diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx
index 85e2aa10..a0942377 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx
@@ -2685,12 +2685,13 @@ export const SidebarChat = () => {
 		<ErrorBoundary>
 			{landingPageInput}
 		</ErrorBoundary>
-		<ErrorBoundary>
 
-			<div className='pt-8 mb-2 text-void-fg-1 text-root'>Previous Threads</div>
-			<PastThreadsList />
-
-		</ErrorBoundary>
+		{Object.values(chatThreadsState.allThreads).length > 0 && // show if there are threads
+			<ErrorBoundary>
+				<div className='pt-8 mb-2 text-void-fg-1 text-root'>Previous Threads</div>
+				<PastThreadsList />
+			</ErrorBoundary>
+		}
 	</div>
 
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarThreadSelector.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarThreadSelector.tsx
index 0cfcae1c..8bd31936 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarThreadSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarThreadSelector.tsx
@@ -295,11 +295,11 @@ const PastThreadElement = ({ pastThread, idx, hoveredIdx, setHoveredIdx }: { pas
 
 	const numMessages = pastThread.messages.filter((msg) => msg.role === 'assistant' || msg.role === 'user').length;
 
-	const optionsHTML = <span
+	const detailsHTML = <span
 		className='gap-1 inline-flex items-center'
-		// data-tooltip-id='void-tooltip'
-		// data-tooltip-content={`Last modified ${formatTime(new Date(pastThread.lastModified))}`}
-		// data-tooltip-place='top'
+	// data-tooltip-id='void-tooltip'
+	// data-tooltip-content={`Last modified ${formatTime(new Date(pastThread.lastModified))}`}
+	// data-tooltip-place='top'
 	>
 		{/* <span>{numMessages}</span> */}
 		{formatDate(new Date(pastThread.lastModified))}
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ const PastThreadElement = ({ pastThread, idx, hoveredIdx, setHoveredIdx }: { pas
 			<div className="flex items-center gap-2 opacity-60">
 				{idx === hoveredIdx ?
 					<TrashButton threadId={pastThread.id} />
-					: optionsHTML
+					: detailsHTML
 				}
 			</div>
 		</div>