diff --git a/message_handlers/rx_handler.py b/message_handlers/rx_handler.py
index c3e8287..00df0d5 100644
--- a/message_handlers/rx_handler.py
+++ b/message_handlers/rx_handler.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def on_receive(packet):
             message_from_string = ""
             for node in globals.interface.nodes.values():
                 if message_from_id == node['num']:
-                    message_from_string = node["user"]["shortName"]  # Get the long name using the node ID
+                    message_from_string = node["user"]["shortName"] + ":" # Get the name using the node ID
                     break
                 else:
                     message_from_string = str(decimal_to_hex(message_from_id))  # If long name not found, use the ID as string
diff --git a/message_handlers/tx_handler.py b/message_handlers/tx_handler.py
index e94bc31..37fe15a 100644
--- a/message_handlers/tx_handler.py
+++ b/message_handlers/tx_handler.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ def send_message(message, destination=BROADCAST_NUM, channel=0):
 
     # Add sent message to the messages dictionary
     if globals.channel_list[channel] in globals.all_messages:
-        globals.all_messages[globals.channel_list[channel]].append((">> Sent: ", message))
+        globals.all_messages[globals.channel_list[channel]].append((globals.sent_message_prefix + " ", message))
     else:
-        globals.all_messages[globals.channel_list[channel]] = [(">> Sent: ", message)]
+        globals.all_messages[globals.channel_list[channel]] = [(globals.sent_message_prefix + " ", message)]
 
     save_message_to_db(globals.channel_list[channel], myid, message)
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