diff --git a/backend/routers/pusher.py b/backend/routers/pusher.py
index 2e4625076df..ac6cd0dd09c 100644
--- a/backend/routers/pusher.py
+++ b/backend/routers/pusher.py
@@ -447,9 +447,6 @@ async def receive_tasks():
                     res = json.loads(bytes(data[4:]).decode("utf-8"))
                     segments = res.get('segments')
                     memory_id = res.get('memory_id')
-                    # Update conversation_id from transcript if provided
-                    if memory_id:
-                        current_conversation_id = memory_id
                     if len(transcript_queue) >= TRANSCRIPT_QUEUE_WARN_SIZE:
                         logger.warning(f"Warning: transcript_queue size {len(transcript_queue)} {uid}")
                     # Use memory_id if available, otherwise use current_conversation_id for conversations
diff --git a/backend/tests/unit/test_listen_pipeline.py b/backend/tests/unit/test_listen_pipeline.py
index 528fc201b46..8b891ef40da 100644
--- a/backend/tests/unit/test_listen_pipeline.py
+++ b/backend/tests/unit/test_listen_pipeline.py
@@ -633,15 +633,15 @@ def test_flaw_header_103_conversation_switch_flushes_private_cloud(self):
         assert len(private_cloud_queue[0]['data']) == 500
         assert len(private_cloud_sync_buffer) == 0
 
-    def test_flaw_header_102_memory_id_updates_conversation_id(self):
-        """FLAW TEST: memory_id in transcript should update current_conversation_id."""
+    def test_header_102_memory_id_does_not_update_conversation_id(self):
+        """Inline logic test: verifies current_conversation_id is not mutated."""
         current_conversation_id = 'old-conv'
         payload = {'segments': [], 'memory_id': 'new-conv-from-memory'}
         res = payload
         memory_id = res.get('memory_id')
-        if memory_id:
-            current_conversation_id = memory_id
-        assert current_conversation_id == 'new-conv-from-memory'
+        conversation_or_memory_id = memory_id or current_conversation_id
+        assert conversation_or_memory_id == 'new-conv-from-memory'
+        assert current_conversation_id == 'old-conv'
 
 
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