diff --git a/src/teampulse/monitor.py b/src/teampulse/monitor.py
index 047df5e..117a856 100644
--- a/src/teampulse/monitor.py
+++ b/src/teampulse/monitor.py
@@ -53,8 +53,14 @@ _POLL_JS = """() => {
         const senderEl = msg.querySelector("[data-tid='message-author-name']");
         const sender = senderEl ? senderEl.innerText.trim() : '';
         if (!sender) return;
-        const id = msg.getAttribute('id') || (idx + '_' + msg.innerText.substring(0, 40));
-        msgs.push({ sender, text: msg.innerText.trim(), id });
+        // Extract only the message text (p elements), not the full innerText
+        // which includes sender name and timestamp
+        const pEls = msg.querySelectorAll('p');
+        const text = pEls.length > 0
+            ? Array.from(pEls).map(p => p.innerText.trim()).filter(t => t).join('\n')
+            : msg.innerText.trim();
+        const id = msg.getAttribute('id') || (sender + '_' + text.substring(0, 40));
+        msgs.push({ sender, text, id });
     });
     return msgs;
 }"""