diff --git a/adapters/postgres/continuity_repository.go b/adapters/postgres/continuity_repository.go
index a9e42da..67b4b81 100644
--- a/adapters/postgres/continuity_repository.go
+++ b/adapters/postgres/continuity_repository.go
@@ -334,11 +334,10 @@ func (r *ContinuityRepository) ApplyHumanResponse(ctx context.Context, response
 		if tag.RowsAffected() != 1 {
 			return ErrProspectiveStateConflict
 		}
-		if response.TargetAttentionID == "" {
-			return ErrAttentionNotFound
-		}
-		if err = markAttentionResponded(ctx, tx, response, continuity.AttentionResolved); err != nil {
-			return err
+		if response.TargetAttentionID != "" {
+			if err = markAttentionResponded(ctx, tx, response, continuity.AttentionResolved); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 	case continuity.ResponseSnooze:
 		tag, err := tx.Exec(ctx, `UPDATE continuity.prospective_items SET state=$1, trigger_at_unix_millis=$2, revision=revision+1