diff --git a/lua/codecompanion/init.lua b/lua/codecompanion/init.lua
index d5a92246a..2f6e29360 100644
--- a/lua/codecompanion/init.lua
+++ b/lua/codecompanion/init.lua
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ CodeCompanion.add = function(args)
   local chat = CodeCompanion.last_chat()
 
   if not chat then
-    chat = CodeCompanion.chat()
+    chat = CodeCompanion.chat({ context = {} })
 
     if not chat then
       return log:warn("Could not create chat buffer")