diff --git a/js/views/conversation_view.js b/js/views/conversation_view.js
index 3655f97b0b8..72eb50114c3 100644
--- a/js/views/conversation_view.js
+++ b/js/views/conversation_view.js
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
                     var endingHeight = this.view.scrollHeight;
                     var delta = endingHeight - startingHeight;
 
-                    var newScrollPosition = this.view.scrollPosition + delta - this.view.
+                    var newScrollPosition = this.view.scrollPosition + delta - this.view.outerHeight;
                     this.view.$el.scrollTop(newScrollPosition);
                 }.bind(this), 1);
             }.bind(this));