diff --git a/src/features/background-agent/council-continuation-enforcer.ts b/src/features/background-agent/council-continuation-enforcer.ts
index bd29652e9..a730b34c4 100644
--- a/src/features/background-agent/council-continuation-enforcer.ts
+++ b/src/features/background-agent/council-continuation-enforcer.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export function sendCouncilContinuationNudge(
   }
 
   nudgeCountByTask.set(task.id, count + 1)
-
   const resumeModel = task.model
     ? { providerID: task.model.providerID, modelID: task.model.modelID }
     : undefined
@@ -90,6 +89,7 @@ export function sendCouncilContinuationNudge(
       parts: [createInternalAgentTextPart(CONTINUATION_PROMPT)],
     },
   }).catch((error) => {
+    nudgeCountByTask.set(task.id, count)
     log("[council-continuation] Nudge prompt error:", {
       taskId: task.id,
       error: String(error),
@@ -101,4 +101,4 @@ export function sendCouncilContinuationNudge(
   }
 
   return true
-}
+}
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