diff --git a/pipes/search/bun.lockb b/pipes/search/bun.lockb
index 4d9d0181b..4514d2088 100755
Binary files a/pipes/search/bun.lockb and b/pipes/search/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/pipes/search/src/app/layout.tsx b/pipes/search/src/app/layout.tsx
index 7fef7d66a..917144a62 100644
--- a/pipes/search/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/pipes/search/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Metadata } from "next";
 import { Geist, Geist_Mono } from "next/font/google";
 import "./globals.css";
+import { Toaster } from "@/components/ui/toaster";
 
 const geistSans = Geist({
   variable: "--font-geist-sans",
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ export default function RootLayout({
         className={`${geistSans.variable} ${geistMono.variable} antialiased`}
       >
           {children}
+
+          <Toaster />
       </body>
     </html>
   );
diff --git a/pipes/search/src/components/example-search-cards.tsx b/pipes/search/src/components/example-search-cards.tsx
index c8ff98209..ddbc293c2 100644
--- a/pipes/search/src/components/example-search-cards.tsx
+++ b/pipes/search/src/components/example-search-cards.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function ExampleSearchCards({ onSelect }: ExampleSearchCardsProps) {
     }
   };
 
-  const isHealthError = health?.status === "error";
+  const isHealthError = !health || health === null || health?.status === "error";
 
   return (
     <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-4 mt-4">
diff --git a/pipes/search/src/components/search-chat.tsx b/pipes/search/src/components/search-chat.tsx
index 99c615cfe..9cf3b5dae 100644
--- a/pipes/search/src/components/search-chat.tsx
+++ b/pipes/search/src/components/search-chat.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import {
   SpeechIcon,
   ChevronsUpDown,
 } from "lucide-react";
-import { useToast } from "@/components/ui/use-toast";
+import { useToast } from "@/lib/use-toast";
 import { AnimatePresence, motion } from "framer-motion";
 import { generateId, Message } from "ai";
 import { OpenAI } from "openai";
@@ -423,7 +423,18 @@ export function SearchChat() {
     };
   }, []);
 
+  const isAiDisabled =
+    !settings.user?.token && settings.aiProviderType === "screenpipe-cloud";
+
   const handleExampleSelect = async (example: ExampleSearch) => {
+    if (isAiDisabled){
+      toast({
+        title: "error",
+        description: "your selected ai provider is screenpipe-cloud. consider login in app to use screenpipe-cloud",
+        variant: "destructive",
+      });
+      return;
+    }
     const newWindowName = example.windowName || "";
     const newAppName = example.appName || "";
     const newLimit = example.limit || limit;
@@ -736,6 +747,15 @@ export function SearchChat() {
   };
 
   const handleSearch = async (newOffset = 0, overrides: any = {}) => {
+    if (isAiDisabled){
+      toast({
+        title: "error",
+        description: "your ai provider is screenpipe-cloud. consider login in app to use screenpipe-cloud",
+        duration: 3000,
+        variant: "destructive",
+      });
+      return;
+    }
     await pipe.captureMainFeatureEvent("search", {
       contentType: overrides.contentType || contentType,
       limit: overrides.limit || limit,
@@ -1109,8 +1129,6 @@ export function SearchChat() {
     // Add any other reset logic you need
   };
 
-  const isAiDisabled =
-    !settings.user?.token && settings.aiProviderType === "screenpipe-cloud";
 
   return (
     <div className="w-full max-w-4xl mx-auto p-4 mt-12">
@@ -1269,7 +1287,9 @@ export function SearchChat() {
               <span>
                 <Button
                   onClick={() => handleSearch(0)}
-                  disabled={isLoading || !health || health?.status === "error"}
+                  disabled={isLoading || !health ||
+                    health === null || health?.status === "error"}
+                  className="disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
                 >
                   {isLoading ? (
                     <>
@@ -1285,7 +1305,8 @@ export function SearchChat() {
                 </Button>
               </span>
             </TooltipTrigger>
-            {health?.status === "error" && (
+            {!health || health === null
+              || health?.status === "error" && (
               <TooltipContent>
                 <p>screenpipe is not running...</p>
               </TooltipContent>
diff --git a/pipes/search/src/components/ui/toaster.tsx b/pipes/search/src/components/ui/toaster.tsx
index fe7103d70..813223577 100644
--- a/pipes/search/src/components/ui/toaster.tsx
+++ b/pipes/search/src/components/ui/toaster.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client"
 
-import { useToast } from "@/components/ui/use-toast"
+import { useToast } from "@/lib/use-toast"
 import {
   Toast,
   ToastClose,
diff --git a/pipes/search/src/components/ui/use-toast.ts b/pipes/search/src/lib/use-toast.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from pipes/search/src/components/ui/use-toast.ts
rename to pipes/search/src/lib/use-toast.ts