diff --git a/frontend/__tests__/hooks/use-rate.test.ts b/frontend/__tests__/hooks/use-rate.test.ts
index bc3c03f019..cade3e6554 100644
--- a/frontend/__tests__/hooks/use-rate.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/__tests__/hooks/use-rate.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { act, renderHook } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { useRate } from "#/utils/use-rate";
+import { useRate } from "#/hooks/use-rate";
 
 describe("useRate", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/features/waitlist/waitlist-modal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/features/waitlist/waitlist-modal.tsx
index c8ee583fbe..ba221da68a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/features/waitlist/waitlist-modal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/features/waitlist/waitlist-modal.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { ModalBody } from "@nextui-org/react";
 import GitHubLogo from "#/assets/branding/github-logo.svg?react";
 import AllHandsLogo from "#/assets/branding/all-hands-logo.svg?react";
 import { JoinWaitlistAnchor } from "./join-waitlist-anchor";
 import { WaitlistMessage } from "./waitlist-message";
 import { ModalBackdrop } from "#/components/shared/modals/modal-backdrop";
 import { ModalButton } from "#/components/shared/buttons/modal-button";
+import { ModalBody } from "#/components/shared/modals/modal-body";
 
 interface WaitlistModalProps {
   ghToken: string | null;
diff --git a/frontend/src/context/ws-client-provider.tsx b/frontend/src/context/ws-client-provider.tsx
index 89483b234a..fcbc435616 100644
--- a/frontend/src/context/ws-client-provider.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/context/ws-client-provider.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import ActionType from "#/types/action-type";
 import EventLogger from "#/utils/event-logger";
 import AgentState from "#/types/agent-state";
 import { handleAssistantMessage } from "#/services/actions";
-import { useRate } from "#/utils/use-rate";
+import { useRate } from "#/hooks/use-rate";
 
 const isOpenHandsMessage = (event: Record<string, unknown>) =>
   event.action === "message";
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export function WsClientProvider({
   const [events, setEvents] = React.useState<Record<string, unknown>[]>([]);
   const lastEventRef = React.useRef<Record<string, unknown> | null>(null);
 
-  const messageRateHandler = useRate({ threshold: 500 });
+  const messageRateHandler = useRate({ threshold: 250 });
 
   function send(event: Record<string, unknown>) {
     if (!sioRef.current) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/use-effect-once.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/use-effect-once.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/utils/use-effect-once.ts
rename to frontend/src/hooks/use-effect-once.ts
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/use-rate.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/use-rate.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/utils/use-rate.ts
rename to frontend/src/hooks/use-rate.ts
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/_oh.app/route.tsx b/frontend/src/routes/_oh.app/route.tsx
index 666fa3c132..776d53373c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/_oh.app/route.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/_oh.app/route.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Controls } from "#/components/features/controls/controls";
 import { RootState } from "#/store";
 import { clearMessages } from "#/state/chat-slice";
 import { clearTerminal } from "#/state/command-slice";
-import { useEffectOnce } from "#/utils/use-effect-once";
+import { useEffectOnce } from "#/hooks/use-effect-once";
 import CodeIcon from "#/icons/code.svg?react";
 import GlobeIcon from "#/icons/globe.svg?react";
 import ListIcon from "#/icons/list-type-number.svg?react";