diff --git a/src/lib/components/layout/Navbar/Menu.svelte b/src/lib/components/layout/Navbar/Menu.svelte
index eb3d292c7b..62a980bcd4 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/layout/Navbar/Menu.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/layout/Navbar/Menu.svelte
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 		await downloadChatPdf({
 			title: chat.chat.title,
 			stylizedPdfExport: $settings?.stylizedPdfExport ?? true,
+			containerElementId: 'full-messages-container',
 			chatText: await getChatAsText(),
 			async onBeforeRender() {
 				showFullMessages = true;
diff --git a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatMenu.svelte b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatMenu.svelte
index bb4629786f..c7b4c19172 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatMenu.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatMenu.svelte
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 			await downloadChatPdf({
 				title: chat.chat.title,
 				stylizedPdfExport: $settings?.stylizedPdfExport ?? true,
+				containerElementId: 'full-messages-container',
 				chatText: await getChatAsText(chat),
 				async onBeforeRender() {
 					showFullMessages = true;
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/pdf.ts b/src/lib/utils/pdf.ts
index d667d0bbfe..d68575bde1 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/pdf.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/pdf.ts
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ export const downloadNotePdf = async (note: NoteData): Promise<void> => {
  * Plain text mode: Exports chat content as plain text with basic formatting.
  *
  * @param options - Configuration object
- * @param options.containerElementId - ID of the container element to render (for stylized mode). Defaults to 'full-messages-container'
+ * @param options.containerElementId - ID of the container element to render (for stylized mode).
  * @param options.chatText - Plain text content (required for plain text mode)
  * @param options.title - PDF filename (without .pdf extension)
  * @param options.stylizedPdfExport - Whether to use stylized PDF export (default: true)
@@ -386,12 +386,10 @@ export const downloadNotePdf = async (note: NoteData): Promise<void> => {
 export const downloadChatPdf = async (options: ChatPdfOptions): Promise<void> => {
 	console.log('Downloading PDF', options);
 
-	if (options.stylizedPdfExport ?? true) {
+	if ((options.stylizedPdfExport ?? true) && options.containerElementId) {
 		await options.onBeforeRender?.();
 
-		const containerElement = document.getElementById(
-			options.containerElementId || 'full-messages-container'
-		);
+		const containerElement = document.getElementById(options.containerElementId);
 		try {
 			if (containerElement) {
 				const virtualWidth = DEFAULT_VIRTUAL_WIDTH;
@@ -423,10 +421,10 @@ export const downloadChatPdf = async (options: ChatPdfOptions): Promise<void> =>
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!options.chatText) {
-		console.error('chatText is required for plain text PDF export');
+	if (options.chatText) {
+		await exportPlainTextToPdf(options.chatText, `chat-${options.title}.pdf`);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	await exportPlainTextToPdf(options.chatText, `chat-${options.title}.pdf`);
+	throw new Error('Either containerElementId or chatText is required');
 };