diff --git a/apps/web/app/(dash)/menu.tsx b/apps/web/app/(dash)/menu.tsx
index a481ae1f..04d3b898 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/(dash)/menu.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/(dash)/menu.tsx
@@ -209,9 +209,7 @@ function Menu() {
               </DialogHeader>
 
               <div>
-                <Label htmlFor="name">
-                  Resource (URL or content)
-                </Label>
+                <Label htmlFor="name">Resource (URL or content)</Label>
                 <Textarea
                   className={`bg-[#2F353C] text-[#DBDEE1] max-h-[35vh] overflow-auto  focus-visible:ring-0 border-none focus-visible:ring-offset-0 mt-2 ${/^https?:\/\/\S+$/i.test(content) && "text-[#1D9BF0] underline underline-offset-2"}`}
                   id="content"
@@ -231,14 +229,11 @@ function Menu() {
 
               {autoDetectedType != "none" && (
                 <div>
-                  <Label
-                    className="space-y-2"
-                    htmlFor="space"
-                  >
-                    <h3 className="font-bold text-lg">Spaces</h3>
+                  <Label className="space-y-2" htmlFor="space">
+                    <h3 className="font-bold text-lg">Spaces (Optional)</h3>
                     <p className="leading-normal">
-                      A space is a collection of memories. You can create a
-                      space and then chat/write/ideate with it.
+                      A space is a collection of memories. It's a way to
+                      organise your memories.
                     </p>
                   </Label>
 
@@ -287,7 +282,7 @@ function Menu() {
                         );
                       }
                     }}
-                    placeholder="Save or create space by typing."
+                    placeholder="select or create a new space."
                     className="bg-[#2F353C] h-min rounded-md mt-4 mb-4"
                   />
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/shadcn/combobox.tsx b/packages/ui/shadcn/combobox.tsx
index 4883ea19..9fdb4b67 100644
--- a/packages/ui/shadcn/combobox.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/shadcn/combobox.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const ComboboxWithCreate: React.FC<ComboboxWithCreateProps> = ({
   onSubmit,
   placeholder = "Select an option",
   emptyMessage = "No option found.",
-  createNewMessage = "Create",
+  createNewMessage = "Create - ",
   className,
 }) => {
   const [options, setOptions] = useState<Option[]>(initialOptions);
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const ComboboxWithCreate: React.FC<ComboboxWithCreateProps> = ({
       <CommandList className="z-10 translate-y-12 translate-x-5 opacity-0 absolute group-focus-within:opacity-100 bg-secondary p-2 rounded-b-xl max-w-64">
         <CommandEmpty>
           <Button
+            className="px-1"
             type="button"
             onClick={async () => onSubmit(inputValue)}
             variant="link"
@@ -64,10 +65,9 @@ const ComboboxWithCreate: React.FC<ComboboxWithCreateProps> = ({
                 {createNewMessage} "{inputValue}"
               </>
             ) : (
-              <>Create a space by typing here</>
+              <>Create a new space</>
             )}
           </Button>
-          <p>Start by creating a space and adding content to it</p>
         </CommandEmpty>
         <CommandGroup className="hidden group-focus-within:block">
           {options.map((option, idx) => (
diff --git a/packages/ui/shadcn/command.tsx b/packages/ui/shadcn/command.tsx
index e3b22841..a98b35c3 100644
--- a/packages/ui/shadcn/command.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/shadcn/command.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const CommandEmpty = React.forwardRef<
 >((props, ref) => (
   <CommandPrimitive.Empty
     ref={ref}
-    className="py-6 text-center text-sm"
+    className="text-center text-sm"
     {...props}
   />
 ));
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const CommandItem = React.forwardRef<
   <CommandPrimitive.Item
     ref={ref}
     className={cn(
-      "relative flex cursor-default select-none items-center rounded-sm px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none aria-selected:bg-accent aria-selected:text-accent-foreground data-[disabled=true]:pointer-events-none data-[disabled=true]:opacity-50",
+      "relative flex cursor-default select-none items-center rounded-sm px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none aria-selected:bg-accent/10 aria-selected:text-accent data-[disabled=true]:pointer-events-none data-[disabled=true]:opacity-50",
       className,
     )}
     {...props}