diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/chat.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/chat.js
index 893b540483..0c638fe662 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/chat.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/chat.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * frappe.user.first_name("Rahul Malhotra")
  * // returns "Rahul"
  */
+frappe.provide('frappe.user')
 frappe.user.first_name = user => frappe.user.full_name(user).split(" ")[0]
 
 // frappe.ui extensions