diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index b546677..f3f55ea 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -50,10 +50,12 @@ async function initialize() {
   }
 
   const savedUser = localStorage.getItem('currentUser');
+  const avatarURL = localStorage.getItem('avatarURL');
+
   if (savedUser) {
     const user = JSON.parse(savedUser);
     userName = user.username;
-    userAvatar = user.avatar || '';
+    userAvatar = avatarURL || '';
     const setupDiv = document.querySelector('#setup');
     if (setupDiv) {
       setupDiv.classList.remove('hidden');
@@ -235,13 +237,7 @@ function sendMessage(e) {
   }
 }
 
-function scrollToBottom() {
-  var container = document.getElementById("messages-container");
-  container.scrollTop = container.scrollHeight;
-}
-
 function onMessageAdded(from, message, avatar) {
-  
   const $div = document.createElement('div');
   $div.classList.add('message');
 
@@ -260,16 +256,14 @@ function onMessageAdded(from, message, avatar) {
   $text.classList.add('message-text');
 
   // Render Markdown content
-  const md = window.markdownit();
-  $text.innerHTML = md.render(message);
+  const markdownContent = marked(message);
+  $text.innerHTML = markdownContent;
 
   $content.appendChild($header);
   $content.appendChild($text);
   $div.appendChild($content);
 
   document.querySelector('#messages').appendChild($div);
-  scrollToBottom();
-
 }
 async function updateIcon(username, avatarBuffer) {
   // Update the icon in the local HTML if necessary