diff --git a/src/components/AIRoadmap/AIRoadmapRegenerate.tsx b/src/components/AIRoadmap/AIRoadmapRegenerate.tsx
index 37bebf114..6057b7658 100644
--- a/src/components/AIRoadmap/AIRoadmapRegenerate.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AIRoadmap/AIRoadmapRegenerate.tsx
@@ -136,10 +136,11 @@ export function AIRoadmapRegenerate(props: AIRoadmapRegenerateProps) {
     queryClient,
   );
 
+  const isCurrentUserCreator = currentUser?.id === aiRoadmap?.userId;
   const showUpdatePreferences =
     aiRoadmap?.questionAndAnswers &&
     aiRoadmap.questionAndAnswers.length > 0 &&
-    currentUser?.id === aiRoadmap.userId;
+    isCurrentUserCreator;
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -186,51 +187,55 @@ export function AIRoadmapRegenerate(props: AIRoadmapRegenerateProps) {
         </button>
         {isDropdownVisible && (
           <div className="absolute top-full right-0 min-w-[190px] translate-y-1 overflow-hidden rounded-md border border-gray-200 bg-white shadow-md">
-            {showUpdatePreferences && (
-              <ActionButton
-                onClick={() => {
-                  if (!isLoggedIn()) {
-                    showLoginPopup();
-                    return;
-                  }
+            {isCurrentUserCreator && (
+              <>
+                {showUpdatePreferences && (
+                  <ActionButton
+                    onClick={() => {
+                      if (!isLoggedIn()) {
+                        showLoginPopup();
+                        return;
+                      }
 
-                  setIsDropdownVisible(false);
-                  setShowUpdatePreferencesModal(true);
-                }}
-                icon={SettingsIcon}
-                label="Update Preferences"
-              />
+                      setIsDropdownVisible(false);
+                      setShowUpdatePreferencesModal(true);
+                    }}
+                    icon={SettingsIcon}
+                    label="Update Preferences"
+                  />
+                )}
+
+                <ActionButton
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    if (!isLoggedIn()) {
+                      showLoginPopup();
+                      return;
+                    }
+
+                    setIsDropdownVisible(false);
+                    onRegenerate();
+                  }}
+                  icon={RefreshCcw}
+                  label="Regenerate"
+                />
+                <ActionButton
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    if (!isLoggedIn()) {
+                      showLoginPopup();
+                      return;
+                    }
+
+                    setIsDropdownVisible(false);
+                    setShowPromptModal(true);
+                  }}
+                  icon={PenSquare}
+                  label="Modify Prompt"
+                />
+
+                <hr className="my-1 border-gray-200" />
+              </>
             )}
 
-            <ActionButton
-              onClick={() => {
-                if (!isLoggedIn()) {
-                  showLoginPopup();
-                  return;
-                }
-
-                setIsDropdownVisible(false);
-                onRegenerate();
-              }}
-              icon={RefreshCcw}
-              label="Regenerate"
-            />
-            <ActionButton
-              onClick={() => {
-                if (!isLoggedIn()) {
-                  showLoginPopup();
-                  return;
-                }
-
-                setIsDropdownVisible(false);
-                setShowPromptModal(true);
-              }}
-              icon={PenSquare}
-              label="Modify Prompt"
-            />
-
-            <hr className="my-1 border-gray-200" />
-
             <ActionButton
               onClick={() => {
                 if (!isLoggedIn()) {
diff --git a/src/components/GenerateGuide/AIGuide.tsx b/src/components/GenerateGuide/AIGuide.tsx
index a733e69d7..7947d94c9 100644
--- a/src/components/GenerateGuide/AIGuide.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GenerateGuide/AIGuide.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { ExternalLink } from 'lucide-react';
+import { AlertCircleIcon, ExternalLink } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { flushSync } from 'react-dom';
 import { generateGuide } from '../../helper/generate-ai-guide';
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ export function AIGuide(props: AIGuideProps) {
 
   // only fetch the guide if the guideSlug is provided
   // otherwise we are still generating the guide
-  const { data: aiGuide, isLoading: isLoadingBySlug } = useQuery(
-    getAiGuideOptions(guideSlug),
-    queryClient,
-  );
+  const {
+    data: aiGuide,
+    isLoading: isLoadingBySlug,
+    error: aiGuideError,
+  } = useQuery(getAiGuideOptions(guideSlug), queryClient);
 
   const {
     data: tokenUsage,
@@ -125,15 +126,26 @@ export function AIGuide(props: AIGuideProps) {
 
   return (
     <AITutorLayout
-      wrapperClassName="flex-row p-0 lg:p-0 overflow-hidden bg-white"
+      wrapperClassName="flex-row p-0 lg:p-0 relative overflow-hidden bg-white"
       containerClassName="h-[calc(100vh-49px)] overflow-hidden relative"
     >
       {showUpgradeModal && (
         <UpgradeAccountModal onClose={() => setShowUpgradeModal(false)} />
       )}
 
+      {!isLoading && aiGuideError && (
+        <div className="absolute inset-0 z-10 flex h-full flex-col items-center justify-center bg-white">
+          <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2">
+            <AlertCircleIcon className="size-10 text-gray-500" />
+            <p className="text-center">
+              {aiGuideError?.message || 'Something went wrong'}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       <div className="grow overflow-y-auto p-4 pt-0">
-        {guideSlug && (
+        {guideSlug && !aiGuideError && (
           <AIGuideContent
             html={regeneratedHtml || aiGuide?.html || ''}
             onRegenerate={handleRegenerate}
@@ -141,7 +153,9 @@ export function AIGuide(props: AIGuideProps) {
             guideSlug={guideSlug}
           />
         )}
-        {!guideSlug && <GenerateAIGuide onGuideSlugChange={setGuideSlug} />}
+        {!guideSlug && !aiGuideError && (
+          <GenerateAIGuide onGuideSlugChange={setGuideSlug} />
+        )}
 
         {aiGuide && !isRegenerating && (
           <div className="mx-auto mt-12 mb-12 max-w-4xl">
diff --git a/src/queries/ai-guide.ts b/src/queries/ai-guide.ts
index efaf73e8a..3bddb7fbc 100644
--- a/src/queries/ai-guide.ts
+++ b/src/queries/ai-guide.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ export function getAiGuideOptions(guideSlug?: string) {
       };
     },
     enabled: !!guideSlug,
-    refetchOnMount: false,
   });
 }