diff --git a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/components/parameterComponent/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/components/parameterComponent/index.tsx
index 9720a9862..7201bba3b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/components/parameterComponent/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/components/parameterComponent/index.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export default function ParameterComponent({
   proxy,
   showNode,
   index = "",
-  isMinimized,
 }: ParameterComponentType): JSX.Element {
   const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const refHtml = useRef<HTMLDivElement & ReactNode>(null);
@@ -289,7 +288,7 @@ export default function ParameterComponent({
               className={classNames(
                 left ? "my-12 -ml-0.5 " : " my-12 -mr-0.5 ",
                 "h-3 w-3 rounded-full border-2 bg-background",
-                isMinimized ? "mt-0" : ""
+                !showNode ? "mt-0" : ""
               )}
               style={{
                 borderColor: color,
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx
index 4e03c94fe..e94491941 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { NodeToolbar, useUpdateNodeInternals } from "reactflow";
+import { NodeToolbar } from "reactflow";
 import ShadTooltip from "../../components/ShadTooltipComponent";
 import Tooltip from "../../components/TooltipComponent";
 import IconComponent from "../../components/genericIconComponent";
@@ -43,15 +43,12 @@ export default function GenericNode({
   );
   const [validationStatus, setValidationStatus] =
     useState<validationStatusType | null>(null);
-  const [handles, setHandles] = useState<boolean[] | []>([]);
-  const [isMinimized, setIsMinimized] = useState<boolean>(false);
-  let numberOfInputs: boolean[] = [];
-  const updateNodeInternals = useUpdateNodeInternals();
+  const [handles, setHandles] = useState<number>(0);
 
   const takeSnapshot = useFlowsManagerStore((state) => state.takeSnapshot);
 
   function countHandles(): void {
-    numberOfInputs = Object.keys(data.node!.template)
+    let count = Object.keys(data.node!.template)
       .filter((templateField) => templateField.charAt(0) !== "_")
       .map((templateCamp) => {
         const { template } = data.node!;
@@ -59,24 +56,20 @@ export default function GenericNode({
         if (!template[templateCamp].show) return false;
         switch (template[templateCamp].type) {
           case "str":
-            return false;
           case "bool":
-            return false;
           case "float":
-            return false;
           case "code":
-            return false;
           case "prompt":
-            return false;
           case "file":
-            return false;
           case "int":
             return false;
           default:
             return true;
         }
-      });
-    setHandles(numberOfInputs);
+      })
+      .reduce((total, value) => total + (value ? 1 : 0), 0);
+
+    setHandles(count);
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -119,10 +112,6 @@ export default function GenericNode({
 
   const nameEditable = data.node?.flow || data.type === "CustomComponent";
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    updateNodeInternals(data.id);
-  }, [isMinimized]);
-
   return (
     <>
       <NodeToolbar>
@@ -141,7 +130,6 @@ export default function GenericNode({
           }}
           numberOfHandles={handles}
           showNode={showNode}
-          setIsMinimized={setIsMinimized}
         ></NodeToolbarComponent>
       </NodeToolbar>
 
@@ -295,7 +283,6 @@ export default function GenericNode({
                             }
                             proxy={data.node?.template[templateField].proxy}
                             showNode={showNode}
-                            isMinimized={isMinimized}
                           />
                         )
                     )}
@@ -322,7 +309,6 @@ export default function GenericNode({
                     type={data.node?.base_classes.join("|")}
                     left={false}
                     showNode={showNode}
-                    isMinimized={isMinimized}
                   />
                 </>
               )}
@@ -563,7 +549,6 @@ export default function GenericNode({
                         }
                         proxy={data.node?.template[templateField].proxy}
                         showNode={showNode}
-                        isMinimized={isMinimized}
                       />
                     ) : (
                       <></>
@@ -607,7 +592,6 @@ export default function GenericNode({
                   type={data.node?.base_classes.join("|")}
                   left={false}
                   showNode={showNode}
-                  isMinimized={isMinimized}
                 />
               )}
             </>
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/modals/codeAreaModal/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/modals/codeAreaModal/index.tsx
index 5edebf0a5..959685500 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/modals/codeAreaModal/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/modals/codeAreaModal/index.tsx
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export default function CodeAreaModal({
       <BaseModal.Content>
         <Input
           value={code}
+          readOnly
           className="absolute left-[500%] top-[500%]"
           id="codeValue"
         />
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/FlowPage/components/nodeToolbarComponent/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/pages/FlowPage/components/nodeToolbarComponent/index.tsx
index 99e94f233..ec07193b8 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/FlowPage/components/nodeToolbarComponent/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/FlowPage/components/nodeToolbarComponent/index.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export default function NodeToolbarComponent({
   setShowNode,
   numberOfHandles,
   showNode,
-  setIsMinimized,
 }: nodeToolbarPropsType): JSX.Element {
   const nodeLength = Object.keys(data.node!.template).filter(
     (templateField) =>
@@ -54,15 +53,7 @@ export default function NodeToolbarComponent({
   const hasApiKey = useStoreStore((state) => state.hasApiKey);
   const validApiKey = useStoreStore((state) => state.validApiKey);
 
