diff --git a/libs/broadcast.py b/libs/broadcast.py
index 4a62ed2..6797110 100644
--- a/libs/broadcast.py
+++ b/libs/broadcast.py
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ def broadcast_message(
         else (room.users if room else connections.keys())
     )
 
+    # Always show to console
+    print(formatted_message)
+
+    # Send to other recipients
     for addr in recipients:
-        if addr not in connections:
+        if addr not in connections or addr == ("console", 0):
             continue
         try:
             if sender_addr and addr == sender_addr:
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 088b653..dcaad01 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@ def process_complete_line(line, addr, active_connections, conn):
                 room,
             )
 
-            # For console, print locally instead of sending
-            if not conn:
+            # Send back to sender (if not console)
+            if conn:
+                conn.sendall(f"\r\n{message_with_user}\r\n".encode("ascii"))
+            else:
                 print(f"\r\n{message_with_user}\r\n")
 
     except UnicodeDecodeError: