diff --git a/src/components/App/functions.js b/src/components/App/functions.js
index 4b4cb7a..d1337fc 100644
--- a/src/components/App/functions.js
+++ b/src/components/App/functions.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export function combineLastMessage (msg, messages) {
 export function formatMessage (content, clientID, sessionID) {
   return {
     timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
-    author: `client-${clientID}`,
+    author: `client.${clientID}`,
     content,
     chat: sessionID,
   };
diff --git a/src/components/App/index.js b/src/components/App/index.js
index 796caab..1c4edf2 100644
--- a/src/components/App/index.js
+++ b/src/components/App/index.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class App extends Component {
   };
 
   //  Message Methods
+  //
 
   // TODO: docstring
   // save the message to local stage: either combining them or not.