diff --git a/src/gajim-remote.py b/src/gajim-remote.py
index 06244c7824b40ddd21d8329c6be3c7fcfdd68b03..6673ad9eb3c972c6ee3340c1e9f284c4d65ff099 100755
--- a/src/gajim-remote.py
+++ b/src/gajim-remote.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def __init__(self):
 	def print_result(self, res):
 		''' Print retrieved result to the output '''
 		if res is not None:
-			if self.command in ('open_chat', 'send_message', 'send_single_message', 'start_chat'):
+			if self.command in ('open_chat', 'send_chat_message', 'send_single_message', 'start_chat'):
 				if self.command in ('send_message', 'send_single_message'):
 					self.argv_len -= 2
 
diff --git a/src/remote_control.py b/src/remote_control.py
index cf754810e6a485083e117a6c73b38f84832d65f7..7f29595687f0f5c962b5a4738b15d3392fc85607 100644
--- a/src/remote_control.py
+++ b/src/remote_control.py
@@ -195,10 +195,9 @@ def _send_message(self, jid, message, keyID, account, type = 'chat', subject = N
 			keyID = ''
 
 		connected_account, contact = self.get_account_and_contact(account, jid)
-
 		if connected_account:
 			connection = gajim.connections[connected_account]
-			res = connection.send_message(jid, message, keyID, type, subject)
+			connection.send_message(jid, message, keyID, type, subject)
 			return True
 		return False