diff --git a/src/aare/gui/widgets/busy_overlay.py b/src/aare/gui/widgets/busy_overlay.py
index 6013a7b2..e41604f6 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/widgets/busy_overlay.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/widgets/busy_overlay.py
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ from aare.gui.styles import (
     BUSY_PSI_RED,
     BUSY_PSI_RED_BORDER,
     BUSY_PSI_RED_DOT,
-    BUSY_PURPLE,
-    BUSY_PURPLE_BORDER,
-    BUSY_PURPLE_DOT,
     BUSY_RED_BADGE,
     BUSY_RED_BORDER,
     BUSY_RED_DOT,
@@ -108,7 +105,11 @@ def build_busy_overlay_style(
     tell_state: TellStateModel | None,
     session_state: SessionsStateEnum | None = None,
 ) -> BusyOverlayStyle | None:
-    if session_state == SessionsStateEnum.Vacant:
+    if session_state in {
+        SessionsStateEnum.OwnedByElse,
+        SessionsStateEnum.PendingYouToElse,
+        SessionsStateEnum.Vacant,
+    }:
         return BusyOverlayStyle(
             text="In viewing mode",
             badge_bg=BUSY_YELLOW,
@@ -117,20 +118,8 @@ def build_busy_overlay_style(
             overlay_border=qcolor(BUSY_YELLOW_BORDER, 235),
             overlay_text=qcolor(WHITE),
             accent_dot=BUSY_YELLOW_DOT,
-            subtext="Click here to grab baton if need to interact with GUI",
+            subtext="Click here to grab the baton if you need to interact with GUI",
         )
-
-    if session_state in {SessionsStateEnum.OwnedByElse, SessionsStateEnum.PendingYouToElse}:
-        return BusyOverlayStyle(
-            text="GUEST MODE",
-            badge_bg=BUSY_PURPLE,
-            badge_fg=WHITE,
-            overlay_fill=qcolor(BUSY_PURPLE, 190),
-            overlay_border=qcolor(BUSY_PURPLE_BORDER, 230),
-            overlay_text=qcolor(WHITE),
-            accent_dot=BUSY_PURPLE_DOT,
-        )
-
     if not is_busy:
         return None