diff --git a/front/components/assistant_builder/AssistantBuilder.tsx b/front/components/assistant_builder/AssistantBuilder.tsx
index 6aec119d9b77..e5aec7c18884 100644
--- a/front/components/assistant_builder/AssistantBuilder.tsx
+++ b/front/components/assistant_builder/AssistantBuilder.tsx
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ export default function AssistantBuilder({
           rightPanel={
             <div
               className={classNames(
-                "flex h-full w-full rounded-xl bg-slate-100 transition-all ease-in-out",
+                "flex h-full w-full rounded-xl border border-structure-100 bg-structure-50 transition-all",
                 shouldAnimatePreviewDrawer &&
                   previewDrawerOpenedAt != null &&
                   // Only animate the reload if the drawer has been open for at least 1 second.
diff --git a/front/components/assistant_builder/InstructionScreen.tsx b/front/components/assistant_builder/InstructionScreen.tsx
index deca3bce6d2f..4918fd355ae5 100644
--- a/front/components/assistant_builder/InstructionScreen.tsx
+++ b/front/components/assistant_builder/InstructionScreen.tsx
@@ -287,11 +287,11 @@ function AssistantBuilderTextArea({
       name="name"
       id={name}
       className={classNames(
-        "block min-h-60 w-full min-w-0 rounded-md text-sm",
+        "block min-h-60 w-full min-w-0 rounded-xl text-sm transition-all duration-200",
         !error
-          ? "border-gray-300 focus:border-action-500 focus:ring-action-500"
+          ? "border-structure-100 focus:border-action-300 focus:ring-action-300"
           : "border-red-500 focus:border-red-500 focus:ring-red-500",
-        "bg-structure-50 stroke-structure-50",
+        "border-structure-200 bg-structure-50",
         "resize-y"
       )}
       placeholder={placeholder}
diff --git a/front/tailwind.config.js b/front/tailwind.config.js
index 0807319a6c4d..c6d0ebff9a19 100644
--- a/front/tailwind.config.js
+++ b/front/tailwind.config.js
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ module.exports = {
             opacity: 0,
           },
         },
-
         reload: {
           "0%, 100%": {
             transform: "scale(1)",
@@ -116,9 +115,9 @@ module.exports = {
             filter: "blur(0px)",
           },
           "50%": {
-            transform: "scale(0.2)",
-            opacity: "0.0",
-            filter: "blur(4px)",
+            transform: "scale(0.98)",
+            opacity: "0.8",
+            filter: "blur(8px)",
           },
         },
       },
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ module.exports = {
         breathing: "breathing 4s infinite ease-in-out",
         "cursor-blink": "cursor-blink 0.9s infinite;",
         shake: "shake 0.82s cubic-bezier(.36,.07,.19,.97) both",
-        reload: "reload 500ms ease-in-out",
+        reload: "reload 1000ms ease-out",
       },
       colors: {
         brand: {