diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/net/MiddlewareActor.scala b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/net/MiddlewareActor.scala
index 4e5c594a8..0be4fffa0 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/net/MiddlewareActor.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/net/MiddlewareActor.scala
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ object MiddlewareActor {
     packet.isInstanceOf[KeepAliveMessage]
   }
 
+  /** `SquadDetailDefinitionUpdateMessage` [sometimes] doesn't make for a good travel partner
+    * as seen in issue #1176 and PR #1290 so deliver it alone */
+  private def squadDetailDefinitionMessageGuard(packet: PlanetSidePacket): Boolean = {
+    packet.isInstanceOf[SquadDetailDefinitionUpdateMessage]
+  }
+
   /**
     * A function for blanking tasks related to inbound packet resolution.
     * Do nothing.
@@ -246,7 +252,8 @@ class MiddlewareActor(
     */
   private val packetsBundledByThemselves: List[PlanetSidePacket => Boolean] = List(
     MiddlewareActor.keepAliveMessageGuard,
-    MiddlewareActor.characterInfoMessageGuard
+    MiddlewareActor.characterInfoMessageGuard,
+    MiddlewareActor.squadDetailDefinitionMessageGuard
   )
 
   private val smpHistoryLength: Int = 100
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/csr/ChatLogic.scala b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/csr/ChatLogic.scala
index f90de34da..55e947a8a 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/csr/ChatLogic.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/csr/ChatLogic.scala
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import net.psforever.objects.zones.Zone
 import net.psforever.packet.game.{ChatMsg, SetChatFilterMessage}
 import net.psforever.services.Service
 import net.psforever.services.avatar.{AvatarAction, AvatarServiceMessage}
-import net.psforever.services.chat.{ChatChannel, DefaultChannel, SpectatorChannel}
+import net.psforever.services.chat.{ChatChannel, DefaultChannel, SpectatorChannel, SquadChannel}
 import net.psforever.types.ChatMessageType.{CMT_TOGGLESPECTATORMODE, CMT_TOGGLE_GM}
 import net.psforever.types.{ChatMessageType, PlanetSideEmpire}
 import net.psforever.zones.Zones
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class ChatLogic(val ops: ChatOperations, implicit val context: ActorContext) ext
         ops.commandSend(session, message, comms)
 
       case (CMT_SQUAD, _, _) =>
-        ops.commandSquad(session, message, comms) //todo SquadChannel, but what is the guid
+        ops.commandSquad(session, message, SquadChannel(sessionLogic.squad.squad_guid))
 
       case (CMT_WHO | CMT_WHO_CSR | CMT_WHO_CR | CMT_WHO_PLATOONLEADERS | CMT_WHO_SQUADLEADERS | CMT_WHO_TEAMS, _, _) =>
         ops.commandWho(session)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/normal/ChatLogic.scala b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/normal/ChatLogic.scala
index 052a1ebb4..0d0cd12db 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/normal/ChatLogic.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/normal/ChatLogic.scala
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import net.psforever.actors.session.spectator.SpectatorMode
 import net.psforever.actors.session.support.{ChatFunctions, ChatOperations, SessionData}
 import net.psforever.objects.Session
 import net.psforever.packet.game.{ChatMsg, ServerType, SetChatFilterMessage}
-import net.psforever.services.chat.DefaultChannel
+import net.psforever.services.chat.{DefaultChannel, SquadChannel}
 import net.psforever.types.ChatMessageType
 import net.psforever.types.ChatMessageType.{CMT_TOGGLESPECTATORMODE, CMT_TOGGLE_GM}
 import net.psforever.util.Config
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ChatLogic(val ops: ChatOperations, implicit val context: ActorContext) ext
         ops.commandSend(session, message, DefaultChannel)
 
       case (CMT_SQUAD, _, _) =>
-        ops.commandSquad(session, message, DefaultChannel) //todo SquadChannel, but what is the guid
+        ops.commandSquad(session, message, SquadChannel(sessionLogic.squad.squad_guid))
 
       case (CMT_WHO | CMT_WHO_CSR | CMT_WHO_CR | CMT_WHO_PLATOONLEADERS | CMT_WHO_SQUADLEADERS | CMT_WHO_TEAMS, _, _) =>
         ops.commandWho(session)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/normal/SquadHandlerLogic.scala b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/normal/SquadHandlerLogic.scala
index 8a0ae9f3c..79a472c83 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/normal/SquadHandlerLogic.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/normal/SquadHandlerLogic.scala
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ class SquadHandlerLogic(val ops: SessionSquadHandlers, implicit val context: Act
             case Some((ourMember, ourIndex)) =>
               //we are joining the squad
               //load each member's entry (our own too)
+              ops.squad_guid = squad.GUID
               ops.squad_supplement_id = squad.GUID.guid + 1
               membershipPositions.foreach {
                 case (member, index) =>
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ class SquadHandlerLogic(val ops: SessionSquadHandlers, implicit val context: Act
               avatarActor ! AvatarActor.SetLookingForSquad(false)
               //a finalization? what does this do?
               sendResponse(SquadDefinitionActionMessage(PlanetSideGUID(0), 0, SquadAction.Unknown(18)))
+              ops.squad_guid = PlanetSideGUID(0)
               ops.squad_supplement_id = 0
               ops.squadUpdateCounter = 0
               ops.updateSquad = ops.NoSquadUpdates
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/support/SessionSquadHandlers.scala b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/support/SessionSquadHandlers.scala
index 25c43274f..8f5e0e5b2 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/support/SessionSquadHandlers.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/support/SessionSquadHandlers.scala
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class SessionSquadHandlers(
 
   private[session] val squadUI: mutable.LongMap[SquadUIElement] = new mutable.LongMap[SquadUIElement]()
   private[session] var squad_supplement_id: Int = 0
+  private[session] var squad_guid: PlanetSideGUID = PlanetSideGUID(0)
   /**
    * When joining or creating a squad, the original state of the avatar's internal LFS variable is blanked.
    * This `WorldSessionActor`-local variable is then used to indicate the ongoing state of the LFS UI component,