diff --git a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/choreographer.dart b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/choreographer.dart
index 578ffc127..04e10ae0d 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/choreographer.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/choreographer.dart
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Choreographer {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (!igc.hasRelevantIGCTextData) {
+    if (!igc.hasRelevantIGCTextData && !itController.dismissed) {
       getLanguageHelp().then((value) => _sendWithIGC(context));
     } else {
       _sendWithIGC(context);
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ class Choreographer {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (_textController.editType == EditType.igc) {
+    if (_textController.editType == EditType.igc ||
+        _textController.editType == EditType.itDismissed) {
       _lastChecked = _textController.text;
       _textController.editType = EditType.keyboard;
       return;
@@ -608,7 +609,9 @@ class Choreographer {
     if (isFetching) return false;
 
     // they're supposed to run IGC but haven't yet, don't let them send
-    if (isAutoIGCEnabled && igc.igcTextData == null) return false;
+    if (igc.igcTextData == null) {
+      return itController.dismissed;
+    }
 
     // if they have relevant matches, don't let them send
     final hasITMatches =
diff --git a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/it_controller.dart b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/it_controller.dart
index e30f30b3d..08450605a 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/it_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/choreographer/controllers/it_controller.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'dart:developer';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/choreographer/controllers/error_service.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/constants/choreo_constants.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/enum/construct_use_type_enum.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/enum/edit_type.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/models/pangea_token_model.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/utils/error_handler.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class ITController {
   bool _willOpen = false;
   bool _isEditingSourceText = false;
   bool showChoiceFeedback = false;
+  bool dismissed = false;
 
   ITStartData? _itStartData;
   String? sourceText;
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ class ITController {
     _willOpen = false;
     showChoiceFeedback = false;
     _isEditingSourceText = false;
+    dismissed = false;
 
     _itStartData = null;
     sourceText = null;
@@ -70,9 +73,11 @@ class ITController {
   void closeIT() {
     // if the user hasn't gone through any IT steps, reset the text
     if (completedITSteps.isEmpty && sourceText != null) {
+      choreographer.textController.editType = EditType.itDismissed;
       choreographer.textController.text = sourceText!;
     }
     clear();
+    dismissed = true;
   }
 
   /// if IGC isn't positive that text is full L1 then translate to L1
@@ -200,6 +205,7 @@ class ITController {
 
         final ITResponseModel res =
             await _customInputTranslation(currentText + nextText);
+        if (sourceText == null) return;
 
         nextITStep = CurrentITStep(
           sourceText: sourceText!,
diff --git a/lib/pangea/choreographer/widgets/send_button.dart b/lib/pangea/choreographer/widgets/send_button.dart
index 159a70ea1..f5e358a31 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/choreographer/widgets/send_button.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/choreographer/widgets/send_button.dart
@@ -56,12 +56,7 @@ class ChoreographerSendButtonState extends State<ChoreographerSendButton> {
               color: widget.controller.choreographer.assistanceState
                   .stateColor(context),
               onPressed: () {
-                widget.controller.choreographer.canSendMessage
-                    ? widget.controller.choreographer.send(context)
-                    : !widget.controller.choreographer.isRunningIT
-                        ? widget.controller.choreographer.igc
-                            .showFirstMatch(context)
-                        : null;
+                widget.controller.choreographer.send(context);
               },
               tooltip: L10n.of(context)!.send,
             ),
diff --git a/lib/pangea/enum/edit_type.dart b/lib/pangea/enum/edit_type.dart
index 5d0a43932..775c376f8 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/enum/edit_type.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/enum/edit_type.dart
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ enum EditType {
   alternativeTranslation,
   itGold,
   itStart,
+  itDismissed,
 }