diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
index 751c49bed9..ff0ad61631 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
@@ -2820,7 +2820,7 @@
 	};
 
 	const saveControls = async () => {
-		if (!$chatId || $temporaryChatEnabled) return;
+		if (loading || !$chatId || $temporaryChatEnabled) return;
 		await updateChatById(localStorage.token, $chatId, { params, files: chatFiles }).catch((err) =>
 			console.error('[controls autosave]', err)
 		);