diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/layout/providers/LayoutDataProvider.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/layout/providers/LayoutDataProvider.tsx
index 6858794ca..511c095e5 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/layout/providers/LayoutDataProvider.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/layout/providers/LayoutDataProvider.tsx
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ export function LayoutDataProvider({
 
 		return threadsData.threads.map<ChatItem>((thread) => ({
 			id: thread.id,
-			name: thread.title || `Chat ${thread.id}`,
+			name: thread.title || "New Chat",
 			url: `/dashboard/${workspaceId}/new-chat/${thread.id}`,
 			visibility: thread.visibility,
 			isOwnThread: thread.is_own_thread,
diff --git a/surfsense_web/hooks/use-resolved-tabs.ts b/surfsense_web/hooks/use-resolved-tabs.ts
index 6b321cbd3..1b072857a 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/hooks/use-resolved-tabs.ts
+++ b/surfsense_web/hooks/use-resolved-tabs.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function resolveTabPointers({
 		const row = tab.entityId === null ? undefined : threads.get(tab.entityId);
 		return {
 			...tab,
-			title: row?.title || (tab.entityId === null ? "New Chat" : `Chat ${tab.entityId}`),
+			title: row?.title || "New Chat",
 			chatUrl: getChatUrl(tab.workspaceId, tab.entityId),
 			...(row?.visibility !== undefined ? { visibility: row.visibility as ChatVisibility } : {}),
 		};