diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 1c7fe3ac5..544683c9f 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -1763,7 +1763,7 @@
                 <div id="dialogue_del_mes_ok" class="menu_button">Delete</div>
                 <div id="dialogue_del_mes_cancel" class="menu_button">Cancel</div>
             </div>
-            <form id="send_form">
+            <form id="send_form" class="no-connection">
                 <div id="options_button" class="fa-solid fa-bars">
                     <div id="options" class="font-family-reset">
                         <div class="options-content">
diff --git a/public/scripts/RossAscends-mods.js b/public/scripts/RossAscends-mods.js
index a2c9339a6..a1a7aa54a 100644
--- a/public/scripts/RossAscends-mods.js
+++ b/public/scripts/RossAscends-mods.js
@@ -209,10 +209,7 @@ function RA_checkOnlineStatus() {
     } else {
         if (online_status !== undefined && online_status !== "no_connection") {
             $("#send_textarea").attr("placeholder", "Type a message..."); //on connect, placeholder tells user to type message
-            const formColor = power_user.fast_ui_mode ? "var(--SmartThemeFastUIBGColor)" : "var(--SmartThemeBlurTintColor)";
-            /* console.log("RA-AC -- connected, coloring input as " + formColor); */
             $('#send_form').removeClass("no-connection");
-            $("#send_form").css("background-color", formColor); //on connect, form BG changes to transprent black
             $("#API-status-top").removeClass("fa-plug-circle-exclamation redOverlayGlow");
             $("#API-status-top").addClass("fa-plug");
             connection_made = true;
diff --git a/public/scripts/power-user.js b/public/scripts/power-user.js
index 992ef7784..21ee95a52 100644
--- a/public/scripts/power-user.js
+++ b/public/scripts/power-user.js
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ function switchUiMode() {
     const fastUi = localStorage.getItem(storage_keys.fast_ui_mode);
     power_user.fast_ui_mode = fastUi === null ? true : fastUi == "true";
     $("body").toggleClass("no-blur", power_user.fast_ui_mode);
-    $("#send_form").toggleClass("no-blur-sendtextarea", power_user.fast_ui_mode);
 }
 
 function switchWaifuMode() {
@@ -241,13 +240,13 @@ async function applyTheme(name) {
     console.log('theme applied: ' + name);
 }
 
-applyAvatarStyle();
 switchUiMode();
-applyChatDisplay();
-applySheldWidth();
 applyFontScale();
-applyBlurStrength();
 applyThemeColor();
+applySheldWidth();
+applyAvatarStyle();
+applyBlurStrength();
+applyChatDisplay();
 switchWaifuMode()
 
 function loadPowerUserSettings(settings, data) {
diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
index bfdbe9d82..ff75c8908 100644
--- a/public/style.css
+++ b/public/style.css
@@ -250,10 +250,14 @@ code {
     border: 1px solid var(--grey30a);
 
     border-radius: 0 0 20px 20px;
-    background-color: var(--crimson70a);
+    background-color: var(--SmartThemeBlurTintColor);
     backdrop-filter: blur(var(--SmartThemeBlurStrength));
 }
 
+#send_form.no-connection {
+    background-color: rgba(100, 0, 0, 0.5) !important;
+}
+
 #send_but_sheld {
     padding: 0;
     border: 0;
@@ -3303,16 +3307,10 @@ body.no-blur * {
     backdrop-filter: unset !important;
 }
 
-#send_form.no-blur-sendtextarea {
-    background-color: var(--SmartThemeFastUIBGColor);
-}
 
-#send_form.no-connection {
-    background-color: rgba(100, 0, 0, 0.5);
-}
 
-#send_form.no-blur-sendtextarea.no-connection {
-    background-color: rgba(100, 0, 0, 0.9);
+body.no-blur #send_form.no-connection {
+    background-color: rgba(100, 0, 0, 0.9) !important;
 }
 
 body.no-blur #bg1,