diff --git a/src/cli/commands/ChatCommand.ts b/src/cli/commands/ChatCommand.ts
index 9e0cd57a..684a62d7 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/ChatCommand.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/ChatCommand.ts
@@ -497,7 +497,8 @@ async function RunChat({
         return res;
     }
 
-    void session.preloadPrompt("");
+    void session.preloadPrompt("")
+        .catch(() => void 0); // don't throw an error if preloading fails because a real prompt is sent early
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-constant-condition
     while (true) {