjs');
 var linkifyHtml = require('linkifyjs/html');
 linkify.options.defaults.className = "link";
+linkify.options.defaults.target = null;
 
 export default {
   components: {