diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-view.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-view.tsx
index 41ccc8f774..474633c61b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-view.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/session-view.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const $primaryMessages = primaryField<ChatMessage[]>(state => state.messages, $m
  * new chat (no stored id) so the first-send optimistic lock still paints.
  */
 const $primaryBusy = computed([$primaryState, $busy, $selectedStoredSessionId], (state, draftBusy, selected) =>
-  state ? state.busy : Boolean(selected) ? false : draftBusy
+  state ? state.busy : selected ? false : draftBusy
 )
 
 export const PRIMARY_SESSION_VIEW: SessionView = {
diff --git a/contributors/emails/professorpalmer9@gmail.com b/contributors/emails/professorpalmer9@gmail.com
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..917b7b91ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contributors/emails/professorpalmer9@gmail.com
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+professorpalmer
+# PR #87330 running is not busy