diff --git a/mac/Sources/Byre/Chat.swift b/mac/Sources/Byre/Chat.swift
index 4c1d797..065b3b9 100644
--- a/mac/Sources/Byre/Chat.swift
+++ b/mac/Sources/Byre/Chat.swift
@@ -688,12 +688,11 @@ private struct DiscardButton: View {
     var small = false
     @Environment(Store.self) private var store
     @Environment(Overlays.self) private var overlays
-    @ViewState private var frame: CGRect = .zero
 
     var body: some View {
         let button = Button("Discard") {
             Task {
-                await confirmDiscard(task, store, overlays, anchor: frame)
+                await confirmDiscard(task, store, overlays)
             }
         }
         Group {
@@ -705,11 +704,6 @@ private struct DiscardButton: View {
         }
         .disabled(busy)
         .help("The agent writes the task summary, then byre deletes the worktree and branch without merging")
-        .onGeometryChange(for: CGRect.self) { g in
-            g.frame(in: .named("window"))
-        } action: { f in
-            frame = f
-        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/mac/Sources/Byre/Dialogs.swift b/mac/Sources/Byre/Dialogs.swift
index 66cfc6a..77453eb 100644
--- a/mac/Sources/Byre/Dialogs.swift
+++ b/mac/Sources/Byre/Dialogs.swift
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ final class Overlays {
         }
     }
 
-    func showConfirm(_ paragraphs: [String], action: String, danger: Bool = false, anchor: CGRect? = nil) async -> Bool {
+    func showConfirm(_ paragraphs: [String], action: String, danger: Bool = false, anchor: CGRect? = nil, inPane: Bool = false) async -> Bool {
         let content = VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
             ForEach(Array(paragraphs.enumerated()), id: \.offset) { _, p in
                 ModalText(text: p)
             }
         }
-        return await showModal(content, [ModalButton(label: "Cancel", value: "cancel"), ModalButton(label: action, value: "ok", primary: true, danger: danger)], anchor: anchor) == "ok"
+        return await showModal(content, [ModalButton(label: "Cancel", value: "cancel"), ModalButton(label: action, value: "ok", primary: true, danger: danger)], anchor: anchor, inPane: inPane) == "ok"
     }
 
     func showChoice(_ content: some View, _ choices: [ModalButton], anchor: CGRect? = nil) async -> String {
diff --git a/mac/Sources/Byre/MergeDialog.swift b/mac/Sources/Byre/MergeDialog.swift
index b6fc37d..6285a93 100644
--- a/mac/Sources/Byre/MergeDialog.swift
+++ b/mac/Sources/Byre/MergeDialog.swift
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ private struct MergeContent: View {
 }
 
 @MainActor
-func confirmDiscard(_ task: ByreTask, _ store: Store, _ overlays: Overlays, anchor: CGRect?) async {
-    if !(await overlays.showConfirm(["Discard \"\(task.name)\"?"], action: "Discard", danger: true, anchor: anchor)) {
+func confirmDiscard(_ task: ByreTask, _ store: Store, _ overlays: Overlays) async {
+    if !(await overlays.showConfirm(["Discard \"\(task.name)\"?"], action: "Discard", danger: true, inPane: true)) {
         return
     }
     do {
diff --git a/mac/Sources/Byre/Switcher.swift b/mac/Sources/Byre/Switcher.swift
index 5904a7d..4f50944 100644
--- a/mac/Sources/Byre/Switcher.swift
+++ b/mac/Sources/Byre/Switcher.swift
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func runGo(_ key: String, _ store: Store, _ overlays: Overlays) {
         }
         Task {
             if let task = store.findTask(taskId), task.state == .discardSuggested {
-                await confirmDiscard(task, store, overlays, anchor: nil)
+                await confirmDiscard(task, store, overlays)
                 return
             }
             await confirmMerge(taskId, store, overlays)