diff --git a/src/pages/messages/messages.ts b/src/pages/messages/messages.ts
index 8546126..2d33b28 100644
--- a/src/pages/messages/messages.ts
+++ b/src/pages/messages/messages.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ export class MessagesPage {
   }
 
   getLatestMessage(messages) {
-    return messages[(messages.length - 1)].text != '' ? messages[(messages.length - 1)].text : '<em>Picture</em>';
+    var latest = messages[(messages.length - 1)];
+    var isUser = latest.isUser;
+    return latest.text ? latest.text : '<em>' + (!isUser ? 'Sent ' : '') + 'Picture' + (isUser ? ' Recieved' : '') + '</em>';
   }
 
   getLatestMessageTimestamp(messages) {