diff --git a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart
index b0c8dd462..d5fd0de95 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/igc_controller.dart
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class IgcController {
     try {
       if (choreographer.currentText.isEmpty) return clear();
 
+      // the error spans are going to be reloaded, so clear the cache
+      _clearCache();
+
       debugPrint('getIGCTextData called with ${choreographer.currentText}');
 
       debugPrint('getIGCTextData called with tokensOnly = $tokensOnly');
@@ -287,6 +290,7 @@ class IgcController {
 
   clear() {
     igcTextData = null;
+    _clearCache();
     // Not sure why this is here
     // MatrixState.pAnyState.closeOverlay();
   }
diff --git a/lib/pangea/repo/span_data_repo.dart b/lib/pangea/repo/span_data_repo.dart
index e253bb1d0..f06363fd1 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/repo/span_data_repo.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/repo/span_data_repo.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'dart:convert';
 
+import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/config/environment.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/enum/span_choice_type.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/enum/span_data_type.dart';
@@ -80,15 +81,39 @@ class SpanDetailsRepoReqAndRes {
   bool operator ==(Object other) {
     if (identical(this, other)) return true;
     if (other is! SpanDetailsRepoReqAndRes) return false;
-
-    return toJson().toString() == other.toJson().toString();
+    if (other.userL1 != userL1) return false;
+    if (other.userL2 != userL2) return false;
+    if (other.enableIT != enableIT) return false;
+    if (other.enableIGC != enableIGC) return false;
+    if (other.span.choices
+            ?.firstWhere(
+              (choice) => choice.type == SpanChoiceType.bestCorrection,
+            )
+            .value !=
+        span.choices
+            ?.firstWhere(
+              (choice) => choice.type == SpanChoiceType.bestCorrection,
+            )
+            .value) return false;
+    return true;
   }
 
   /// Overrides the hashCode getter to generate a hash code for the [SpanDetailsRepoReqAndRes] object.
   /// Used as keys in response cache in igc_controller.
   @override
   int get hashCode {
-    return toJson().toString().hashCode;
+    return Object.hashAll([
+      userL1.hashCode,
+      userL2.hashCode,
+      enableIT.hashCode,
+      enableIGC.hashCode,
+      span.choices
+          ?.firstWhereOrNull(
+            (choice) => choice.type == SpanChoiceType.bestCorrection,
+          )
+          ?.value
+          .hashCode,
+    ]);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/pangea/utils/bot_style.dart b/lib/pangea/utils/bot_style.dart
index 3791c205e..1a3a2f8fb 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/utils/bot_style.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/utils/bot_style.dart
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@ class BotStyle {
             AppConfig.fontSizeFactor *
             (big == true ? 1.2 : 1),
         fontStyle: italics ? FontStyle.italic : null,
-        color: setColor
-            ? Theme.of(context).brightness == Brightness.dark
-                ? AppConfig.primaryColorLight
-                : AppConfig.primaryColor
-            : null,
+        color: setColor ? Theme.of(context).colorScheme.primary : null,
         inherit: true,
       );