diff --git a/packages/client/components/ReflectionGroup/ReflectionGroupTitleEditor.tsx b/packages/client/components/ReflectionGroup/ReflectionGroupTitleEditor.tsx
index 46fd8a0af27..c2927fb7536 100644
--- a/packages/client/components/ReflectionGroup/ReflectionGroupTitleEditor.tsx
+++ b/packages/client/components/ReflectionGroup/ReflectionGroupTitleEditor.tsx
@@ -181,12 +181,7 @@ const ReflectionGroupTitleEditor = (props: Props) => {
       <RootBlock data-cy='group-title-editor'>
         <FormBlock onSubmit={onSubmit}>
           {isLoading ? (
-            <span
-              className={`inline-block text-left font-semibold transition-all duration-200 ${
-                isExpanded ? 'text-white' : 'text-slate-700'
-              }`}
-              style={{width: '172px'}}
-            >
+            <span className='inline-block text-left font-semibold'>
               <Ellipsis />
             </span>
           ) : (
diff --git a/packages/server/graphql/mutations/helpers/generateAIGroupTitle.ts b/packages/server/graphql/mutations/helpers/generateAIGroupTitle.ts
index eae24996321..338221da6b5 100644
--- a/packages/server/graphql/mutations/helpers/generateAIGroupTitle.ts
+++ b/packages/server/graphql/mutations/helpers/generateAIGroupTitle.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ const generateAIGroupTitle = async (
 ) => {
   const manager = new OpenAIServerManager()
   const aiTitle = await manager.generateGroupTitle(reflections)
-  if (!aiTitle) {
-    standardError(new Error('Failed to generate AI title'))
-    return
-  }
-  await updateSmartGroupTitle(reflectionGroupId, aiTitle)
+  const newTitle = aiTitle ?? reflections[0]?.plaintextContent ?? ''
+  if (!aiTitle) standardError(new Error('Failed to generate AI title'))
+  await updateSmartGroupTitle(reflectionGroupId, newTitle)
   dataLoader.get('retroReflectionGroups').clear(reflectionGroupId)
   publish(
     SubscriptionChannel.MEETING,