diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 6bf3bf3..4cab434 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -838,8 +838,8 @@ for easy selection."
 (setq jabber-chat-buffer-format "*jabber:%n*")
 (setq jabber-chat-buffer-show-avatar nil)
 (setq jabber-chat-fill-long-lines nil)
-(setq jabber-chat-foreign-prompt-format "[%t] < ")
-(setq jabber-chat-local-prompt-format "[%t] > ")
+(setq jabber-chat-foreign-prompt-format "%t < ")
+(setq jabber-chat-local-prompt-format "%t > ")
 (setq jabber-chatstates-confirm nil)
 (setq jabber-history-dir "~/.emacs.d/jabber")
 (setq jabber-roster-show-bindings nil)