diff --git a/cmd/core-runtime/main.go b/cmd/core-runtime/main.go
index c29eb8b..34754c6 100644
--- a/cmd/core-runtime/main.go
+++ b/cmd/core-runtime/main.go
@@ -572,8 +572,11 @@ func main() {
 			semantic.NeedsCognition = false
 			semantic.Interpretation.NeedsCognition = false
 		}
-		creativeRequest := interactiondomain.IsCreativeRequest(effectiveTaskMessage)
-		creativeReply := interactiondomain.CreativeDeterministicReply(effectiveTaskMessage)
+		creativeRequest := interactiondomain.IsCreativeRequest(utterance.Content) || interactiondomain.IsCreativeRequest(effectiveTaskMessage)
+		creativeReply := interactiondomain.CreativeDeterministicReply(utterance.Content)
+		if creativeReply == "" {
+			creativeReply = interactiondomain.CreativeDeterministicReply(effectiveTaskMessage)
+		}
 		if creativeRequest {
 			semantic.CapabilityHints = interactiondomain.RemoveCapabilityHint(semantic.CapabilityHints, string(capability.CapabilityKindWebResearch))
 			if creativeReply != "" {