diff --git a/src/common/chats/ConversationHandler.ts b/src/common/chats/ConversationHandler.ts
index caf38f70c..153e0534e 100644
--- a/src/common/chats/ConversationHandler.ts
+++ b/src/common/chats/ConversationHandler.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class ConversationHandler {
       }
 
       // close beam
-      this.beamStore.getState().terminate();
+      beamTerminate();
     };
 
     beamOpen(viewHistory, useModelsStore.getState().chatLLMId, onBeamSuccess);
diff --git a/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamFusionGrid.tsx b/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamFusionGrid.tsx
index bb32a3633..d63852739 100644
--- a/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamFusionGrid.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamFusionGrid.tsx
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export function BeamFusionGrid(props: {
             </Typography>
 
           </Box> : (
-            <Typography level='body-sm'>
+            <Typography level='body-sm' sx={{ opacity: 0.8 }}>
               {/*You need two or more replies for a {currentFactory?.shortLabel?.toLocaleLowerCase() ?? ''} merge.*/}
               Waiting for multiple Beams.
             </Typography>
diff --git a/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamGatherPane.tsx b/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamGatherPane.tsx
index ad1dd0e28..e9d3330f7 100644
--- a/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamGatherPane.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamGatherPane.tsx
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export function BeamGatherPane(props: {
           </Typography>
           <Typography level='body-sm' sx={{ whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
             {/* may merge or not (hasInputs) N replies.. put this in pretty messages */}
-            {props.canGather ? `Combine the ${props.raysReady} replies` : /*'Fuse all replies'*/ 'Combine replies'}
+            {props.canGather ? `Combine the ${props.raysReady} replies` : /*'Fuse all replies'*/ ''}
           </Typography>
         </div>
         <ScrollToBottomButton inline />
diff --git a/src/modules/beam/scatter/BeamScatterPaneDropdown.tsx b/src/modules/beam/scatter/BeamScatterPaneDropdown.tsx
index 664f70b7a..cd2ba3b02 100644
--- a/src/modules/beam/scatter/BeamScatterPaneDropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/beam/scatter/BeamScatterPaneDropdown.tsx
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export function BeamScatterDropdown(props: {
 
         <MenuItem onClick={toggleGatherShowPrompts}>
           <ListItemDecorator>{gatherShowPrompts && <CheckRoundedIcon />}</ListItemDecorator>
-          Detailed Custom Merges
+          Detailed Custom Merge
         </MenuItem>
 
         <ListDivider inset='gutter' />