diff --git a/clients/macos/vellum-assistant/Features/Chat/MessageListContentView.swift b/clients/macos/vellum-assistant/Features/Chat/MessageListContentView.swift
index b7c6cc70b11..3771785df82 100644
--- a/clients/macos/vellum-assistant/Features/Chat/MessageListContentView.swift
+++ b/clients/macos/vellum-assistant/Features/Chat/MessageListContentView.swift
@@ -284,8 +284,6 @@ struct MessageListContentView: View, Equatable {
         .disabled(!isInteractionEnabled)
         .padding(EdgeInsets(top: VSpacing.md, leading: VSpacing.xl,
                             bottom: VSpacing.md, trailing: VSpacing.xl))
-        .frame(maxWidth: VSpacing.chatColumnMaxWidth)
-        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
         .environment(\.bubbleMaxWidth, containerWidth > 0
             ? min(VSpacing.chatBubbleMaxWidth, max(containerWidth - 2 * VSpacing.xl, 0))
             : VSpacing.chatBubbleMaxWidth)
diff --git a/clients/macos/vellum-assistant/Features/Chat/MessageListView.swift b/clients/macos/vellum-assistant/Features/Chat/MessageListView.swift
index 34ce2fee79d..1bf03fb229a 100644
--- a/clients/macos/vellum-assistant/Features/Chat/MessageListView.swift
+++ b/clients/macos/vellum-assistant/Features/Chat/MessageListView.swift
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ struct MessageListView: View {
             .id(conversationId)
             .scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
             .scrollDisabled(messages.isEmpty && !isSending)
+            .frame(maxWidth: VSpacing.chatColumnMaxWidth)
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
             // Apply only to .initialOffset — where the scroll view starts
             // when first displayed (including .id() recreation on switch).
             // Deliberately NOT using the all-roles overload (.sizeChanges)