diff --git a/front/components/assistant_builder/AssistantBuilder.tsx b/front/components/assistant_builder/AssistantBuilder.tsx
index 65a013c0acd4..75ee4ec2990c 100644
--- a/front/components/assistant_builder/AssistantBuilder.tsx
+++ b/front/components/assistant_builder/AssistantBuilder.tsx
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ export default function AssistantBuilder({
   ]);
 
   const [doTypewriterEffect, setDoTypewriterEffect] = useState(
-    template !== null && builderState.instructions
+    Boolean(template !== null && builderState.instructions)
   );
 
   const modalTitle = agentConfigurationId