diff --git a/astrbot/core/pipeline/process_stage/method/agent_sub_stages/internal.py b/astrbot/core/pipeline/process_stage/method/agent_sub_stages/internal.py
index 6d43a78ec..b571f2ba5 100644
--- a/astrbot/core/pipeline/process_stage/method/agent_sub_stages/internal.py
+++ b/astrbot/core/pipeline/process_stage/method/agent_sub_stages/internal.py
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@ class InternalAgentSubStage(Stage):
         skipped_initial_system = False
         for message in all_messages:
             if message.role == "system" and not skipped_initial_system:
-                continue  # skip all system messages until the first non-system message
-            skipped_initial_system = True
+                skipped_initial_system = True
+                continue  # skip first system message
             if message.role in ["assistant", "user"] and getattr(
                 message, "_no_save", None
             ):