diff --git a/OmniKitUI/ViewModels/InsertCannulaViewModel.swift b/OmniKitUI/ViewModels/InsertCannulaViewModel.swift
index ff80f13..a550caa 100644
--- a/OmniKitUI/ViewModels/InsertCannulaViewModel.swift
+++ b/OmniKitUI/ViewModels/InsertCannulaViewModel.swift
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class InsertCannulaViewModel: ObservableObject, Identifiable {
     }
 
     @Published var state: InsertCannulaViewModelState = .ready
+
     public var stateNeedsDeliberateUserAcceptance : Bool {
         switch state {
         case .ready:
@@ -187,7 +188,10 @@ class InsertCannulaViewModel: ObservableObject, Identifiable {
                         self.state = .finished
                     }
                 case .failure(let error):
-                    if self.autoRetryAttempted {
+                    if case .podAlreadyPaired = error {
+                        print("### insertCannula treating podAlreadyPaired as success")
+                        self.state = .finished
+                    } else if self.autoRetryAttempted {
                         self.autoRetryAttempted = false // allow for an auto retry on the next user attempt
                         self.state = .error(error)
                     } else {
diff --git a/OmniKitUI/Views/InsertCannulaView.swift b/OmniKitUI/Views/InsertCannulaView.swift
index bf8aec8..c5c593b 100644
--- a/OmniKitUI/Views/InsertCannulaView.swift
+++ b/OmniKitUI/Views/InsertCannulaView.swift
@@ -69,12 +69,14 @@ struct InsertCannulaView: View {
                 if (self.viewModel.error == nil || self.viewModel.error?.recoverable == true) {
                     actionButton
                     .disabled(self.viewModel.state.isProcessing)
+                    .animation(nil)
                     .zIndex(1)
                 }
             }
             .transition(AnyTransition.opacity.combined(with: .move(edge: .bottom)))
             .padding()
         }
+        .animation(.default)
         .alert(isPresented: $cancelModalIsPresented) { cancelPairingModal }
         .navigationBarTitle(LocalizedString("Insert Cannula", comment: "navigation bar title for insert cannula"), displayMode: .automatic)
         .navigationBarBackButtonHidden(true)
@@ -107,8 +109,6 @@ struct InsertCannulaView: View {
             }
 
         }
-
-
     }
 
     
@@ -131,9 +131,23 @@ struct InsertCannulaView: View {
 }
 
 class MockCannulaInserter: CannulaInserter {
+    let mockError: Bool = false
+    let mockPodAlreadyPairedError: Bool = false
+
     func insertCannula(completion: @escaping (Result<TimeInterval,OmnipodPumpManagerError>) -> Void) {
-        let mockDelay = TimeInterval(seconds: 3)
-        let result :Result<TimeInterval, OmnipodPumpManagerError> = .success(mockDelay)
+        let result :Result<TimeInterval, OmnipodPumpManagerError>
+        if mockError {
+            if mockPodAlreadyPairedError {
+                // A podAlreadyPaired "error" should be treated as an immediate success
+                result = .failure(OmnipodPumpManagerError.podAlreadyPaired)
+            } else {
+                // Others should display the error text and show Deactivate Pod & Retry options
+                result = .failure(OmnipodPumpManagerError.noPodPaired)
+            }
+        } else {
+            let mockDelay = TimeInterval(seconds: 3)
+            result = .success(mockDelay)
+        }
         completion(result)
     }