diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 9355ef831..b679b8c20 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -2406,7 +2406,7 @@ async function processCommands(message) {
     const currentText = String($('#send_textarea').val());
 
     if (previousText === currentText) {
-        $('#send_textarea').val(result.newText).trigger('input');
+        $('#send_textarea').val(result.newText)[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
     }
 
     // interrupt generation if the input was nothing but a command
@@ -2690,7 +2690,7 @@ class StreamingProcessor {
         let messageId = -1;
 
         if (this.type == 'impersonate') {
-            $('#send_textarea').val('').trigger('input');
+            $('#send_textarea').val('')[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
         }
         else {
             await saveReply(this.type, text, true);
@@ -2726,7 +2726,7 @@ class StreamingProcessor {
         }
 
         if (isImpersonate) {
-            $('#send_textarea').val(processedText).trigger('input');
+            $('#send_textarea').val(processedText)[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
         }
         else {
             let currentTime = new Date();
@@ -3073,7 +3073,7 @@ async function Generate(type, { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_prompt, qu
         const interruptedByCommand = await processCommands(String($('#send_textarea').val()));
 
         if (interruptedByCommand) {
-            //$("#send_textarea").val('').trigger('input');
+            //$("#send_textarea").val('')[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
             unblockGeneration(type);
             return Promise.resolve();
         }
@@ -3159,7 +3159,7 @@ async function Generate(type, { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_prompt, qu
     if (type !== 'regenerate' && type !== 'swipe' && type !== 'quiet' && !isImpersonate && !dryRun) {
         is_send_press = true;
         textareaText = String($('#send_textarea').val());
-        $('#send_textarea').val('').trigger('input');
+        $('#send_textarea').val('')[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
     } else {
         textareaText = '';
         if (chat.length && chat[chat.length - 1]['is_user']) {
@@ -4094,7 +4094,7 @@ async function Generate(type, { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_prompt, qu
 
         if (getMessage.length > 0) {
             if (isImpersonate) {
-                $('#send_textarea').val(getMessage).trigger('input');
+                $('#send_textarea').val(getMessage)[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
                 generatedPromptCache = '';
                 await eventSource.emit(event_types.IMPERSONATE_READY, getMessage);
             }
diff --git a/public/scripts/RossAscends-mods.js b/public/scripts/RossAscends-mods.js
index 7c12d5763..04d556fa4 100644
--- a/public/scripts/RossAscends-mods.js
+++ b/public/scripts/RossAscends-mods.js
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ function restoreUserInput() {
 
     const userInput = LoadLocal('userInput');
     if (userInput) {
-        $('#send_textarea').val(userInput).trigger('input');
+        $('#send_textarea').val(userInput)[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/group-chats.js b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
index 2396116d8..d95cc3e91 100644
--- a/public/scripts/group-chats.js
+++ b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ async function generateGroupWrapper(by_auto_mode, type = null, params = {}) {
             const bias = getBiasStrings(userInput, type);
             await sendMessageAsUser(userInput, bias.messageBias);
             await saveChatConditional();
-            $('#send_textarea').val('').trigger('input');
+            $('#send_textarea').val('')[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
         }
 
         // now the real generation begins: cycle through every activated character
diff --git a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
index 186231a45..ad5e2dca9 100644
--- a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
+++ b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export function processChatSlashCommands() {
 }
 
 function setInputCallback(_, value) {
-    $('#send_textarea').val(value || '').trigger('input');
+    $('#send_textarea').val(value || '')[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
     return value;
 }
 
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ async function runCallback(args, name) {
 }
 
 function abortCallback() {
-    $('#send_textarea').val('').trigger('input');
+    $('#send_textarea').val('')[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
     throw new Error('/abort command executed');
 }
 
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ async function generateRawCallback(args, value) {
     }
 
     // Prevent generate recursion
-    $('#send_textarea').val('').trigger('input');
+    $('#send_textarea').val('')[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
     const lock = isTrueBoolean(args?.lock);
     const as = args?.as || 'system';
     const quietToLoud = as === 'char';
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ async function generateCallback(args, value) {
     }
 
     // Prevent generate recursion
-    $('#send_textarea').val('').trigger('input');
+    $('#send_textarea').val('')[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
     const lock = isTrueBoolean(args?.lock);
     const as = args?.as || 'system';
     const quietToLoud = as === 'char';
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ async function deleteSwipeCallback(_, arg) {
 
 async function askCharacter(_, text) {
     // Prevent generate recursion
-    $('#send_textarea').val('').trigger('input');
+    $('#send_textarea').val('')[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
 
     // Not supported in group chats
     // TODO: Maybe support group chats?
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ async function triggerGenerationCallback(args, value) {
         }
 
         // Prevent generate recursion
-        $('#send_textarea').val('').trigger('input');
+        $('#send_textarea').val('')[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
 
         let chid = undefined;
 
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ function continueChatCallback(_, prompt) {
         }
 
         // Prevent infinite recursion
-        $('#send_textarea').val('').trigger('input');
+        $('#send_textarea').val('')[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
         $('#option_continue').trigger('click', { fromSlashCommand: true, additionalPrompt: prompt });
     }, 1);
 
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ function continueChatCallback(_, prompt) {
 }
 
 export async function generateSystemMessage(_, prompt) {
-    $('#send_textarea').val('').trigger('input');
+    $('#send_textarea').val('')[0].dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles:true }));
 
     if (!prompt) {
         console.warn('WARN: No prompt provided for /sysgen command');