diff --git a/client/index.html b/client/index.html
index 51ccfa97..6fc386f7 100644
--- a/client/index.html
+++ b/client/index.html
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 				</ul>
 			</div>
 			<div class="chat">
-				{{#equal <%= messages %> messages.length}}
+				{{#equal 100 messages.length}}
 				<button class="show-more" data-id="{{id}}">
 					Show more
 				</button>
diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 46c4a4e9..3bffbdf7 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ module.exports = {
     nick: "shout-user",
     realname: "http://github.com/erming/shout",
   },
-  messages: 100,
   networks: [{
     host: "irc.freenode.org",
     port: 6667,
diff --git a/lib/models/chan.js b/lib/models/chan.js
index 7a6d3205..45145398 100644
--- a/lib/models/chan.js
+++ b/lib/models/chan.js
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ Chan.prototype.sortUsers = function() {
 Chan.prototype.toJSON = function() {
 	var clone = _.clone(this);
 	clone.count = clone.messages.length;
-	clone.messages = clone.messages.slice(-1 * (config.messages || 0));
+	clone.messages = clone.messages.slice(-100);
 	return clone;
 };