diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/puterai/ClaudeService.js b/src/backend/src/modules/puterai/ClaudeService.js
index 1721510ef..215c9bdb1 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/puterai/ClaudeService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/puterai/ClaudeService.js
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class ClaudeService extends BaseService {
                 
                 const system_prompts = [];
                 for ( let i = messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i-- ) {
+                    const message = messages[i];
                     if ( message.role === 'system' ) {
                         system_prompts.push(...message.content);
                         messages.splice(i, 1);