diff --git a/scripts/communityScripts/armored-chat/armored_chat.qml b/scripts/communityScripts/armored-chat/armored_chat.qml
index 07eb75c626..f4c66b7b5f 100644
--- a/scripts/communityScripts/armored-chat/armored_chat.qml
+++ b/scripts/communityScripts/armored-chat/armored_chat.qml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Rectangle {
         repeat: false
         onTriggered: {
             toScript({type: "initialized"});
+            load_scroll_timer.bypassDistanceCheck = true
             load_scroll_timer.running = true
         }
     }
@@ -29,8 +30,12 @@ Rectangle {
         interval: 100
         running: false
         repeat: false
+
+        property bool bypassDistanceCheck: false    // One time event. Whether we should bypass the distance check, and scroll to the bottom regardless or not.
+
         onTriggered: {
-           scrollToBottom(true);
+           scrollToBottom(bypassDistanceCheck);
+           bypassDistanceCheck = false;             // Set the property to false, this was a one time event!
         }
     }