diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/usePromptCompletion.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/usePromptCompletion.ts
index c666b82900..1079095a82 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/usePromptCompletion.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/usePromptCompletion.ts
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ export function usePromptCompletion({
         debugLogger.warn(
           `[WARN] prompt completion failed: : (${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)})`,
         );
-        // Clear the last requested text to allow retry only on real errors
-        lastRequestedTextRef.current = '';
       }
       clearGhostText();
     } finally {