diff --git a/.github/workflows/platform-frontend-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/platform-frontend-ci.yml
index 499bb03170..14676a6a1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/platform-frontend-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/platform-frontend-ci.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,20 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       cache-key: ${{ steps.cache-key.outputs.key }}
+      components-changed: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.components }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Check for component changes
+        uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            components:
+              - 'autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/**'
+
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
@@ -90,8 +99,11 @@ jobs:
   chromatic:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: setup
-    # Only run on dev branch pushes or PRs targeting dev
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev' || github.base_ref == 'dev'
+    # Disabled: to re-enable, remove 'false &&' from the condition below
+    if: >-
+      false
+      && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev' || github.base_ref == 'dev')
+      && needs.setup.outputs.components-changed == 'true'
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ThinkingMessage/ThinkingMessage.tsx b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ThinkingMessage/ThinkingMessage.tsx
index 34018f0292..2202705e65 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ThinkingMessage/ThinkingMessage.tsx
+++ b/autogpt_platform/frontend/src/components/contextual/Chat/components/ThinkingMessage/ThinkingMessage.tsx
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ export function ThinkingMessage({ className }: ThinkingMessageProps) {
     if (timerRef.current === null) {
       timerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
         setShowSlowLoader(true);
-      }, 3000);
+      }, 8000);
     }
 
     if (coffeeTimerRef.current === null) {
       coffeeTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
         setShowCoffeeMessage(true);
-      }, 8000);
+      }, 10000);
     }
 
     return () => {