diff --git a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-mainmenu.tsx b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-mainmenu.tsx
index 53f242f91..637259f68 100644
--- a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-mainmenu.tsx
+++ b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-mainmenu.tsx
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ class NewsPanel extends PSRoomPanel {
 	change = (ev: Event) => {
 		const target = ev.currentTarget as HTMLInputElement;
 		if (target.value === '1') {
-			document.cookie = "preactalpha=1; expires=Thu, 1 Jun 2026 12:00:00 UTC; path=/";
+			document.cookie = "preactalpha=1; expires=Thu, 1 Jul 2026 12:00:00 UTC; path=/";
 		} else {
 			document.cookie = "preactalpha=; expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 UTC; path=/;";
 		}
diff --git a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panels.tsx b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panels.tsx
index dcc57ef35..6ca34a9c7 100644
--- a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panels.tsx
+++ b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panels.tsx
@@ -745,13 +745,11 @@ export class PSView extends preact.Component {
 			elem.innerText = 'Copied!';
 			return true;
 		case 'send':
+			PS.send(elem.value);
+			return true;
 		case 'cmd':
 			const room = PS.getRoom(elem) || PS.mainmenu;
-			if (elem.name === 'send') {
-				room.sendDirect(elem.value);
-			} else {
-				room.send(elem.value);
-			}
+			room.send(elem.value);
 			return true;
 		}
 		return false;