-  function canMinimize() {
-    let countHandles: number = 0;
-    numberOfHandles.forEach((bool) => {
-      if (bool) countHandles += 1;
-    });
-    if (countHandles > 1) return false;
-    return true;
-  }
-  const isMinimal = canMinimize();
+  const isMinimal = numberOfHandles <= 1;
   const isGroup = data.node?.flow ? true : false;
 
   const paste = useFlowStore((state) => state.paste);
@@ -77,7 +68,6 @@ export default function NodeToolbarComponent({
   const takeSnapshot = useFlowsManagerStore((state) => state.takeSnapshot);
   const [showModalAdvanced, setShowModalAdvanced] = useState(false);
   const [showconfirmShare, setShowconfirmShare] = useState(false);
-  const [selectedValue, setSelectedValue] = useState("");
   const [showOverrideModal, setShowOverrideModal] = useState(false);
 
   const [flowComponent, setFlowComponent] = useState<FlowType>();
@@ -98,10 +88,6 @@ export default function NodeToolbarComponent({
     showconfirmShare,
   ]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setIsMinimized(!showNode);
-  }, [showNode]);
-
   const handleSelectChange = (event) => {
     switch (event) {
       case "advanced":
@@ -112,7 +98,7 @@ export default function NodeToolbarComponent({
         setShowNode(data.showNode ?? true ? false : true);
         break;
       case "Download":
-        downloadNode(createFlowComponent(cloneDeep(data), version));
+        downloadNode(flowComponent!);
         break;
       case "SaveAll":
         saveComponent(cloneDeep(data), false);
@@ -124,8 +110,7 @@ export default function NodeToolbarComponent({
         break;
       case "ungroup":
         takeSnapshot();
-        updateFlowPosition(position, data.node?.flow!);
-        expandGroupNode(data, nodes, edges, setNodes, setEdges);
+        expandGroupNode(data.id, updateFlowPosition(position, data.node?.flow!), data.node!.template, nodes, edges, setNodes, setEdges);
         break;
       case "override":
         setShowOverrideModal(true);
@@ -196,7 +181,7 @@ export default function NodeToolbarComponent({
             </ShadTooltip>
           )}
 
-          <Select onValueChange={handleSelectChange} value={selectedValue}>
+          <Select onValueChange={handleSelectChange}>
             <ShadTooltip content="More" side="top">
               <SelectTrigger>
                 <div>
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/stores/flowsManagerStore.ts b/src/frontend/src/stores/flowsManagerStore.ts
index a75b68015..90d818ef9 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/stores/flowsManagerStore.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/stores/flowsManagerStore.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import useAlertStore from "./alertStore";
 import { useDarkStore } from "./darkStore";
 import useFlowStore from "./flowStore";
 import { useTypesStore } from "./typesStore";
+import { cloneDeep } from "lodash";
 
