diff --git a/agent/context_compressor.py b/agent/context_compressor.py
index f959b92a69..f8036851fc 100644
--- a/agent/context_compressor.py
+++ b/agent/context_compressor.py
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ The user has requested that this compaction PRIORITISE preserving all informatio
                 )
                 self.summary_model = ""  # empty = use main model
                 self._summary_failure_cooldown_until = 0.0  # no cooldown
-                return self._generate_summary(turns_to_summarize)  # retry immediately
+                return self._generate_summary(turns_to_summarize, focus_topic=focus_topic)  # retry immediately
 
             # Transient errors (timeout, rate limit, network) — shorter cooldown
             _transient_cooldown = 60