diff --git a/com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.ui/src/com/microsoft/copilot/eclipse/ui/chat/AgentStatusLabel.java b/com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.ui/src/com/microsoft/copilot/eclipse/ui/chat/AgentStatusLabel.java
index 4979bfff..f10bfe9e 100644
--- a/com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.ui/src/com/microsoft/copilot/eclipse/ui/chat/AgentStatusLabel.java
+++ b/com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.ui/src/com/microsoft/copilot/eclipse/ui/chat/AgentStatusLabel.java
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ public void setText(String text) {
       AccessibilityUtils.addFocusBorderToComposite(styledText);
     }
     textLabel.setMarkup(text);
+    this.requestLayout();
   }
 
   private enum Status {
diff --git a/com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.ui/src/com/microsoft/copilot/eclipse/ui/chat/ChatContentViewer.java b/com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.ui/src/com/microsoft/copilot/eclipse/ui/chat/ChatContentViewer.java
index 58ee3f5d..69cce58e 100644
--- a/com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.ui/src/com/microsoft/copilot/eclipse/ui/chat/ChatContentViewer.java
+++ b/com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.ui/src/com/microsoft/copilot/eclipse/ui/chat/ChatContentViewer.java
@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@ public void refreshScrollerLayout() {
 
     this.setMinHeight(contentHeight);
     this.setMinWidth(containerSize.x);
-    this.layout(true, true);
   }
 
   /**