diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/components/ProtectedRoute/index.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/components/ProtectedRoute/index.tsx
index afee498..f7019f2 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/components/ProtectedRoute/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/components/ProtectedRoute/index.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ export default function ProtectedRoute({
 }) {
   const [jwtToken, setJwtToken] = useRecoilState($jwtToken);
 
-  const { isLoading, isError, isFetching, isSuccess, refetch } =
-    useAuthCheck(jwtToken);
+  const { isLoading, isError, isFetching, isSuccess, refetch } = useAuthCheck();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // on load of this, if we already have jwt tokens in store,
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx
index 3f68e88..f1437c8 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import NirvanaApi, { ApiCalls } from "./nirvanaApi";
 import { useMutation, useQuery } from "react-query";
 
+import { $jwtToken } from "./recoil";
+import { useRecoilValue } from "recoil";
+
 // ====== QUERIES
-export function useAuthCheck(jwtToken?: string) {
+export function useAuthCheck() {
+  const jwtToken = useRecoilValue($jwtToken);
+
   return useQuery("AUTH_CHECK", ApiCalls.authCheck, {
     retry: false,
     refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
-    enabled: jwtToken ? true : false,
 
     refetchInterval: 10000,
   });
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/pages/terminal/index.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/pages/terminal/index.tsx
index 20671ab..1e16378 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/pages/terminal/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/pages/terminal/index.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { ILineDetails } from "../router";
 import IconButton from "../../components/Button/IconButton/index";
 import LineRow from "../../components/lines/lineRow.tsx/index";
 import NewLineModal from "./newLine";
+import { Tooltip } from "antd";
 import { useSetRecoilState } from "recoil";
 
 export default function NirvanaTerminal({
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ export default function NirvanaTerminal({
       />
 
       {/* tuned in lines block */}
-      <div className="bg-gray-100 flex flex-col">
+      <div className="bg-gray-100 flex flex-col shadow-lg">
         {/* tuned in header + general controls */}
         <div className="flex flex-row items-center p-3 pb-0">
           <span className="flex flex-row gap-2 items-center justify-start text-slate-800">
@@ -84,14 +85,16 @@ export default function NirvanaTerminal({
           />
         ))}
 
-        <div
-          onClick={() => setIsModalVisible(true)}
-          className="ml-auto absolute bottom-2 right-2 shadow-xl"
-        >
-          <IconButton>
-            <FaPlus />
-          </IconButton>
-        </div>
+        <Tooltip title="new line">
+          <div
+            onClick={() => setIsModalVisible(true)}
+            className="ml-auto absolute bottom-5 right-5 shadow-xl"
+          >
+            <IconButton>
+              <FaPlus />
+            </IconButton>
+          </div>
+        </Tooltip>
       </div>
     </div>
   );