diff --git a/src/routes/v2/shared/components/AiChat/components/ChatMessageList.tsx b/src/routes/v2/shared/components/AiChat/components/ChatMessageList.tsx
index 99d104a53..a63cd2583 100644
--- a/src/routes/v2/shared/components/AiChat/components/ChatMessageList.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/v2/shared/components/AiChat/components/ChatMessageList.tsx
@@ -33,13 +33,8 @@ export function ChatMessageList({
 
   if (messages.length === 0 && !thinkingText) {
     return (
-      <BlockStack gap="5" className="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-y-auto p-4">
-        <BlockStack
-          gap="2"
-          align="center"
-          inlineAlign="center"
-          className="pt-6"
-        >
+      <BlockStack gap="4" className="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-y-auto p-3">
+        <BlockStack gap="2" align="center" inlineAlign="center">
           <div className="flex size-11 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-accent">
             <Icon name="Sparkles" size="lg" className="text-muted-foreground" />
           </div>
diff --git a/src/routes/v2/shared/windows/viewPresets.ts b/src/routes/v2/shared/windows/viewPresets.ts
index 48f830658..3e0999365 100644
--- a/src/routes/v2/shared/windows/viewPresets.ts
+++ b/src/routes/v2/shared/windows/viewPresets.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ const COMPONENT_LIBRARY_WINDOW_ID = "component-library";
 
 export const DEFAULT_DOCK_AREAS: PresetDockAreas = {
   left: [
-    "tip-of-the-day",
     "runs-and-submission",
     COMPONENT_SEARCH_WINDOW_ID,
     COMPONENT_LIBRARY_WINDOW_ID,
     AI_ASSISTANT_WINDOW_ID,
+    "tip-of-the-day",
     "pipeline-tree",
     "history",
     "debug-panel",
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ export const DEFAULT_VIEW_PRESET: ViewPreset = {
     "component-library",
     AI_ASSISTANT_WINDOW_ID,
     "pipeline-details",
-    "tip-of-the-day",
   ]),
   dockAreas: DEFAULT_DOCK_AREAS,
 };