diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
index 00802b6..8a9d9f3 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
@@ -601,7 +601,8 @@ final class RemoteStore: ObservableObject {
             guard let self else { return }
             func pause(_ ms: Int) async -> Bool {
                 try? await Task.sleep(for: .milliseconds(ms))
-                return !Task.isCancelled && self.demoMode
+                if Task.isCancelled { return false }
+                return self.demoMode
             }
             guard await pause(600) else { return }
             self.demoAppend(sessionID, .assistantText(TextChunk(