diff --git a/pkg/tui/tui.go b/pkg/tui/tui.go
index aa545f3..815bd92 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/tui.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/tui.go
@@ -30,13 +30,12 @@ type model struct {
 	err          error
 
 	// ui state
-	isWaiting     bool
-	confirmPrompt bool
+	isWaiting bool
+	status    string // a general status message
 
 	// ui elements
 	content viewport.Model
 	input   textarea.Model
-	footer  string
 }
 
 type message struct {
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 				m.messages[i].Content += chunk
 			default:
 				m.messages = append(m.messages, models.Message{
-					Role:            models.MessageRoleAssistant,
+					Role:    models.MessageRoleAssistant,
 					Content: chunk,
 				})
 			}
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		cmd = waitForChunk(m.replyChan) // wait for the next chunk
 	case msgResponseEnd:
 		m.isWaiting = false
-		m.footer = "Press Ctrl+S to send, Ctrl+C or 'q' to quit"
+		m.status = "Press ctrl+s to send"
 	}
 
 	if cmd != nil {
@@ -147,9 +146,6 @@ func initialModel(ctx *lmcli.Context, convShortname string) model {
 		convShortname: convShortname,
 
 		replyChan: make(chan string),
-
-		isWaiting:     false,
-		confirmPrompt: false,
 	}
 
 	m.content = viewport.New(0, 0)
@@ -163,7 +159,8 @@ func initialModel(ctx *lmcli.Context, convShortname string) model {
 
 	m.updateContent()
 
-	m.footer = "Press Ctrl+S to send, Ctrl+C or 'q' to quit"
+	m.isWaiting = false
+	m.status = "Press ctrl+s to send"
 
 	return m
 }
@@ -173,38 +170,25 @@ func (m *model) handleKeyMsg(msg tea.KeyMsg) tea.Cmd {
 	case "ctrl+c", "q":
 		return tea.Quit
 	case "ctrl+s":
-		if !m.isWaiting && !m.confirmPrompt {
-			m.confirmPrompt = true
-			m.footer = "Press 'y' to confirm sending the message, 'n' to cancel"
-			return nil
-		}
-	case "y":
-		if m.confirmPrompt {
-			userInput := m.input.Value()
-			m.input.SetValue("")
-			m.messages = append(m.messages, models.Message{
-				Role:            models.MessageRoleUser,
-				Content: userInput,
-			})
-			m.updateContent()
-			m.content.GotoBottom()
-			m.isWaiting = true
-			m.confirmPrompt = false
-			m.footer = "Waiting for response... (Press 's' to stop)"
-			return m.promptLLM()
-		}
-	case "n":
-		if m.confirmPrompt {
-			m.confirmPrompt = false
-			m.footer = "Press Ctrl+S to send, Ctrl+C or 'q' to quit"
+		userInput := strings.TrimSpace(m.input.Value())
+		if strings.TrimSpace(userInput) == "" {
 			return nil
 		}
+		m.input.SetValue("")
+		m.messages = append(m.messages, models.Message{
+			Role:    models.MessageRoleUser,
+			Content: userInput,
+		})
+
+		m.updateContent()
+		m.content.GotoBottom()
+
+		m.isWaiting = true
+		m.status = "Waiting for response... (Press 's' to stop)"
+		return m.promptLLM()
 	case "s":
-		if m.isWaiting {
-			m.isWaiting = false
-			m.footer = "Response generation stopped. Press Ctrl+S to send, Ctrl+C or 'q' to quit"
-			return nil
-		}
+		// TOOD: stop response
+		break
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -284,7 +268,7 @@ func (m *model) updateContent() {
 			style = assistantStyle
 		}
 
-		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n\n", style.Render(string(message.Role))))
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n\n", style.Render(string(message.Role.FriendlyRole()))))
 
 		highlighted, _ := m.ctx.Chroma.HighlightS(message.Content)
 		sb.WriteString(contentStyle.Width(m.content.Width - 5).Render(highlighted))
@@ -306,10 +290,20 @@ func (m model) inputView() string {
 }
 
 func (m model) footerView() string {
-	return footerStyle.
-		Width(m.content.Width).
-		Align(lipgloss.Center).
-		Render(m.footer)
+	left := m.status
+	right := fmt.Sprintf("Model: %s", *m.ctx.Config.Defaults.Model)
+
+	totalWidth := lipgloss.Width(left + right)
+	var padding string
+	if m.content.Width-totalWidth > 0 {
+		padding = strings.Repeat(" ", m.content.Width-totalWidth)
+	} else {
+		padding = ""
+	}
+
+	footer := lipgloss.JoinHorizontal(lipgloss.Center, left, padding, right)
+
+	return footerStyle.Width(m.content.Width).Render(footer)
 }
 
 func Launch(ctx *lmcli.Context, convShortname string) error {