diff --git a/fix_modal.py b/fix_modal.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02fbc08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix_modal.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import re
+with open('src/gui_2.py', 'r', encoding='utf-8', newline='') as f:
+    c = f.read()
+
+# Fix the reject button handler - add timestamp reset
+old = '''    if imgui.button("Reject", imgui.ImVec2(150, 0)):
+     self._show_patch_modal = False
+     self._pending_patch_text = None
+     self._pending_patch_files = []
+     self._patch_error_message = None
+     imgui.close_current_popup()'''
+
+new = '''    if imgui.button("Reject", imgui.ImVec2(150, 0)):
+     self._show_patch_modal = False
+     self._pending_patch_text = None
+     self._pending_patch_files = []
+     self._patch_error_message = None
+     if hasattr(self, '_patch_modal_open_time'):
+      delattr(self, '_patch_modal_open_time')
+     imgui.close_current_popup()'''
+
+c = c.replace(old, new)
+
+with open('src/gui_2.py', 'w', encoding='utf-8', newline='') as f:
+    f.write(c)
+print('Done')
diff --git a/src/gui_2.py b/src/gui_2.py
index d3a0e95..9877e96 100644
--- a/src/gui_2.py
+++ b/src/gui_2.py
@@ -877,6 +877,12 @@ class App:
  def _render_patch_modal(self) -> None:
   if not self._show_patch_modal:
    return
+  import time
+  if not hasattr(self, '_patch_modal_open_time'):
+   self._patch_modal_open_time = time.time()
+  elif time.time() - self._patch_modal_open_time < 5.0:
+   return
+  self._patch_modal_open_time = None
   imgui.open_popup("Apply Patch?")
   if imgui.begin_popup_modal("Apply Patch?", True, imgui.ImVec2(600, 500))[0]:
    imgui.text_colored(imgui.ImVec4(1, 0.9, 0.3, 1), "Tier 4 QA Generated a Patch")