 let saveTimeoutId: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
 
@@ -328,13 +329,16 @@ const useFlowsManagerStore = create<FlowsManagerStoreType>((set, get) => ({
   takeSnapshot: () => {
     const currentFlowId = get().currentFlowId;
     // push the current graph to the past state
-    const newState = useFlowStore.getState();
+    const flowStore = useFlowStore.getState();
+    const newState = {nodes: cloneDeep(flowStore.nodes), edges: cloneDeep(flowStore.edges)};
     const pastLength = past[currentFlowId]?.length ?? 0;
     if (
       pastLength > 0 &&
-      JSON.stringify(past[currentFlowId][pastLength - 1]) !==
+      JSON.stringify(past[currentFlowId][pastLength - 1]) ===
         JSON.stringify(newState)
-    ) {
+    )
+      return;
+    if (pastLength > 0) {
       past[currentFlowId] = past[currentFlowId].slice(
         pastLength - defaultOptions.maxHistorySize + 1,
         pastLength
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/types/components/index.ts b/src/frontend/src/types/components/index.ts
index 837ba7cfc..714d77711 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/types/components/index.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/types/components/index.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ export type ParameterComponentType = {
   showNode?: boolean;
   index?: string;
   onCloseModal?: (close: boolean) => void;
-  isMinimized?: boolean;
 };
 export type InputListComponentType = {
   value: string[];
@@ -479,9 +478,8 @@ export type nodeToolbarPropsType = {
   deleteNode: (idx: string) => void;
   position: XYPosition;
   setShowNode: (boolean: any) => void;
-  numberOfHandles: boolean[] | [];
+  numberOfHandles: number;
   showNode: boolean;
-  setIsMinimized: (boolean: boolean) => void;
 };
 
 export type parsedDataType = {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/utils/reactflowUtils.ts b/src/frontend/src/utils/reactflowUtils.ts
index 2c525ce7e..b25d25a8b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/utils/reactflowUtils.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/utils/reactflowUtils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import _, { cloneDeep } from "lodash";
+import { cloneDeep } from "lodash";
 import {
   Connection,
   Edge,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import {
 const uid = new ShortUniqueId({ length: 5 });
 
 export function cleanEdges(nodes: Node[], edges: Edge[]) {
-  let newEdges = _.cloneDeep(edges);
+  let newEdges = cloneDeep(edges);
   edges.forEach((edge) => {
     // check if the source and target node still exists
     const sourceNode = nodes.find((node) => node.id === edge.source);
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export function cleanEdges(nodes: Node[], edges: Edge[]) {
 }
 
 export function unselectAllNodes({ updateNodes, data }: unselectAllNodesType) {
-  let newNodes = _.cloneDeep(data);
+  let newNodes = cloneDeep(data);
   newNodes.forEach((node: Node) => {
     node.selected = false;
   });
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export function isValidConnection(
 }
 
 export function removeApiKeys(flow: FlowType): FlowType {
-  let cleanFLow = _.cloneDeep(flow);
+  let cleanFLow = cloneDeep(flow);
   cleanFLow.data!.nodes.forEach((node) => {
     for (const key in node.data.node.template) {
       if (node.data.node.template[key].password) {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export function updateTemplate(
   reference: APITemplateType,
   objectToUpdate: APITemplateType
 ): APITemplateType {
-  let clonedObject: APITemplateType = _.cloneDeep(reference);
+  let clonedObject: APITemplateType = cloneDeep(reference);
 
   // Loop through each key in the reference object
   for (const key in clonedObject) {
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ export function updateEdgesHandleIds({
   edges,
   nodes,
 }: updateEdgesHandleIdsType): Edge[] {
-  let newEdges = _.cloneDeep(edges);
+  let newEdges = cloneDeep(edges);
   newEdges.forEach((edge) => {
     const sourceNodeId = edge.source;
     const targetNodeId = edge.target;
@@ -653,10 +653,13 @@ export function updateFlowPosition(NewPosition: XYPosition, flow: FlowType) {
     x: NewPosition.x - middlePoint.x,
     y: NewPosition.y - middlePoint.y,
   };
-  flow.data!.nodes.forEach((node) => {
-    node.position.x += deltaPosition.x;
-    node.position.y += deltaPosition.y;
-  });
+  return {...flow, data: {...flow.data!, nodes: flow.data!.nodes.map((node) => ({
+    ...node,
+    position: {
+      x: node.position.x + deltaPosition.x,
+      y: node.position.y + deltaPosition.y,
+    },
+  }))}};
 }
 
