diff --git a/packages/paste-core/components/ai-chat-log/src/AIChatMessageBody.tsx b/packages/paste-core/components/ai-chat-log/src/AIChatMessageBody.tsx
index 67a4015824..87f2699bae 100644
--- a/packages/paste-core/components/ai-chat-log/src/AIChatMessageBody.tsx
+++ b/packages/paste-core/components/ai-chat-log/src/AIChatMessageBody.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { HTMLPasteProps } from "@twilio-paste/types";
 import * as React from "react";
 
 import { AIMessageContext } from "./AIMessageContext";
-import useAnimatedText from "./utils";
+import { useAnimatedText } from "./utils";
 
 const Sizes: Record<string, BoxStyleProps> = {
   default: {
diff --git a/packages/paste-core/components/ai-chat-log/src/utils.tsx b/packages/paste-core/components/ai-chat-log/src/utils.tsx
index e6b3adee4a..0057f54b85 100644
--- a/packages/paste-core/components/ai-chat-log/src/utils.tsx
+++ b/packages/paste-core/components/ai-chat-log/src/utils.tsx
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ export const useAnimatedText = (children: React.ReactNode, speed = 10): React.Re
   }, [speed]);
 
   // Function to calculate the total length of text within nested elements
-  const calculateTotalTextLength = (children: React.ReactNode): number => {
+  const calculateTotalTextLength = (nodes: React.ReactNode): number => {
     let length = 0;
-    React.Children.forEach(children, (child) => {
+    React.Children.forEach(nodes, (child) => {
       if (typeof child === "string") {
         length += child.length;
       } else if (React.isValidElement(child)) {
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ export const useAnimatedText = (children: React.ReactNode, speed = 10): React.Re
   };
 
   // Function to recursively clone children and apply text animation
-  const cloneChildren = (children: React.ReactNode, currentIndex: number): React.ReactNode => {
+  const cloneChildren = (nodes: React.ReactNode, currentIndex: number): React.ReactNode => {
     let currentTextIndex = currentIndex;
-    return React.Children.map(children, (child) => {
+    return React.Children.map(nodes, (child) => {
       if (typeof child === "string") {
         // Only include text nodes if their animation has started
         if (currentTextIndex > 0) {