diff --git a/src/digital-components/sierra-webchat/sierra-webchat.vue b/src/digital-components/sierra-webchat/sierra-webchat.vue
index 2ba74b33a..b01755432 100644
--- a/src/digital-components/sierra-webchat/sierra-webchat.vue
+++ b/src/digital-components/sierra-webchat/sierra-webchat.vue
@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@ import analyticsMixin from "@/mixins/analytics-mixin";
 import store from "@/store";
 import { routeData } from "@/router/constants/routes";
 import { deepClone } from "@/helpers/object-helper";
+import { webchatHelper } from "@/helpers/webchat-helper";
 
 export default {
     name: "sierraWebchat",
     mixins: [analyticsMixin],
+    setup() {
+        const { webchatGlobalNonpersistedState, launchWebchat } = webchatHelper();
+        return { webchatGlobalNonpersistedState, launchWebchat };
+    },
     methods: {
         openSierraChatModal() {
             const sierra = window.sierraChat || window.sierra || window.SierraChat;
@@ -152,15 +157,9 @@ export default {
                         LastName: transfer.data.last_name,
                         Email: transfer.data.email,
                     });
-                    if (
-                        window.embeddedservice_bootstrap.utilAPI &&
-                        typeof window.embeddedservice_bootstrap.utilAPI.launchChat === "function"
-                    ) {
-                        window.embeddedservice_bootstrap.utilAPI.launchChat();
-                        return;
-                    }
                 }
-                window.embeddedservice_bootstrap.utilAPI.launchChat();
+                this.webchatGlobalNonpersistedState.shouldLaunchSierra = false;
+                this.launchWebchat();
             }
         };
         window.addEventListener("sierra-chat-transfer", this._handleSierraTransfer);
diff --git a/src/helpers/webchat-helper.js b/src/helpers/webchat-helper.js
index e5254d08d..1317f3341 100644
--- a/src/helpers/webchat-helper.js
+++ b/src/helpers/webchat-helper.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const webchatGlobalNonpersistedState = reactive({
 
 export const webchatHelper = () => {
     function launchWebchat() {
+        webchatGlobalNonpersistedState.showWebchatButton = false;
         if (webchatGlobalNonpersistedState.shouldLaunchSierra) {
             window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("launch-sierra-webchat")); // launches the sierra chat
         } else {