diff --git a/crates/agent2/src/thread.rs b/crates/agent2/src/thread.rs
index beb780850c..f0b5d2f08a 100644
--- a/crates/agent2/src/thread.rs
+++ b/crates/agent2/src/thread.rs
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ impl Thread {
             id: ThreadId::new(),
             prompt_id: PromptId::new(),
             messages: Vec::new(),
-            completion_mode: CompletionMode::Normal,
+            completion_mode: AgentSettings::get_global(cx).preferred_completion_mode,
             running_turn: None,
             pending_message: None,
             tools: BTreeMap::default(),