diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart b/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
index cb1c86f5e..ebfd384bc 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ class ChatController extends State<ChatPageWithRoom>
 
   void onSelectMessage(Event event) {
     // #Pangea
-    if (choreographer.itController.isOpen) {
+    if (choreographer.itController.willOpen) {
       return;
     }
     // Pangea#
diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/chat_input_row.dart b/lib/pages/chat/chat_input_row.dart
index cc931ef12..57360d25d 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/chat_input_row.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/chat_input_row.dart
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ class ChatInputRow extends StatelessWidget {
                           // #Pangea
                           // hintText: L10n.of(context)!.writeAMessage,
                           hintText: hintText(),
+                          disabledBorder: InputBorder.none,
                           // Pangea#
                           hintMaxLines: 1,
                           border: InputBorder.none,
diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/input_bar.dart b/lib/pages/chat/input_bar.dart
index c0939f278..347d68786 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/input_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/input_bar.dart
@@ -478,6 +478,8 @@ class InputBar extends StatelessWidget {
             // builder: (context, controller, focusNode) => TextField(
             builder: (context, _, focusNode) => TextField(
               enableSuggestions: false,
+              readOnly:
+                  controller != null && controller!.choreographer.isRunningIT,
               // Pangea#
               controller: controller,
               focusNode: focusNode,
diff --git a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/choreographer.dart b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/choreographer.dart
index df254d49c..f3e48a8b6 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/choreographer.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/choreographer.dart
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Choreographer {
   }
 
   void send(BuildContext context) {
-    if (isFetching) return;
+    if (!canSendMessage) return;
 
     if (pangeaController.subscriptionController.subscriptionStatus ==
         SubscriptionStatus.showPaywall) {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class Choreographer {
   }
 
   Future<void> _sendWithIGC(BuildContext context) async {
-    if (!igc.canSendMessage) {
+    if (!canSendMessage) {
       igc.showFirstMatch(context);
       return;
     }
@@ -255,13 +255,16 @@ class Choreographer {
       }
 
       startLoading();
+
+      // if getting language assistance after finishing IT,
+      // reset the itController
       if (choreoMode == ChoreoMode.it &&
           itController.isTranslationDone &&
           !onlyTokensAndLanguageDetection) {
-        // debugger(when: kDebugMode);
+        itController.clear();
       }
 
-      await (choreoMode == ChoreoMode.it && !itController.isTranslationDone
+      await (isRunningIT
           ? itController.getTranslationData(_useCustomInput)
           : igc.getIGCTextData(
               onlyTokensAndLanguageDetection: onlyTokensAndLanguageDetection,
@@ -418,7 +421,7 @@ class Choreographer {
     setState();
   }
 
-  giveInputFocus() {
+  void giveInputFocus() {
     Future.delayed(Duration.zero, () {
       chatController.inputFocus.requestFocus();
     });
@@ -478,6 +481,9 @@ class Choreographer {
   bool get _noChange =>
       _lastChecked != null && _lastChecked == _textController.text;
 
+  bool get isRunningIT =>
+      choreoMode == ChoreoMode.it && !itController.isTranslationDone;
+
   void startLoading() {
     _lastChecked = _textController.text;
     isFetching = true;
@@ -505,8 +511,6 @@ class Choreographer {
     }
   }
 
-  bool get showIsError => !itController.isOpen && errorService.isError;
-
   LayerLinkAndKey get itBarLinkAndKey =>
       MatrixState.pAnyState.layerLinkAndKey(itBarTransformTargetKey);
 
@@ -570,7 +574,7 @@ class Choreographer {
       return AssistanceState.noMessage;
     }
 
-    if (igc.igcTextData?.matches.isNotEmpty ?? false) {
+    if ((igc.igcTextData?.matches.isNotEmpty ?? false) || isRunningIT) {
       return AssistanceState.fetched;
     }
 
@@ -584,4 +588,20 @@ class Choreographer {
 
     return AssistanceState.complete;
   }
+
+  bool get canSendMessage {
+    if (isFetching) return false;
+    if (errorService.isError) return true;
+    if (itEnabled && isRunningIT) return false;
+
+    final hasITMatches =
+        igc.igcTextData!.matches.any((match) => match.isITStart);
+    final hasIGCMatches =
+        igc.igcTextData!.matches.any((match) => !match.isITStart);
+
+    if ((itEnabled && hasITMatches) || (igcEnabled && hasIGCMatches)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart
index 1acb37332..ed770cca4 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart
@@ -192,18 +192,4 @@ class IgcController {
     // Not sure why this is here
     // MatrixState.pAnyState.closeOverlay();
   }
-
-  bool get canSendMessage {
-    if (choreographer.isFetching) return false;
-    if (igcTextData == null ||
-        choreographer.errorService.isError ||
-        igcTextData!.matches.isEmpty) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    return !((choreographer.itEnabled &&
-            igcTextData!.matches.any((match) => match.isOutOfTargetMatch)) ||
-        (choreographer.igcEnabled &&
-            igcTextData!.matches.any((match) => !match.isOutOfTargetMatch)));
-  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/it_controller.dart b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/it_controller.dart
index b618386f8..e30f30b3d 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/it_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/it_controller.dart
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ class ITController {
   }
 
   void closeIT() {
-    //if they close it before completing, just put their text back
-    //PTODO - explore using last itStep
-    choreographer.textController.text = sourceText ?? "";
+    // if the user hasn't gone through any IT steps, reset the text
+    if (completedITSteps.isEmpty && sourceText != null) {
+      choreographer.textController.text = sourceText!;
+    }
     clear();
   }
 
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 2ae643555..e24350240 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description: Learn a language while texting your friends.
 # Pangea#
 publish_to: none
 # On version bump also increase the build number for F-Droid
-version: 1.22.7+3557
+version: 1.22.8+3558
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=3.0.0 <4.0.0"