diff --git a/src/khoj/interface/web/chat.html b/src/khoj/interface/web/chat.html
index e1c9979d..bd4870e4 100644
--- a/src/khoj/interface/web/chat.html
+++ b/src/khoj/interface/web/chat.html
@@ -205,8 +205,11 @@ To get started, just start typing below. You can also type / to see a list of co
                                 // Evaluate the contents of new_response_text.innerHTML after all the data has been streamed
                                 const currentHTML = newResponseText.innerHTML;
                                 newResponseText.innerHTML = formatHTMLMessage(currentHTML);
-                                newResponseText.appendChild(references);
+                                if (references != null) {
+                                    newResponseText.appendChild(references);
+                                }
                                 document.getElementById("chat-body").scrollTop = document.getElementById("chat-body").scrollHeight;
+                                document.getElementById("chat-input").removeAttribute("disabled");
                                 return;
                             }
 
@@ -265,7 +268,6 @@ To get started, just start typing below. You can also type / to see a list of co
                         });
                     }
                     readStream();
-                    document.getElementById("chat-input").removeAttribute("disabled");
                 });
         }