diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx
index 2a309f4..7d2fff9 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx
@@ -251,14 +251,12 @@ export function TerminalProvider({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) {
         });
 
         if (findExistingConversation) {
-          enqueueSnackbar('quick dialed someone!', { variant: 'success' });
           setSelectedConversationId(findExistingConversation.id);
           return;
         }
 
         // create conversation in this case
         const newConversationId = await createOneOnOneConversation(otherUser, nirvanaUser);
-        enqueueSnackbar('started conversation!', { variant: 'success' });
         setSelectedConversationId(newConversationId);
       } catch (error) {
         enqueueSnackbar('Something went wrong, please try again', { variant: 'error' });
@@ -313,8 +311,6 @@ export function TerminalProvider({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) {
         audioChunks[0].type,
       );
       await sendContentBlockToConversation(contentBlock, selectedConversation.id);
-
-      enqueueSnackbar('clip sent!', { variant: 'success' });
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(error);
       enqueueSnackbar('Problem in recording clip', { variant: 'error' });
@@ -383,7 +379,6 @@ export function TerminalProvider({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) {
     }
 
     try {
-      enqueueSnackbar('started recording');
       setIsCloudDoingMagic(true);
       mediaRecorder.start();
       setIsUserSpeaking(true);
@@ -406,14 +401,13 @@ export function TerminalProvider({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) {
   const handleStopBroadcast = useCallback(() => {
     if (isUserSpeaking) {
       setIsUserSpeaking(false);
-      enqueueSnackbar('stopped...', { variant: 'info' });
 
       // actually stop talking after 2 seconds to capture everything
       setTimeout(() => {
         mediaRecorder.stop();
       }, 200);
     }
-  }, [setIsUserSpeaking, isUserSpeaking, mediaRecorder, enqueueSnackbar]);
+  }, [setIsUserSpeaking, isUserSpeaking, mediaRecorder]);
 
   useKeyPressEvent('`', handleBroadcast, handleStopBroadcast);
 
@@ -486,7 +480,6 @@ export function TerminalProvider({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) {
           nirvanaUser,
           conversationName ?? null,
         );
-        enqueueSnackbar('started group conversation!', { variant: 'success' });
         setSelectedConversationId(newConversationId);
 
         setCreateConversationMode(false);
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx
index 61718c7..8ec4090 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,26 @@
-import { Credentials } from 'google-auth-library/build/src/auth/credentials';
 import { Button, Container } from '@mui/material';
-import React, { useContext, useEffect, useCallback, useState } from 'react';
-
-import { FcGoogle } from 'react-icons/fc';
-import { blueGrey } from '@mui/material/colors';
-import Channels from '../electron/constants';
-import { firebaseAuth } from '../firebase/connect';
 import {
-  GoogleAuthProvider,
-  signInWithCredential,
-  setPersistence,
-  browserLocalPersistence,
   User as FirebaseUser,
-  onAuthStateChanged,
-  updateCurrentUser,
+  GoogleAuthProvider,
+  browserLocalPersistence,
   getAuth,
+  onAuthStateChanged,
+  setPersistence,
+  signInWithCredential,
+  updateCurrentUser,
 } from 'firebase/auth';
-import { useSnackbar } from 'notistack';
+import React, { useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { createUser, getUserById } from '../firebase/firestore';
 
+import Channels from '../electron/constants';
 import CircularProgress from '@mui/material/CircularProgress';
+import { Credentials } from 'google-auth-library/build/src/auth/credentials';
+import { FcGoogle } from 'react-icons/fc';
 import NirvanaLogo from '../components/NirvanaLogo';
 import { User } from '@nirvana/core/src/models/user.model';
+import { blueGrey } from '@mui/material/colors';
+import { firebaseAuth } from '../firebase/connect';
+import { useSnackbar } from 'notistack';
 
 interface IAuthContext {
   user?: FirebaseUser;
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ export const AuthProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
               const user = result.user;
               console.log(user);
               updateCurrentUser(firebaseAuth, user);
-              enqueueSnackbar('Signed in! All set!', { variant: 'success' });
             });
           })
           .catch((error: any) => {
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/providers/ErrorBoundary.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/providers/ErrorBoundary.tsx
index 0a1c9a1..5b03baa 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/providers/ErrorBoundary.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/providers/ErrorBoundary.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import React from 'react';
-
 import { ErrorBoundary } from 'react-error-boundary';
+import React from 'react';
 import { useSnackbar } from 'notistack';
 
 function MyFallbackComponent({