diff --git a/static/src/js/mail_recovery.js b/static/src/js/mail_recovery.js
index 7ba44e5..c36235e 100644
--- a/static/src/js/mail_recovery.js
+++ b/static/src/js/mail_recovery.js
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@ openerp.mail_recovery = function (session) {
         bind_events: function () {
             var self = this;
             this.$('textarea').on('focus', self.on_focus_textarea);
-            this.$('textarea').on('change', self.on_change_textarea);
+            this.$('textarea').on('keypress', self.on_keypress_textarea);
             this._super();
         },
         on_focus_textarea: function(event) {
-            $(event.target).val(window.localStorage['message_storage']);
+            var $input = $(event.target);
+            if ($input.val() == false) {
+                $input.val(window.localStorage['message_storage']);
+            }
         },
-        on_change_textarea: function(event) {
+        on_keypress_textarea: function(event) {
             window.localStorage['message_storage'] = $(event.target).val();
         },
         on_message_post: function (event) {