diff --git a/apps/app/components/core/modals/gpt-assistant-modal.tsx b/apps/app/components/core/modals/gpt-assistant-modal.tsx
index e8fd0812c..6b06256cf 100644
--- a/apps/app/components/core/modals/gpt-assistant-modal.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/components/core/modals/gpt-assistant-modal.tsx
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export const GptAssistantModal: React.FC<Props> = ({
       }`}
     >
       {((content && content !== "") || (htmlContent && htmlContent !== "<p></p>")) && (
-        <div id="tiptap-container" className="remirror-section text-sm">
+        <div id="tiptap-container" className="text-sm">
           Content:
           <TiptapEditor
             value={htmlContent ?? `<p>${content}</p>`}
diff --git a/apps/app/components/issues/form.tsx b/apps/app/components/issues/form.tsx
index 20b06b7a8..d32c1e043 100644
--- a/apps/app/components/issues/form.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/components/issues/form.tsx
@@ -35,9 +35,15 @@ import {
 import { SparklesIcon, XMarkIcon } from "@heroicons/react/24/outline";
 // types
 import type { ICurrentUserResponse, IIssue, ISearchIssueResponse } from "types";
-import Tiptap from "components/tiptap";
+import Tiptap, { ITiptapRichTextEditor } from "components/tiptap";
 // rich-text-editor
 
+const TiptapEditor = React.forwardRef<ITiptapRichTextEditor, ITiptapRichTextEditor>(
+  (props, ref) => <Tiptap {...props} forwardedRef={ref} />
+);
+
+TiptapEditor.displayName = "TiptapEditor";
+
 const defaultValues: Partial<IIssue> = {
   project: "",
   name: "",
@@ -158,6 +164,7 @@ export const IssueForm: FC<IssueFormProps> = ({
   const handleAiAssistance = async (response: string) => {
     if (!workspaceSlug || !projectId) return;
 
+    console.log(response)
     setValue("description", {});
     setValue("description_html", `${watch("description_html")}<p>${response}</p>`);
     editorRef.current?.setEditorValue(`${watch("description_html")}`);
@@ -365,7 +372,8 @@ export const IssueForm: FC<IssueFormProps> = ({
                       if (!value && !watch("description_html")) return <></>;
 
                       return (
-                        <Tiptap
+                        <TiptapEditor
+                          ref={editorRef}
                           debouncedUpdatesEnabled={false}
                           value={
                             !value ||
diff --git a/apps/app/components/tiptap/index.tsx b/apps/app/components/tiptap/index.tsx
index e1254fd50..f28726445 100644
--- a/apps/app/components/tiptap/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/components/tiptap/index.tsx
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ const Tiptap = (props: ITiptapRichTextEditor) => {
     }, 500);
   }, 1000);
 
-  const editorClassNames = `relative w-full max-w-screen-lg sm:rounded-lg sm:border sm:shadow-lg mt-2 p-3 relative focus:outline-none rounded-md
+  const editorClassNames = `relative w-full max-w-screen-lg sm:rounded-lg sm:shadow-lg mt-2 p-3 relative focus:outline-none rounded-md
       ${noBorder ? '' : 'border border-custom-border-200'
     } ${borderOnFocus ? 'focus:border border-custom-border-300' : 'focus:border-0'
     } ${customClassName}`;