diff --git a/BeamAPI.podspec b/BeamAPI.podspec
index bd9bbf8..6545ba9 100644
--- a/BeamAPI.podspec
+++ b/BeamAPI.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name       = "BeamAPI"
-  s.version    = "1.1"
+  s.version    = "1.1.1"
   s.summary    = "An interface to communicate with Beam's backend."
   s.homepage   = "https://github.com/WatchBeam/beam-client-swift"
   s.license    = "MIT"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.requires_arc           = true
   s.ios.deployment_target  = "8.2"
   s.tvos.deployment_target = "9.0"
-  s.source                 = { :git => "https://github.com/WatchBeam/beam-client-swift.git", :tag => "1.1" }
+  s.source                 = { :git => "https://github.com/WatchBeam/beam-client-swift.git", :tag => "1.1.1" }
   s.source_files           = "Pod/Classes/**/*"
 
   s.dependency "Starscream", "~> 1.1"
diff --git a/Pod/Classes/Models/Chat/ChatMessagePacket.swift b/Pod/Classes/Models/Chat/ChatMessagePacket.swift
index 6de42cb..d3020ec 100644
--- a/Pod/Classes/Models/Chat/ChatMessagePacket.swift
+++ b/Pod/Classes/Models/Chat/ChatMessagePacket.swift
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ public class ChatMessagePacket: ChatPacket, ChatSendable {
         super.init(data: ["data": data])
     }
     
+    /// Initializes a chat message packet with a message string.
+    public init(message: String) {
+        messageText = message.stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString("\"", withString: "\\\"")
+        super.init()
+    }
+    
     public var identifier: String {
         return "msg"
     }