diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/ExplorerPrototype/ExplorerPrototype.test.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/ExplorerPrototype/ExplorerPrototype.test.tsx
index 2e471c8fd22..43979d87c98 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/ExplorerPrototype/ExplorerPrototype.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/ExplorerPrototype/ExplorerPrototype.test.tsx
@@ -231,13 +231,13 @@ describe('home launch surface', () => {
 })
 
 describe('assistant notebook creation', () => {
-  it('creates and runs a notebook resource when the Assistant proposal is approved', async () => {
+  it('creates a notebook resource when the Assistant proposal is approved', () => {
     const { result } = customRenderHook(() => useExplorerPrototypeState())
     const message = INITIAL_CHATS['chat-2'].messages.find((entry) => 'notebook' in entry)
 
     if (!message || !('notebook' in message)) throw new Error('Expected an assistant notebook')
 
-    await act(async () =>
+    act(() =>
       result.current.createNotebookFromChat(
         'chat-2',
         message.id,
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ describe('agent chat surface', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('OAuth signups by provider')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: 'Hide SQL' })).toHaveLength(2)
     expect(screen.getByText('The Assistant wants to create this notebook.')).toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create and run' })).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create notebook' })).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
   it('runs the query once approved and reports the row count', async () => {
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/ExplorerPrototype/useExplorerPrototypeState.ts b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/ExplorerPrototype/useExplorerPrototypeState.ts
index 08f3997f861..902441a33e5 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/ExplorerPrototype/useExplorerPrototypeState.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/ExplorerPrototype/useExplorerPrototypeState.ts
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ export const useExplorerPrototypeState = () => {
     }
   }
 
-  const createNotebookFromChat = async (
+  const createNotebookFromChat = (
     chatId: string,
     messageId: string,
     title: string,
@@ -353,12 +353,6 @@ export const useExplorerPrototypeState = () => {
     setChatApproval(chatId, messageId, 'approved')
     markModified(resource)
     openTab(resource, title)
-
-    for (const cell of notebook.cells) {
-      if (cell.type !== 'query') continue
-      if (isWriteQuery(cell.query.sql)) break
-      await runCell(cell, resolveEffectiveRowLimit(cell, notebook.settings))
-    }
   }
 
   return {
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/ExplorerPrototype/views/ChatView.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/ExplorerPrototype/views/ChatView.tsx
index e24b3a8d49e..8a33c0665ac 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/ExplorerPrototype/views/ChatView.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/ExplorerPrototype/views/ChatView.tsx
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export const ChatView = ({
                   {isPending && (
                     <AssistantApprovalBar
                       prompt="The Assistant wants to create this notebook."
-                      confirmLabel="Create and run"
+                      confirmLabel="Create notebook"
                       onDeny={() => onDeny(message.id)}
                       onConfirm={() =>
                         onApproveNotebook(