diff --git a/core/llm/llms/Aider.ts b/core/llm/llms/Aider.ts
index 1e9af2bb39..e419e3d5e7 100644
--- a/core/llm/llms/Aider.ts
+++ b/core/llm/llms/Aider.ts
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ public async aiderResetSession(model: string, apiKey: string | undefined): Promi
   }
 
   async listModels(): Promise<string[]> {
-    return ["aider", "claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620", "pearai_model", "gpt-4o"];
+    return ["claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620", "pearai_model", "gpt-4o"];
   }
 
   supportsFim(): boolean {
diff --git a/gui/src/components/mainInput/TipTapEditor.tsx b/gui/src/components/mainInput/TipTapEditor.tsx
index 2b2fcd5ab0..c7a7ef942a 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/mainInput/TipTapEditor.tsx
+++ b/gui/src/components/mainInput/TipTapEditor.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import {
 } from "./getSuggestion";
 import { ComboBoxItem } from "./types";
 import { isBareChatMode } from '../../util/bareChatMode';
+import { useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
 
 
 const InputBoxDiv = styled.div`
@@ -117,8 +118,9 @@ const HoverTextDiv = styled.div`
   justify-content: center;
 `;
 
-const getPlaceholder = (defaultModel, historyLength: number) => {
-  if (defaultModel?.title?.toLowerCase().includes("aider")) {
+
+const getPlaceholder = (historyLength: number, location: Location | null) => {
+  if (location?.pathname === "/aiderMode") {
     return historyLength === 0
       ? "Ask me to create, change, or fix anything..."
       : "Send a follow-up";
@@ -310,7 +312,7 @@ function TipTapEditor(props: TipTapEditorProps) {
         },
       }),
       Placeholder.configure({
-        placeholder: () => getPlaceholder(defaultModel, historyLengthRef.current),
+        placeholder: () => getPlaceholder(historyLengthRef.current, location),
       }),
       Paragraph.extend({
         addKeyboardShortcuts() {
@@ -483,7 +485,7 @@ function TipTapEditor(props: TipTapEditorProps) {
   });
 
   const editorFocusedRef = useUpdatingRef(editor?.isFocused, [editor]);
-  
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleShowFile = (event: CustomEvent) => {
       const filepath = event.detail.filepath;
@@ -495,7 +497,7 @@ function TipTapEditor(props: TipTapEditorProps) {
       window.removeEventListener('showFile', handleShowFile as EventListener);
     };
   }, [ideMessenger]);
-  
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isJetBrains()) {
       // This is only for VS Code .ipynb files
diff --git a/gui/src/components/markdown/FileCreateChip.tsx b/gui/src/components/markdown/FileCreateChip.tsx
index 468eef19f4..d6cf5a2dea 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/markdown/FileCreateChip.tsx
+++ b/gui/src/components/markdown/FileCreateChip.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ const FileCreateChip = ({ rawCodeBlock }) => {
   //   try {
   //     // this does not work, dont waste your time - promise never resolves
   //     const response = await ideMessenger.ide.fileExists(filePath);
-  //     console.dir("aldsfjkalsdfjk")
   //     setFileExists(response);
   //   } catch (error) {
   //     console.error(`Error checking file existence: ${error}`);