diff --git a/src/apps/chat/components/message/fragments-void/BlockPartPlaceholder.tsx b/src/apps/chat/components/message/fragments-void/BlockPartPlaceholder.tsx
index 669ad28ee..b1e71ae46 100644
--- a/src/apps/chat/components/message/fragments-void/BlockPartPlaceholder.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/chat/components/message/fragments-void/BlockPartPlaceholder.tsx
@@ -143,15 +143,15 @@ function RenderChipAixControl({ aixControl, text }: {
       size='sm'
       color={color}
       variant='soft'
-      startDecorator={!startText ? undefined : <div style={{ opacity: 0.75, textWrap: 'nowrap' }}>{startText}</div>}
-      endDecorator={!Icon ? undefined : <Icon style={{ opacity: 0.5 }} />}
+      startDecorator={startText ? <div style={{ opacity: 0.75, textWrap: 'nowrap' }}>{startText}</div> : Icon ? <Icon style={{ opacity: 0.75 }} /> : undefined}
       sx={{
         mx: 1.5, // usual, esp for the looks into Beam
         gap: 1.5,
         px: 1.5,
         py: 0.375,
         my: '1px', // to not crop the outline on mobile, or on beam
-        boxShadow: `1px 2px 4px -3px var(--joy-palette-${color}-solidBg)`,
+        boxShadow: `inset 1px 2px 2px -1px var(--joy-palette-${color}-outlinedBorder)`,
+        // outline: `1px solid var(--joy-palette-${color}-outlinedBorder)`,
         // wrap text if needed - introduced for retry error messages
         whiteSpace: 'normal',
         wordBreak: 'break-word',