diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/fragments/pullComposeHost.html b/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/fragments/pullComposeHost.html
index c3e75d63..05bc37bc 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/fragments/pullComposeHost.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/repo/pulls/fragments/pullComposeHost.html
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
             hx-post="/{{ .RepoInfo.FullName }}/pulls/new"
             hx-trigger="submit, keydown[(ctrlKey || metaKey) && key=='Enter'] from:(#patch,#title,#body)"
             hx-indicator="#create-pull-spinner"
-            hx-swap="none"
+            hx-target="body"
+            hx-swap="innerHTML show:top"
             class="flex flex-col gap-6"
         >
             <section class="relative flex flex-col gap-3">
diff --git a/appview/pulls/create.go b/appview/pulls/create.go
index da54669e..690c71ff 100644
--- a/appview/pulls/create.go
+++ b/appview/pulls/create.go
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func (s *Pulls) createPullRequest(
 	s.applyCreationLabels(r.Context(), client, userDid, []*models.Pull{pull}, r.Form, repo)
 
 	ownerSlashRepo := reporesolver.GetBaseRepoPath(r, repo)
-	s.pages.HxLocation(w, fmt.Sprintf("/%s/pulls/%d", ownerSlashRepo, pullId))
+	http.Redirect(w, r, fmt.Sprintf("/%s/pulls/%d", ownerSlashRepo, pullId), http.StatusFound)
 }
 
 func (s *Pulls) createStackedPullRequest(
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ func (s *Pulls) createStackedPullRequest(
 	s.applyCreationLabels(r.Context(), client, userDid, stack, r.Form, repo)
 
 	ownerSlashRepo := reporesolver.GetBaseRepoPath(r, repo)
-	s.pages.HxLocation(w, fmt.Sprintf("/%s/pulls", ownerSlashRepo))
+	http.Redirect(w, r, fmt.Sprintf("/%s/pulls", ownerSlashRepo), http.StatusFound)
 }
 
 func (s *Pulls) newStack(