diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/StringExtension.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/StringExtension.cs
index d229a0b4..21d0c399 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/StringExtension.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Chat/StringExtension.cs	
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ public static class StringExtensions
     {
         const string OPEN_TAG = "<think>";
         const string CLOSE_TAG = "</think>";
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(input) || !input.StartsWith(OPEN_TAG))
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input) || !input.StartsWith(OPEN_TAG, StringComparison.Ordinal))
             return input;
         
         var endIndex = input.IndexOf(CLOSE_TAG, StringComparison.Ordinal);
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/MindWork AI Studio.csproj b/app/MindWork AI Studio/MindWork AI Studio.csproj
index 41dd9a09..4aa449c4 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/MindWork AI Studio.csproj	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/MindWork AI Studio.csproj	
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <ItemGroup>
       <PackageReference Include="CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions" Version="8.2.1" />
       <PackageReference Include="HtmlAgilityPack" Version="1.12.1" />
-      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Embedded" Version="9.0.5" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Embedded" Version="9.0.6" />
       <PackageReference Include="MudBlazor" Version="8.6.0" />
       <PackageReference Include="MudBlazor.Markdown" Version="8.6.0" />
       <PackageReference Include="ReverseMarkdown" Version="4.6.0" />
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/packages.lock.json b/app/MindWork AI Studio/packages.lock.json
index 397b60db..f4f306fd 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/packages.lock.json	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/packages.lock.json	
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@
       },
       "Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Embedded": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[9.0.5, )",
-        "resolved": "9.0.5",
-        "contentHash": "tgYXJtPa72hYrQuw+pqJvvhUOOQtZuk5jhRZINxIgR0cXwe4bLCQhCGffN+Ad4+AIQOlz4YyOc+GX+unsHc9Kg==",
+        "requested": "[9.0.6, )",
+        "resolved": "9.0.6",
+        "contentHash": "KyXroxnOI6ZpCth3pW718Fn4hwtvgjjLCKRJg43UFR/5Wfo0ZKVGUJGnQT3+fTkoyLCElJUKwIHezY6IjOXz/g==",
         "dependencies": {
-          "Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Abstractions": "9.0.5"
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Abstractions": "9.0.6"
         }
       },
       "Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks": {
         "type": "Direct",
-        "requested": "[9.0.5, )",
-        "resolved": "9.0.5",
-        "contentHash": "4L7wbb3Y4BJgIeSnmAf/C6S/qCs9rT1b0dX72uj3qo0qvUH7D0U1tU5ZlC7A3Wb8E/dXK4caOi4JkdLTVJaXhw=="
+        "requested": "[9.0.6, )",
+        "resolved": "9.0.6",
+        "contentHash": "TXy3SbJzGXQbxxIxCjdrp8bwEyTDImyYNpTpd6v7P3JL2Y7dno8EYG7dPezfYTa5SoWKdhbH9cbnwHHs3BR5gA=="
       },
       "MudBlazor": {
         "type": "Direct",
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@
       },
       "Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Abstractions": {
         "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "9.0.5",
-        "contentHash": "LLm+e8lvD+jOI+blHRSxPqywPaohOTNcVzQv548R1UpkEiNB2D+zf3RrqxBdB1LDPicRMTnfiaKJovxF8oX1bQ==",
+        "resolved": "9.0.6",
+        "contentHash": "q9FPkSGVA9ipI255p3PBAvWNXas5Tzjyp/DwYSwT+46mIFw9fWZahsF6vHpoxLt5/vtANotH2sAm7HunuFIx9g==",
         "dependencies": {
-          "Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives": "9.0.5"
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives": "9.0.6"
         }
       },
       "Microsoft.Extensions.Localization": {
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@
       },
       "Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives": {
         "type": "Transitive",
-        "resolved": "9.0.5",
-        "contentHash": "b4OAv1qE1C9aM+ShWJu3rlo/WjDwa/I30aIPXqDWSKXTtKl1Wwh6BZn+glH5HndGVVn3C6ZAPQj5nv7/7HJNBQ=="
+        "resolved": "9.0.6",
+        "contentHash": "BHniU24QV67qp1pJknqYSofAPYGmijGI8D+ci9yfw33iuFdyOeB9lWTg78ThyYLyQwZw3s0vZ36VMb0MqbUuLw=="
       },
       "Microsoft.JSInterop": {
         "type": "Transitive",
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v0.9.48.md b/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v0.9.48.md
index d99faea9..718e66d0 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v0.9.48.md	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v0.9.48.md	
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-# v0.9.48, build 223 (2025-06-10 13:15 UTC)
+# v0.9.48, build 223 (2025-06-11 08:14 UTC)
 - Improved German translation.
 - Improved the confirmation dialog for longer texts.
 - Improved how configurations are applied in organizations and made the process more robust.
-- Removed `<think>` tags from streaming and final text output because of reasoning models.
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+- Removed `<think>` tags from streaming and final text output because of reasoning models.
+- Upgraded to .NET 9.0.6.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/metadata.txt b/metadata.txt
index 7e3b682e..9871f5d4 100644
--- a/metadata.txt
+++ b/metadata.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 0.9.48
-2025-06-10 13:15:29 UTC
+2025-06-11 08:14:42 UTC
 223
-9.0.106 (commit 8cdf6f0897)
-9.0.5 (commit e36e4d1a8f)
+9.0.107 (commit ef50dc9d27)
+9.0.6 (commit 3875b54e7b)
 1.87.0 (commit 17067e9ac)
 8.6.0
 1.8.1
-793a9cae0ac, release
-win-x64
+2616101607a, release
+osx-arm64
 137.0.7123.0
\ No newline at end of file