 export function concatFlows(
@@ -759,7 +762,7 @@ export function mergeNodeTemplates({
 	*/
   let template: APITemplateType = {};
   nodes.forEach((node) => {
-    let nodeTemplate = _.cloneDeep(node.data.node!.template);
+    let nodeTemplate = cloneDeep(node.data.node!.template);
     Object.keys(nodeTemplate)
       .filter((field_name) => field_name.charAt(0) !== "_")
       .forEach((key) => {
@@ -844,9 +847,9 @@ export function generateNodeFromFlow(
   getNodeId: (type: string) => string
 ): NodeType {
   const { nodes } = flow.data!;
-  const outputNode = _.cloneDeep(findLastNode(flow.data!));
+  const outputNode = cloneDeep(findLastNode(flow.data!));
   const position = getMiddlePoint(nodes);
-  let data = _.cloneDeep(flow);
+  let data = cloneDeep(flow);
   const id = getNodeId(outputNode?.data.type!);
   const newGroupNode: NodeType = {
     data: {
@@ -907,94 +910,6 @@ export function connectedInputNodesOnHandle(
   return connectedNodes;
 }
 
-export function ungroupNode(
-  groupNode: NodeDataType,
-  BaseFlow: ReactFlowJsonObject
-) {
-  const { template, flow } = groupNode.node!;
-  const gNodes: NodeType[] = flow!.data!.nodes;
-  const gEdges = flow!.data!.edges;
-  //redirect edges to correct proxy node
-  let updatedEdges: Edge[] = [];
-  BaseFlow.edges.forEach((edge) => {
-    let newEdge = _.cloneDeep(edge);
-    if (newEdge.target === groupNode.id) {
-      const targetHandle: targetHandleType = newEdge.data.targetHandle;
-      if (targetHandle.proxy) {
-        let type = targetHandle.type;
-        let field = targetHandle.proxy.field;
-        let proxyId = targetHandle.proxy.id;
-        let inputTypes = targetHandle.inputTypes;
-        let node: NodeType = gNodes.find((n) => n.id === proxyId)!;
-        if (node) {
-          newEdge.target = proxyId;
-          let newTargetHandle: targetHandleType = {
-            fieldName: field,
-            type,
-            id: proxyId,
-            inputTypes: inputTypes,
-          };
-          if (node.data.node?.flow) {
-            newTargetHandle.proxy = {
-              field: node.data.node.template[field].proxy?.field!,
-              id: node.data.node.template[field].proxy?.id!,
-            };
-          }
-          newEdge.data.targetHandle = newTargetHandle;
-          newEdge.targetHandle = scapedJSONStringfy(newTargetHandle);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    if (newEdge.source === groupNode.id) {
-      const lastNode = _.cloneDeep(findLastNode(flow!.data!));
-      newEdge.source = lastNode!.id;
-      let newSourceHandle: sourceHandleType = scapeJSONParse(
-        newEdge.sourceHandle!
-      );
-      newSourceHandle.id = lastNode!.id;
-      newEdge.data.sourceHandle = newSourceHandle;
-      newEdge.sourceHandle = scapedJSONStringfy(newSourceHandle);
-    }
-    if (edge.target === groupNode.id || edge.source === groupNode.id) {
-      updatedEdges.push(newEdge);
-    }
-  });
-  //update template values
-  Object.keys(template).forEach((key) => {
-    let { field, id } = template[key].proxy!;
-    let nodeIndex = gNodes.findIndex((n) => n.id === id);
-    if (nodeIndex !== -1) {
-      let display_name: string | undefined;
-      let show = gNodes[nodeIndex].data.node!.template[field].show;
-      let advanced = gNodes[nodeIndex].data.node!.template[field].advanced;
-      if (gNodes[nodeIndex].data.node!.template[field].display_name) {
-        display_name =
-          gNodes[nodeIndex].data.node!.template[field].display_name;
-      } else {
-        display_name = gNodes[nodeIndex].data.node!.template[field].name;
-      }
-      gNodes[nodeIndex].data.node!.template[field] = template[key];
-      gNodes[nodeIndex].data.node!.template[field].show = show;
-      gNodes[nodeIndex].data.node!.template[field].advanced = advanced;
-      gNodes[nodeIndex].data.node!.template[field].display_name = display_name;
-    }
-  });
-
-  const nodes = [
-    ...BaseFlow.nodes.filter((n) => n.id !== groupNode.id),
-    ...gNodes,
-  ];
-  const edges = [
-    ...BaseFlow.edges.filter(
-      (e) => e.target !== groupNode.id && e.source !== groupNode.id
-    ),
-    ...gEdges,
-    ...updatedEdges,
-  ];
-  BaseFlow.nodes = nodes;
-  BaseFlow.edges = edges;
-}
-
 function updateProxyIdsOnTemplate(
   template: APITemplateType,
   idsMap: { [key: string]: string }
@@ -1031,24 +946,25 @@ export function processFlowEdges(flow: FlowType) {
 }
 
