diff --git a/gui/main.qml b/gui/main.qml
index 6bbb14f..cbc2164 100644
--- a/gui/main.qml
+++ b/gui/main.qml
@@ -59,12 +59,21 @@ ApplicationWindow {
     palette.disabled.light: theme.lightColor
     palette.disabled.shadow: theme.shadowColor
 
+    // Deferred scroll timer — fires once after model changes settle
+    Timer {
+        id: scrollTimer
+        interval: 0
+        repeat: false
+        onTriggered: chatView.positionViewAtEnd()
+    }
+
     Component.onCompleted: {
         var log = ollie.readLog()
         if (log) {
             chatModel.appendData(log)
             chatModel.trimFront(30)
         }
+        scrollTimer.start()
     }
 
     Connections {
@@ -76,6 +85,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
                 chatModel.appendData(log)
                 chatModel.trimFront(30)
             }
+            scrollTimer.start()
         }
         function onStreamingDone() {
             chatModel.appendData("\n[info]\nsession ended\n")
@@ -313,23 +323,15 @@ ApplicationWindow {
                     boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds
 
                     onCountChanged: {
-                        if (count > 0) {
-                            var idx = count - 1
-                            Timer.singleShot(0, function() {
-                                positionViewAtIndex(idx, ListView.End)
-                            })
-                        }
+                        if (count > 0)
+                            scrollTimer.start()
                     }
 
                     Connections {
                         target: chatModel
                         function onDataChanged() {
-                            if (chatView.atYEnd && chatView.count > 0) {
-                                var idx = chatView.count - 1
-                                Timer.singleShot(0, function() {
-                                    chatView.positionViewAtIndex(idx, ListView.End)
-                                })
-                            }
+                            if (chatView.atYEnd && chatView.count > 0)
+                                scrollTimer.start()
                         }
                     }