diff --git a/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart b/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart
index 50fdcd6..bb46f10 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart
@@ -150,28 +150,33 @@ class EventRenderer extends ConsumerWidget {
                                         ),
                                       )) {
                                         AsyncData(:final value?) ||
-                                        AsyncLoading(:final value?) => Row(
-                                          spacing: 8,
-                                          children: [
-                                            MessageAvatar(value, height: 24),
-                                            Flexible(
-                                              child: MessageDisplayname(
-                                                value,
-                                                style: TextStyle(
-                                                  color:
-                                                      theme.colorScheme.primary,
-                                                  fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
+                                        AsyncLoading(
+                                          :final value?,
+                                        ) => IgnorePointer(
+                                          child: Row(
+                                            spacing: 8,
+                                            children: [
+                                              MessageAvatar(value, height: 24),
+                                              Flexible(
+                                                child: MessageDisplayname(
+                                                  value,
+                                                  style: TextStyle(
+                                                    color: theme
+                                                        .colorScheme
+                                                        .primary,
+                                                    fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
+                                                  ),
                                                 ),
                                               ),
-                                            ),
-                                            Expanded(
-                                              child: EventRenderer(
-                                                value,
-                                                textOnly: true,
-                                                maxLines: 1,
+                                              Expanded(
+                                                child: EventRenderer(
+                                                  value,
+                                                  textOnly: true,
+                                                  maxLines: 1,
+                                                ),
                                               ),
-                                            ),
-                                          ],
+                                            ],
+                                          ),
                                         ),
                                         AsyncError _ => Text(
                                           "An error occurred while fetching the reply",