 export function expandGroupNode(
-  groupNode: NodeDataType,
+  id: string,
+  flow: FlowType,
+  template: APITemplateType,
   nodes: Node[],
   edges: Edge[],
   setNodes: (update: Node[] | ((oldState: Node[]) => Node[])) => void,
-  setEdges: (update: Edge[] | ((oldState: Edge[]) => Edge[])) => void
+  setEdges: (update: Edge[] | ((oldState: Edge[]) => Edge[])) => void,
 ) {
-  const { template, flow } = _.cloneDeep(groupNode.node!);
   const idsMap = updateIds(flow!.data!);
   updateProxyIdsOnTemplate(template, idsMap);
   let flowEdges = edges;
   updateEdgesIds(flowEdges, idsMap);
-  const gNodes: NodeType[] = flow?.data?.nodes!;
-  const gEdges = flow!.data!.edges;
+  const gNodes: NodeType[] = cloneDeep(flow?.data?.nodes!);
+  const gEdges = cloneDeep(flow!.data!.edges);
   //redirect edges to correct proxy node
   let updatedEdges: Edge[] = [];
   flowEdges.forEach((edge) => {
-    let newEdge = _.cloneDeep(edge);
-    if (newEdge.target === groupNode.id) {
+    let newEdge = cloneDeep(edge);
+    if (newEdge.target === id) {
       const targetHandle: targetHandleType = newEdge.data.targetHandle;
       if (targetHandle.proxy) {
         let type = targetHandle.type;
@@ -1075,8 +991,8 @@ export function expandGroupNode(
         }
       }
     }
-    if (newEdge.source === groupNode.id) {
-      const lastNode = _.cloneDeep(findLastNode(flow!.data!));
+    if (newEdge.source === id) {
+      const lastNode = cloneDeep(findLastNode(flow!.data!));
       newEdge.source = lastNode!.id;
       let newSourceHandle: sourceHandleType = scapeJSONParse(
         newEdge.sourceHandle!
@@ -1085,7 +1001,7 @@ export function expandGroupNode(
       newEdge.data.sourceHandle = newSourceHandle;
       newEdge.sourceHandle = scapedJSONStringfy(newSourceHandle);
     }
-    if (edge.target === groupNode.id || edge.source === groupNode.id) {
+    if (edge.target === id || edge.source === id) {
       updatedEdges.push(newEdge);
     }
   });
@@ -1122,12 +1038,12 @@ export function expandGroupNode(
   });
 
   const filteredNodes = [
-    ...nodes.filter((n) => n.id !== groupNode.id),
+    ...nodes.filter((n) => n.id !== id),
     ...gNodes,
   ];
   const filteredEdges = [
     ...edges.filter(
-      (e) => e.target !== groupNode.id && e.source !== groupNode.id
+      (e) => e.target !== id && e.source !== id
     ),
     ...gEdges,
     ...updatedEdges,
@@ -1136,17 +1052,6 @@ export function expandGroupNode(
   setEdges(filteredEdges);
 }
 
-export function processFlow(FlowObject: ReactFlowJsonObject) {
-  let clonedFLow = _.cloneDeep(FlowObject);
-  clonedFLow.nodes.forEach((node: NodeType) => {
-    if (node.data.node?.flow) {
-      processFlow(node.data.node!.flow!.data!);
-      ungroupNode(node.data, clonedFLow);
-    }
-  });
-  return clonedFLow;
-}
-
 export function getGroupStatus(
   flow: FlowType,
   ssData: { [key: string]: { valid: boolean; params: string } }
@@ -1170,13 +1075,12 @@ export function createFlowComponent(
   nodeData: NodeDataType,
   version: string
 ): FlowType {
-  nodeData.node!.official = false;
   const flowNode: FlowType = {
     data: {
       edges: [],
       nodes: [
         {
-          data: nodeData,
+          data: {...nodeData, node: {...nodeData.node, official: false}},
           id: nodeData.id,
           position: { x: 0, y: 0 },
           type: "genericNode",