diff --git a/public/js/whiteboard.js b/public/js/whiteboard.js
index 4a2fe50..f3a36e2 100644
--- a/public/js/whiteboard.js
+++ b/public/js/whiteboard.js
@@ -180,7 +180,9 @@ var whiteboard = {
                 _this.sendFunction({ "t": _this.tool, "d": [currX, currY, _this.startCoords[0], _this.startCoords[1]], "c": _this.drawcolor, "th": _this.thickness });
                 _this.svgContainer.find("line").remove();
             } else if (_this.tool === "pen") {
+		_this.drawId--;
                 _this.pushPointSmoothPen(currX, currY);
+		_this.drawId++;
             } else if (_this.tool === "rect") {
                 if (_this.pressedKeys.shift) {
                     if ((currY - _this.startCoords[1]) * (currX - _this.startCoords[0]) > 0) {