diff --git a/llm-meditators/webapp/src/app/participant-view/participant-stage-view/exp-chat/chat-user-message/chat-user-message.component.ts b/llm-meditators/webapp/src/app/participant-view/participant-stage-view/exp-chat/chat-user-message/chat-user-message.component.ts
index c2d8abd0..3fd2f8f0 100644
--- a/llm-meditators/webapp/src/app/participant-view/participant-stage-view/exp-chat/chat-user-message/chat-user-message.component.ts
+++ b/llm-meditators/webapp/src/app/participant-view/participant-stage-view/exp-chat/chat-user-message/chat-user-message.component.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class ChatUserMessageComponent {
   dateStrOfTimestamp(timestamp: number): string {
     const date = new Date(timestamp);
     return (
-      `${date.getFullYear()} - ${date.getMonth() - date.getDate()}:` +
+      `${date.getFullYear()} - ${date.getMonth()} - ${date.getDate()}:` +
       ` ${date.getHours()}:${date.getMinutes()}:${date.getSeconds()}`
     );
   }
diff --git a/llm-meditators/webapp/src/app/participant-view/participant-stage-view/exp-chat/exp-chat.component.html b/llm-meditators/webapp/src/app/participant-view/participant-stage-view/exp-chat/exp-chat.component.html
index 2292ac42..9f797afb 100644
--- a/llm-meditators/webapp/src/app/participant-view/participant-stage-view/exp-chat/exp-chat.component.html
+++ b/llm-meditators/webapp/src/app/participant-view/participant-stage-view/exp-chat/exp-chat.component.html
@@ -54,17 +54,19 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <b>Your discussion is now focussing on selecting the best item between the following items</b> 
-  <div class="flex-container">
-    <div class="item-pair-displays"> 
-      <div class="item-pair-item">
-        <img src="{{ currentRatingsToDiscuss().item1.imageUrl }}" alt="{{ currentRatingsToDiscuss().item1.name }}" width="20px" /> 
-        <span>{{ currentRatingsToDiscuss().item1.name }}</span> 
-      </div>
-      <div class="item-pair-item">
-        <img src="{{ currentRatingsToDiscuss().item2.imageUrl }}" alt="{{ currentRatingsToDiscuss().item2.name }}" width="20px" /> 
-        <span>{{ currentRatingsToDiscuss().item2.name }}</span>
+  @if (currentRatingsToDiscuss()){
+    <b>Your discussion is now focusing on selecting the best item between the following items</b> 
+    <div class="flex-container">
+      <div class="item-pair-displays"> 
+        <div class="item-pair-item">
+          <img src="{{ currentRatingsToDiscuss().item1.imageUrl }}" alt="{{ currentRatingsToDiscuss().item1.name }}" width="20px" /> 
+          <span>{{ currentRatingsToDiscuss().item1.name }}</span> 
+        </div>
+        <div class="item-pair-item">
+          <img src="{{ currentRatingsToDiscuss().item2.imageUrl }}" alt="{{ currentRatingsToDiscuss().item2.name }}" width="20px" /> 
+          <span>{{ currentRatingsToDiscuss().item2.name }}</span>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
-  </div>
+  }
 }