diff --git a/addons/web_im/im.py b/addons/web_im/im.py
index 1e365daaae9..4d5c34eb041 100644
--- a/addons/web_im/im.py
+++ b/addons/web_im/im.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class ImportController(openerp.addons.web.http.Controller):
     def poll(self, req, last=None, users_watch=None):
         if not openerp.tools.config.options["gevent"]:
             raise Exception("Not usable in a server not running gevent")
-        res = req.session.model('res.users').im_connect(context=req.context)
+        req.session.model('res.users').im_connect(context=req.context)
         num = 0
         while True:
             res = req.session.model('im.message').get_messages(last, users_watch, req.context)
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class im_message(osv.osv):
     _columns = {
         'message': fields.char(string="Message", size=200, required=True),
         'from': fields.many2one("res.users", "From", required= True, ondelete='cascade'),
-        'to': fields.many2one("res.users", "From", required=True, select=True, ondelete='cascade'),
+        'to': fields.many2one("res.users", "To", required=True, select=True, ondelete='cascade'),
         'date': fields.datetime("Date", required=True),
     }
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class res_user(osv.osv):
         cr.commit()
         if current_status != new_one:
             cr.execute("notify im_channel, %s", [json.dumps({'type': 'status', 'user': uid})])
-        cr.commit()
+            cr.commit()
         return True
 
     _columns = {
diff --git a/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js b/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js
index 828c40e3c29..49fa9012f31 100644
--- a/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js
+++ b/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js
@@ -343,9 +343,20 @@ openerp.web_im = function(instance) {
             }
             var mes = this.$("input").val();
             this.$("input").val("");
-            this._add_bubble(this.me, mes, instance.web.datetime_to_str(new Date()));
-            var model = new instance.web.Model("im.message");
-            model.call("post", [mes, this.user.get('id')], {context: new instance.web.CompoundContext()});
+            var send_it = _.bind(function() {
+                var model = new instance.web.Model("im.message");
+                return model.call("post", [mes, this.user.get('id')],
+                    {context: new instance.web.CompoundContext()});
+            }, this);
+            var tries = 0;
+            send_it().then(_.bind(function() {
+                this._add_bubble(this.me, mes, instance.web.datetime_to_str(new Date()));
+            }, this), function(error, e) {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                tries += 1;
+                if (tries < 3)
+                    return send_it();
+            });
         },
         _add_bubble: function(user, item, date) {
             var items = [item];