diff --git a/src/app/components/Copilot/Copilot.tsx b/src/app/components/Copilot/Copilot.tsx
index c568331..6ae9967 100644
--- a/src/app/components/Copilot/Copilot.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/Copilot/Copilot.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ export function createNewConversation() {
         GlobalConversationID = _conversation.id;
       })
     }
+
+    
   })
 }
 
@@ -117,6 +119,22 @@ export function CopilotChat(): React.JSX.Element {
     setData(event.target.value);
   };
 
+  // handles the ask button click.
+  const handleCopilotAskbuttonClick = async (chatInputData, setMessage)=>{
+    CopilotStreamController.getInstance().askQGPT({
+      query: chatInputData,
+      setMessage,
+    });
+    setData("");
+  }
+
+  // handles the new conversation button click.
+  const handleNewConversation = async () => {
+    createNewConversation();
+    setMessage("")
+    setData("")
+  };
+
   // for setting the initial copilot chat that takes place on page load.
   useEffect(() => {
     const getInitialChat = async () => {
@@ -137,7 +155,7 @@ export function CopilotChat(): React.JSX.Element {
       <div className="header">
         <div>
           <h1>Copilot Chat</h1>
-          <button className="button" onClick={createNewConversation}>Create Fresh Conversation</button>
+          <button className="button" onClick={handleNewConversation}>Create Fresh Conversation</button>
         </div>
         <div className="footer">
           <button>back</button>
@@ -148,7 +166,7 @@ export function CopilotChat(): React.JSX.Element {
       <div className="chat-box">
         <div className="text-area">
           <textarea placeholder="Type your prompt here..." value={chatInputData} onChange={handleCopilotChatInputChange}></textarea>
-          <button onClick={() => CopilotStreamController.getInstance().askQGPT({ query: chatInputData, setMessage })}>Ask</button>
+          <button onClick={() => handleCopilotAskbuttonClick(chatInputData,setMessage) }>Ask</button>
         </div>
         <div className="messages">
           <div>
@@ -158,4 +176,4 @@ export function CopilotChat(): React.JSX.Element {
       </div>
     </div>
   );
-}
+}
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