diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
index 659adfa..00802b6 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
@@ -598,11 +598,11 @@ final class RemoteStore: ObservableObject {
         demoUpdateSession(sessionID) { $0.demoCopy(status: .running, disposition: .some(nil)) }
         let toolID = UUID().uuidString
         let task = Task { [weak self] in
+            guard let self else { return }
             func pause(_ ms: Int) async -> Bool {
                 try? await Task.sleep(for: .milliseconds(ms))
-                return !Task.isCancelled && (self?.demoMode ?? false)
+                return !Task.isCancelled && self.demoMode
             }
-            guard let self else { return }
             guard await pause(600) else { return }
             self.demoAppend(sessionID, .assistantText(TextChunk(
                 messageID: UUID().uuidString, text: "On it — let me take a look.", isPartial: false)))