diff --git a/screens/EmailScreen.tsx b/screens/EmailScreen.tsx
index b64d812..6f98398 100644
--- a/screens/EmailScreen.tsx
+++ b/screens/EmailScreen.tsx
@@ -188,10 +188,11 @@ const EmailScreen: React.FC = () => {
 
         </>
       )}
-      <Animated.View style={[styles.banner, { opacity: bannerOpacity }]}>
+      <Animated.View style={[styles.banner, { opacity: bannerOpacity }]} pointerEvents="none">
         <Text style={styles.bannerText}>Scanning emails in the background. This may take a while...</Text>
       </Animated.View>
 
+
       {/* Modal for ScannedDataBox */}
       <Modal
         visible={isModalVisible}