diff --git a/src/hooks/atlas/boulder-continuation-injector.ts b/src/hooks/atlas/boulder-continuation-injector.ts
index ad3a3cf27..ca4ee146e 100644
--- a/src/hooks/atlas/boulder-continuation-injector.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/atlas/boulder-continuation-injector.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export async function injectBoulderContinuation(input: {
 		`\n\n[Status: ${total - remaining}/${total} completed, ${remaining} remaining]` +
 		preferredSessionContext +
 		worktreeContext
-	const continuationAgent = agent ?? (isAgentRegistered("atlas") ? "atlas" : undefined)
+	const continuationAgent = (agent ?? (isAgentRegistered("atlas") ? "atlas" : undefined))?.replace(/\u200B/g, "")
 
 	if (!continuationAgent || !isAgentRegistered(continuationAgent)) {
 		log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] Skipped injection: continuation agent unavailable`, {