diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-composer.hbs b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-composer.hbs
index e46274ca138..4111e1a12c0 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-composer.hbs
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-composer.hbs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
       @onUploadChanged={{this.onUploadChanged}}
       @existingUploads={{this.currentMessage.uploads}}
       @uploadDropZone={{@uploadDropZone}}
-      @composerInputEl={{this.textareaInteractor.textarea}}
+      @composerInputEl={{this.composer.textarea.element}}
     />
   {{/if}}