diff --git a/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatComposerState.ts b/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatComposerState.ts
index 72cc2c97..cd59847e 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatComposerState.ts
+++ b/src/components/chat/hooks/useChatComposerState.ts
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ export function useChatComposerState({
 
       let messageContent = currentInput;
       const selectedThinkingMode = thinkingModes.find((mode: { id: string; prefix?: string }) => mode.id === thinkingMode);
-      if (selectedThinkingMode && selectedThinkingMode.prefix) {
+      if (provider === 'claude' && selectedThinkingMode && selectedThinkingMode.prefix) {
         messageContent = `${selectedThinkingMode.prefix}: ${currentInput}`;
       }